I have five devices in the same room. All except the TP-Link connect and have reasonable performance (20+Mbps on 2.4GHz and 100+Mbps on 5GHz) to my router a couple rooms away, but the TP-Link often disconnects and has so many lost packets that the speed (when it even connects) drops to 1-3Mbps. It's very frustrating that my mobile phone has better reception/performance than this large wifi card with two external antenna. I wouldn't recommend buying this card.

On a separate note, I received TL-WN881ND hardware version 1.0 which hasn't had a driver update from the manufacturer since 2013 and doesn't have an official driver for Windows 10. I have five devices in the same room. All except the TP-Link connect and have reasonable performance (20+Mbps on 2.4GHz and 100+Mbps on 5GHz) to my router a couple rooms away, but the TP-Link often disconnects and has so many lost packets that the speed (when it even connects) drops to 1-3Mbps. It's very frustrating that my mobile phone has better reception/performance than this large wifi card with two external antenna. I wouldn't recommend buying this card.

On a separate note, I received TL-WN881ND hardware version 1.0 which hasn't had a driver update from the manufacturer since 2013 and doesn't have an official driver for Windows 10.

Don’t buy, my 2012 MacBook Pro and every other wireless device I have, (Samsung galaxies, iPhones) out perform this card that I installed in my brand new ryzen 5 build. Internet works good for a bit but then throttles right down to speeds that I would have expected 10 years ago. Was trying to search something on trademe and it was taking forever to load so I went on the trade me app on my iPhone 8 Plus and found what I was looking for before my new pc even loaded the next web page. Don’t buy, my 2012 MacBook Pro and every other wireless device I have, (Samsung galaxies, iPhones) out perform this card that I installed in my brand new ryzen 5 build. Internet works good for a bit but then throttles right down to speeds that I would have expected 10 years ago. Was trying to search something on trademe and it was taking forever to load so I went on the trade me app on my iPhone 8 Plus and found what I was looking for before my new pc even loaded the next web page.

Performance is suitably nostalgic and not in the good way has very poor speed and limited range save a little more for something better it will create less waste Performance is suitably nostalgic and not in the good way has very poor speed and limited range save a little more for something better it will create less waste

By: EvaA6 07/07/21

Verified Owner

Good fairly reliable. Good range and high speeds. Drops out occasionally but that's only once a day at most picks up again after 1-2 min. No problems installing drivers a little difficult if you have no internet and dont have a cd rom drive. But otherwise it's great and worth the money. Good fairly reliable. Good range and high speeds. Drops out occasionally but that's only once a day at most picks up again after 1-2 min. No problems installing drivers a little difficult if you have no internet and dont have a cd rom drive. But otherwise it's great and worth the money.

Get's the job done but it gets maybe 40Mb/s in the same room where my Macbook Pro gets 90Mb/s. Good value though. Get's the job done but it gets maybe 40Mb/s in the same room where my Macbook Pro gets 90Mb/s. Good value though.

If you need a cheap WiFi card that works well. This does the job. Don't bother if you want lightning fast speeds. But for your average user this is great If you need a cheap WiFi card that works well. This does the job. Don't bother if you want lightning fast speeds. But for your average user this is great

I bought one of these and well, honestly just use Cat6 cabling and go ethernet, I literally have an outdoor Cat6 cable connected to my router and PC on both ends, (30m worth). Wireless definitely should be the last resort. Cables can be buried reasonably easily. I bought one of these and well, honestly just use Cat6 cabling and go ethernet, I literally have an outdoor Cat6 cable connected to my router and PC on both ends, (30m worth). Wireless definitely should be the last resort. Cables can be buried reasonably easily.

Has rubbish reception and prone to losing reception completely at any time compounding already hopeless internet coverage avoid at all costs Has rubbish reception and prone to losing reception completely at any time compounding already hopeless internet coverage avoid at all costs

By: EvaA6 21/10/21

Verified Owner

Great value, installed in a SFF desktop, used the low profile bracket, no issues, easy to install drivers via the cd included.
Good internet speeds, no problems at all. Great value, installed in a SFF desktop, used the low profile bracket, no issues, easy to install drivers via the cd included.
Good internet speeds, no problems at all.

Perfect for internet browsing. Sometimes slow to start but once it’s up and running it’s fine. Wouldn’t buy for gaming or streaming video but great if you just need to connect for emails or news articles on an older pc Perfect for internet browsing. Sometimes slow to start but once it’s up and running it’s fine. Wouldn’t buy for gaming or streaming video but great if you just need to connect for emails or news articles on an older pc

No problems with installation. Windows recognizes it without any issue and connection seems reliable. No problems with installation. Windows recognizes it without any issue and connection seems reliable.

Does what it says on the box. Comes with a low profile backplate, which is why I chose this one.
Drivers on CD. Does what it says on the box. Comes with a low profile backplate, which is why I chose this one.
Drivers on CD.