I’m a pc Hardware, software Nut! I know most things about pc products as my line of work, I tend ...
I’m a pc Hardware, software Nut! I know most things about pc products as my line of work, I tend to have ether handled or used them.
I also like to cook :-)
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Where can I start with this fantastic product. Firstly not only is this well worth the money, its durable also.
Ease of Installation Well, this is not hard to get wrong, from opening the product its clearly marked on the adaptor to run the cd first. Then it prompts you to plug the adaptor into your USB port.
Now, you can ether use the software designed for the adaptor or let windows manage your wireless connection. I'm not sure about windows 2000 but for xp, it saves the login to access the network & auto connects you when you turn your pc on. Very handy if you have kids who use the net allot.
Compatibility To be
honest, I have not had any problems with the product what so ever.
Version/Model
This is a WUSB54G-S This has the speed booster. This is handy if your pc is located on the other side of your home. The weaker the signal, the more unstable your connection will be. Any signal lower than 45% is prone to disconnections on high traffic loads.
WUSB54G This model does not have the speed booster. However because I own both the 45G, 45G-S & 45G-R I put them all threw there paces. Even though the 54G-S has speed boost, It's signal to my modem which is in the next room to me at 87% coming from a NetGear Wireless Router. However when connecting the 45G, the signal strength was 99%. So, in my opinion. If your modem is close to your pc. The 54G would be great for signal quality. However if its far away, like more than 2 rooms away from you. The 54G-S would be best suited.
WUSB54G-R This has come as the new version of this product & not without its problems. This is easy to spot, the standard blue & dark gray. However this version is light gray & dark gray, so any confusion between older models & this is less likely to happen.
Well, This version has only 2 known problems. Sometimes, if you unplug it from your USB & re connect it. Your computer screen is presented with the dark blue, white writing error screen & only fix is a restart.
The other is the software. On occasion it just fails to detect any internet connection or wireless networks. However, this is not a problem if you set it to let windows wireless network manage your connection. You can do this by right clicking the the Usual green box next to your time & click the, Use windows XP wireless configuration. This is much more simple & error free to connect.
Price
I have seen the 54G-R sell from £29.99 to £36.99 The 54G-S around £39.99 The 54G around £25.99 to £39.99.
However, I bought mine from EBay or Amazon as used. The 54G cost me £10 inc P+P, the only thing missing was the USB lead, which you can buy from as little as £1
The 54G-S was £20 which was brand new, A Bargain… The 54G-R was £28 but was used, but all was as if new.
These are well worth the money you pay, even if there brand new from pcworld or where ever you purchase them from. I have tried a fair few of wireless adaptors, be it USB or PCI. I have not found any USB to match the quality & reliability as these have. The closest match I found to the quality & Simplicity for PCI was £69.99 from Ebuyer.com You can pay allot more for a much higher quality & speed.
Simple note for all novice pc users.
When your looking at a USB wireless adaptor & one says 54Mbps & another is a much higher speed. Don't be fooled into thinking the higher speed means faster internet. 54Mbps is way more than enough for any internet speed you may or could ever have. The speeds are mainly for PC to PC links for large file transfer. So, if you have 2 of these 54Mbps Wireless USB adaptors in 2 pc's without internet access. You can connect to each other's pc's & exchange files at upto 54Mbps or higher, depending on the speed of the adaptor.
I gave this a 5 star rating as this truly is the best USB Wireless adaptor about. Anyone that has problems using any of the 54G or 54G-S adaptors, should look to there own pc, software or possible spyware issue's. It would be very Unlikely to be these, unless it's a manufacturer problem, But a simple exchange would fix that.
Hope you enjoyed my op. :-)
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