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Product Description The long awaited and highly anticipated 500mW output 802.11n wireless USB adapter from Alfa IS HERE. Alfa is now compatible with the 802.11n draft 3.0 standard. Just like the Alfa G version, this model has 500mW max output power. But it also features a dual band radio which provides it with 802.11a and 802.11n connectivity. 802.11n is the latest standard in wireless networking technology, providing top speeds of 300 mbps, and ranges up to six times better than standard 802.11g connections.Tthe Alfa AWUS050NH works with all four of the wireless standards, including the most recent, 802.11n. It also works with Windows, Mac, and Linux (at this time we do not support Mac and Linux installs of this product but can provide driver and instruction links for download for these operating systems, note that Mac use requires OS 10.4 or 10.5 and Linux use requires Kernel 2.6 or later). We know many users will be wondering if this is exactly the same as the popular Alfa AWUS036H adapter from Alfa, the 802.11g model with 500mw of output power, only with added N capabilities. While there are many similarities, they are some differences. The key difference is that the AWUS036H model used a Realtek chipset, and Realtek does not yet make a chipset that supports 802.11n functionality. So Alfa went with a very good chip from Ralink. So the receive sensitivity is virtually identical between the two. When using an 802.11n router though, you will get a tremendous benefit from using this 802.11n Alfa model. When used with an 802.11n standard router, you can experience up to 300 mbps speed and up to 6X the range vs. standard G connectivity. Please note that 300 mbps is a maximum speed, your connectivity will likely be lower depending on the distance between the adapter and router, and obstacles and interference in the area.Please note that if you have a B/G Router than you are better off purchasing ASIN: B000QYGNKQ
Terrible customer supportFebruary 17, 2010 KMS(Detroit, MI USA) Save your money and buy a Hawking brand antenna instead. These Alfa antennas (or software?) constantly drop the internet connection. After writing back and forth to the Alfa tech service department, and them asking me ridiculous questions, or claiming they couldn't reply because they were "on vacation", they have stopped responding to my e-mails. My Hawking antenna, however, works FLAWLESSLY!
Alfa Network wifiJanuary 21, 2010 Jeffrey G. Haynes Product works fine but connector design flaw, friction fit part comes loose quickly and antennae falls out.You need to glue connector back.
Good for iMacs...sort ofNovember 7, 2009 PR Alban(Monroe, NY) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First, I read reviews for this and similar items before buying, and going with an unknown company was a bit scary for me. From what I have read, a "super" antenna doesn't always help much or work as advertised. I knew that I needed something that would pick up the gain a bit, since my daughter's iMac is at the very edge of the wireless router's range. I have a big house with plaster walls - plaster which is set with wire mesh. So the walls destroy wireless signals.
The iMac did not immediately recognize the USB connection and indicated that there wasn't enough power for the device thru the USB. This was corrected, once the software was installed. Additionally, the older iMac has a superdrive dvd (slot-loading) and the adapter has NO paper documentation - just a mini cd. The only things included in the box were the stock antenna, the extra "super" antenna, the USB cable, the wireless adapter and a mini CD. Mini cds don't work with slot-loading drives...
So, I had to copy the Mac drivers/software from the mini cd using a PC and install them on the iMac from a flash drive. Not a big deal, but if you have a Mac of any kind, chances are you'll have a slot-loading drive, so you're in trouble if that's your only computer/laptop. Make sure to get a flash drive or portable HDD and borrow a friend's laptop, in order to transfer the installer.
Once the .dmg was run, this adapter worked BEAUTIFULLY. It picks up our wireless better than my Xbox 360, which is directly over the router, and picks up almost every other wirless in the neighborhood. Definitely works as advertised, but definitely NOT easy to set up if you have a Mac. Including a full-sized CD with the software would address this shortcoming. I wish I could get one of these for each of my Xboxes.
very good rangeOctober 6, 2009 Anthony Fiorillo I was previously using an USB wireless N adapter and had many problems because of the distance to my router. this caused me to experienced dial-up like speeds over the cable internet connected to my network. This was not a true for this product as this adapter is very stable and has improved the speed greatly. the software provided with this is useful and gives a good amount of information to troubleshoot any problems between your router and your adapter. The only downside i could see with this is when using the hi-gain antenna it has a larger footprint compared to other products although this is outweighed by its higher performance.
Good, but don't update the driver!September 28, 2009 Daniel J. Knight(Albuquerque, NM) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a good antenna but a longer antenna will make it unstable so that it will be easy to knock over unless you do something to prevent this of course. It's not a big deal. THIS is a big deal though: this month or last month I had upgraded the ASUS realtek driver that this thing uses, which, stupidly, tries to be it's own wireless connection manager in place of windows', which is poor, but better than asus'. This stupid wifi manager that comes with the online driver, whatever, it when it starts DISABLES THE WIFI ANTENNA BY DEFAULT, and the tray icon is obscure and the software doesn't let you know it's being it's own wifi-manager and over-riding windows'. This stupid thing is so annoying, and rolling back the driver just made it more buggy. This stupid newere driver has given me problems ever since I had it, and finally I'm not able to use either my laptop's built in wifi hardware or this adapter no matter what I do. ASUS should refund me so that I can afford a new HP 2133 laptop. I'm going to have to buy an external dvd drive to fix my laptop now by fixing the OS.
