*Mini Review of the TP-Link WN722N(C) 150Mbps Wireless USB Adapter!*

@Draeger

Glad to hear that you are pleased with it :)

Also you may have noticed a bigger difference between the old adapter and the TP-Link adapter in a ping test, as you can see the massive difference between mine :p lol.


As for the utility software, terribly sorry, I forgot about that :o, I also had the same thing pop up when installing it.

Essentially it is just a fancy looking control panel for your adapter settings (like with the ATI and nvidia control panels), which will have a few more options for you to mess around with, but can still be done within windows anyway, maybe just not as easy to find the options.


I had a look on the website to see if there is a later version of the utility available and there may be as usually the drivers etc. that are supplied on the disc are older versions.

http://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download/?model=TL-WN722NC&version=V1#tbl_b

And a quick glimpse of what it looks like to give you an idea:

http://www.tp-link.com/en/article/?id=351

I personally will be leaving it for now (as everything I need the adapter to do, works perfectly fine), may try it out at some point in the future though and update my review with some info/thoughts on the utility software side of things :)


PS. My review has been updated with this info as well now.
 
Thanks for the info m8, appreciate it!!.

Like you say, the utility appears to do nothing Windows cant so I think I'll leave it for now but like you, might have a go with it at some point in the future.
 
TP link flatter to deceive AFAIC. Bought 2 of their most expensive USB WiFi adapter's last year as user reviews said the range was very good. Not impressed as the range was appalling even though it was dual aerials & only a 15 ft distance I got constant disconnections due to weak signal & also found it would sometimes just drop the connection even when 2 ft away :eek:

Their prices are competitive but I found their adapters & routers to be cheap nasty junk for wireless products especially IMO :(
 
TP Link are excellent in my experience, even more so for the price. When I was a wireless user they became my internal adapters of choice. I also stuck one in my Mum's computer where absolute reliability was key (;)) and I don't think it's ever dropped signal, unlike Netgear's offerings which were as flaky as a Cadbury's Flake and source of endless 'why are you not working!?!' rages.
 
AWPC said:
TP link flatter to deceive AFAIC. Bought 2 of their most expensive USB WiFi adapter's last year as user reviews said the range was very good. Not impressed as the range was appalling even though it was dual aerials & only a 15 ft distance I got constant disconnections due to weak signal & also found it would sometimes just drop the connection even when 2 ft away :eek:

Their prices are competitive but I found their adapters & routers to be cheap nasty junk for wireless products especially IMO :(
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Sorry to hear that your experience with their products wasn't as good as mine and others here :(

What was between the router and adapter when the distance was 15ft? How many walls? How thick? etc.

Could the products that you had maybe been faulty? Did you get replacements?

Maybe compatibility issues with your OS, MB, your wireless router or something else?

Or maybe your wireless router or/and modem could have been faulty instead?
 
Slight update:

The adapter is beside my second monitor and the other day I moved my monitor back a wee bit, out of the way and the signal now ranges from 85%-98% all the time.

Signal at the minute:

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Also I should have mentioned before that the cradle/desk stand is too light weighted, therefore it moves around easily despite the foam padding on the underside.
 
Bumparooney.

Need a new network card, my current one is like the TP-Link above but old and not very good - my computer usually gets about 2 bars (so could be a lot better).

Just wondering should I stick to the same format or get the PCI Express version?
 
AFAIK, the PCI express adapters offer better performance and better signal compared to USB adapters (as to how much better, I have no idea :p) and the main advantage of the USB is simply convenience.

Mine is still going strong, signal is better now (pretty much always 100%) since getting the virgin superhub router/modem and changing some stuff like the channel, haven't had any any problems with speeds (max out my full 60MB connection when downloading/uploading) and ping in games etc.
 
Thanks Nexus. I went with the PCI Express version, it won't be at close to the router as my current one/USB TP-Link but should provide improved signal strength. Hopefully no more buffering with XBMC :)
 
Nice review. I have one and am impressed, though the stand could do with being a little heavier.
 
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