( 51 reviews )
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Posted: Jul 30 2009
I struggled with whether or not to review but felt a need to inform potential buyers that this is a USB 1.1 device. Meaning - at best it will transfer 12Mbps not 100Mbps. If you will be using this primarily for internet access you will likely not see any speed difference as most broadband speeds are far less than 12Mbps. However, if you have a home network and use this device to send/receive information across the network you will notice a significabnt lag compared to a standard network card or a USB 2.0 adapter which can take advantage of the full 200Mbps Full Duplex mode. I am not suggesting in any way that this is a bad product - just make sure you get the product that best meets your needs. I do think the $25 is excessive for a USB 1.1 device, should be more in the $15 range - my opinion anyway.
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Posted: Jul 1 2009
This device does not work with Vista x64. You can download driver for Vista x32 from Belkin's website, but no driver for Vista x64.
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Posted: Jun 29 2009
When a recent lightning storm came thru I thought all my equipment made it thru okay - I just lost a few light bulbs. But when I could not get online I found my network port was dead. I had the choice of putting in a network card but all the slots were used so I started looking for somthing else to fix my problem. A USB to Ethernet Adaptor was just the answer. When I searched and came up with a Belkin product I felt safe in trying. I was not dissapointed. It installed with just a plug in and was able to be back on line in minutes. All I had to do was add this device as a network connetion and I was up and running. This adaptor shows no compromise from the built in port I was using before. It fixed my problem and I was back to work. It did just what it advertizes and no installations issues. I trust the Belkin name and was fully satisfied. I would recommend this for a fix over installing a network card.
