NETGEAR A7000-100PES Nighthawk AC1900 Wi-Fi Dongle USB Adapter (USB 3.0, Dual Band Wi-Fi, Magnetic Cradle Included)

I had my ethernet cable running down the stairs to the router. I (the wife) got fed up of the mess so I did some research on the best wireless adapter and this kept coming up in the top 10. There are some really expensive ones and this was the most reasonable for performance. I was a little nervous though due to the £80 price tag but went for it. On arrival, (took 2 days), I followed the installation instructions, instead of my usual 'I know what I'm doing'. I have no CD drive so went to the net gear support website to download the driver software. I usually just get the drivers for this kind of install, instead of the full bundle software utility. This time I played safe, due to some of the reviews of difficulties with it on windows 10, and installed the full package. (It's not really needed as it's just basically a network selection utility and performance monitor but it's fairly light). I plugged in the adapter into the magnetic base and into the USB 3 port on my PC and BOOM! there it was. Connected to my WiFi and BOOM! Speeds just as fast as the ethernet. I'm only on a 200mbps connection from my provider, (so can't vouch for the advertised max speed of it) and this adapter is giving me a WiFi connection of 217mbps. My PC is upstairs and in the room above the router, so it's not really testing it I guess. Been running for 2 weeks with no issues at all, no drops in speed, no disconections. It is a big adapter but not as big as some. I guess if you want to pick up strong signals you need a big reciever. The magnetic base is great too, my desk has metal vertical plates on the side and it sticks there no problem. All out of sight. Hasn't moved and the adapter hasn't fallen out of the base, it's got a good solid USB connector on it. Will update if I notice any issues but I don't think I will.

After getting dreadful performance using the tiny wifi dongle supplied with the gaming PC, I opted for the main ethernet adpaters. However, this was still tremendously poor, and we only got speeds up to 8Mbps, even though we have full fibre. I bought a couple of these and am now consistently getting speeds of 400Mbps+.

I previously had the A6210 - an earlier version - and it had served me well for 5+ years with no dropped connections for me unlike several other reviews I have seen……….Only had it a few days but it has worked perfectly like it’s predecessor for me, I’m very happy with its performance…….It works slightly better for me when plugged directly into a USB port on my PC as opposed to using the cradle supplied…….. BUT, the product shipped with NO CD software disk!!! For non tech savvy people this would make installation a real pain…..I went to the Netgear download centrer using my IPAD and got the software, then transferred it to my PC using ITunes file sharing, and then it installed as required……But what if you didn’t have another device to go to download the required drivers from?? Or didn’t have access to the internet (which for many people would be the reason why you were getting the adapter in the first place!!). OVERALL: PRo - Performance is excellent CON - Installation is made needlessly harder via no CD being supplied, the supplier needs to do better here (Many modern devices don’t have CD drives, so just be upfront and forget about CDs and modify your instructions or whatever to facility easier installation via other means).

Amazing best gaming and hd streaming adapter at the moment. Does not drop connection set up correctly. Highly recommended. You will need to download the software and I had to tweak the driver settings too to stop it going off. Once your setup this runs like a dream. It's outstanding and I came from a cable setup to this as I did research and I thought this was the best, and I have not been disappointed. It just feel as though I am on a cable setup as its so fast and stable. I am on Windows 10 Pro, so for those saying this does not run on Windows 10 it's not true and can only be that they have not set it up right. I use mine for gaming and surfing the net and find it perfect. I have had mine now a couple of years and it's never let me down. I use it on a gaming desktop and have also used it on my laptop with no issue. Do your homework and set it up right. Read the paper work and watch a Youtube video if needed and you will have no issues.

I have 3 of these - if you have issues with poor performance with the wifi or signal drops/intermittent connections then you need to rollback to an earlier driver from the netgear driver site directly (as the one installed by default is defective as of Jan 2023)

I had an older WiFi adapter for my PC and was seeing intermittent connection issues that were causing me a lot of frustration. I got this adapter in the hope that it would improve my connection to the router in the room next door. After replacing the old adapter with this, my download speeds have doubled and the connection issues no longer occur. It's a godsend for always online games that disconnect you once your WiFi connection drops. I've seen an improvement in my latency in online games as well. Overall, I'm very happy with the purchase!

I bought this expecting a bog standard extender, i was getting aj average of 20-30 Meg upload and download on my network with my latops built in Network card. After installing the drivers and connecting my speeds more than quintupled, absolutely chuffed with this product, i can see why this is pricier its totally worth it, considering my walls are quite thick its very strong The magentic clamps also allowed me to attach it out of the way. On a nearby a surface The screenshot speaks for itself

Obviously the specs of this adapter are really good, more than most people need in truth. It gets a fairly decent signal across the house from my router but I've had many problems with the connection. Most times when starting up the PC it takes up to a minute for the adapter to find a connection. Had to either unplug it and plug it back in again or manually find the connection. Then after a few weeks use it just stopped finding a connection all together. Hoping to return but have to do it directly through Netgear as Amazon date has passed.

Mon ordinateur est dans un bureau séparé du routeur Wifi 6 par environ 20 mètres, 1 étage et plusieurs cloisons, je cherchais un moyen de le connecter efficacement pour des usages variés : travail, straming, cloud gaming. Cet adaptateur Netgear est plus imposant qu'une clé USB, mais sa rallonge et son pied aimanté permettent de le poser où on veut sans bloquer plusieurs ports de son ordinateur. Il peut rester discret sous un bureau, mais avec son design moderne et élégant, vous pouvez aussi bien le laisser sur votre bureau. L'installation est très simple, mais il vaut mieux télécharger d'avance le logiciel d'installation sur le site de Netgear. Au quotidien, il fonctionne parfaitement ! Il capte mieux le wifi que les cartes de mon ordinateur professionnel récent. Le débit est excellent pour tous les usages en dépit des obstacles (à l'instant, j'ai un ping de 4ms avec 230 Mbps de débit descendant et 460 Mbps de débit ascendant). Bref, j'en suis très satisfait ! Reste à voir comment il se comporte dans la durée !

Ich habe mich von den negativen Rezensionen nicht abschrecken lassen und mir den Netgear A7000 gegönnt. Die vielfach beschriebenen massiven Treiberprobleme konnte ich mit aktuellem Win10 nicht beobachten (Kauf 11/2018). Ehrlich gesagt war die Installation tatsächlich reines Plug&Play. Ich bin wie folgt vorgegangen: Ich habe mir von der Netgear-Seite den Standalone-Treiber runtergelanden (diese Treiberversion kommt ohne die ebenfalls oft kritisierte Netgear-Software, finde es auch tatsächlich besser, wenn das WLAN über die Boardwerkzeuge von Windows gemanaget wird, eine Zusatzsoftware bringt hier m.M.n keine Vorteile). Dem Installationshinweis auf der Verpackung folgend habe ich die Treiberinstallation VOR dem Anstecken des Wifi-Adapters gestartet. Und siehe da: runs like a charme! Keinerlei Verzögerungen beim Windows-Start, keinerlei Verbindungsverluste oder sonstige Probleme. Läuft einfach nur sau schnell, wobei ich die maximale Geschwindigkeit gar nicht ausreizen kann, da mein Router nur 2x2 Antennenkonfigurationen unterstützt. Ich habe mir den A7000 trotzdem gekauft, da der kleine Netgear AC1200-Bruder zum Kaufzeitpunkt nur etwa sieben Euro billiger war und ich den Adapter stationär am Desktop-Rechner betreibe. Letzteres ist ein Punkt: wer einen Adapter für sein Laptop anschaffen möchte sollte zu einem kleineren Adapter greifen. Der A7000 ist groß und breit, wirklich verdammt groß und breit! Diskussionswürdig wäre lediglich, warum der Standfuß einen so starken Magneten beherbergen muss, dass man ihn von Festplatten und anderen Magnetspeichern fern halten sollte.

Il Nighthawk A7000 Adattatore USB WiFi AC1900 è un prodotto di alta qualità progettato per fornire una connessione WiFi ad alta velocità e stabile per i dispositivi che non sono dotati di una scheda WiFi integrata. L'adattatore è dotato di una antenna esterna che offre una maggiore portata e stabilità della connessione, e supporta velocità di trasferimento fino a 1900 Mbps. Il Nighthawk A7000 Adattatore USB WiFi AC1900 è facile da installare e utilizzare, e include un software di gestione per il controllo e la personalizzazione delle impostazioni di rete. Inoltre, l'adattatore è compatibile con tutti i principali sistemi operativi e può essere utilizzato con laptop, desktop e altri dispositivi dotati di porta USB.

This WiFi adapter is great and works perfectly. I've tried a few other adapters before this one, but the all had issues with dropping the connection, slow speeds and having horrible latency and jitter, but this one has none of those. The only issue really is the 2008 look of the program you use to connect to a network, but it works great. So, since you really don't use it that often, it's totally fine.

No puedo estar más contento, buscaba para conectar el ordenador con fibra de 600 de movistar, probé otros pinchos más baratos y siempre me fallaban, a lo sumo dándome 300 megas pero muy muy inestables y con micro cortes, pero este vale cada euro que cuesta, me llegan 580 megas y a un día de uso 0 Cortes, lo tengo conectado a la base imantada que viene y con la antena abierta no se vuelca en absoluto, la configuración es muy sencilla sobre windows 10, es una aplicación de netgear que seleccionas la red, te conectas y ya está. En serio estaba de plcs... y pinchos baratos que alegan ir hasta 800 en redes wifi 5GHz, al menos en los routers de movistar a no ser que estés pegado no merecen la pena.