BrosTrend 650Mbps Linux Compatible WiFi Adapter Supports Kali Linux, Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, Kubuntu, Zorin, PureOS, Raspberry Pi 2+, Windows, Dual Band USB Wireless Adapter w/ Long Range WiFi Antenna

I don't usually write product reviews but this BrosTrends wifi adaptor deserves one. I am assembling a new desktop computer to dual boot Win11 and Linux Debian. A new motherboard with a Wifi-7 chip on board. Works great for Win but no drivers available for Linux. Thus the need for a USB wifi adaptor. This is the fourth usb adaptor I purchased. The other three....no Linux drivers. So, I selected this AC5L adaptor because the description said it "works with Linux". If you are considering one of these because of the "works with Linux", go to BrosTrends website to verify that your particular Linux distribution is shown as compatible. Most are but there are some aren't yet compatible. As these drivers make it into more kernels, I believe more and more distributions will work with this adapter. So, I received this late Friday afternoon and began the installation and testing. Win11 setup was easy and it connected to my router. In Linux it was not immediately recognized. After doing all that I knew how to do, I decided to contact their Customer Service. This was about 10:00 pm Friday evening. I expected to get a response Monday or Tuesday. I got a response in about 10 minutes! I followed their instructions, we emailed back and forth a few times and by Saturday noon it was working just like I wanted. BrosTrend Customer Service is the best I have ever worked with. Now, for you guys who bought an 870e Crosshair Hero motherboard and are finding out the wifi-7 onboard will not work with Linux, this adapter is a nice workaround. By the way, my installation is working fine with Secure Boot and Fast Boot enabled. A big THANK YOU to the BrosTrend customer service team that helped me!

Works great. I had issues breathing life back into an old PC from 2009 with linux related issues with wifi adaptors. This game with easy instructions, easy command line install, and then my PC recognized the dongle and I have wifi. It DID require internet connection to start with to get the drivers for me with this method, but it works great.

I was very skeptical about this being a plug and play internet solution for my WiFi-less Dell 7040 mini PC running an old copy of Windows 10. It arrived at my house and I literally plugged it in, and my house network popped up. I connected to the internet with zero problems. I was then able to install Zorin OS with no issues whatsoever. It works great! This is worth every penny for those looking to repurpose a computer they already have but are skeptical like I was. I'm completely happy about this product and I would recommend it.

UPDATE AT BOTTOM: Only issue i have is that it only folds a certain way so the antenna extends only a certain direction when plugged in ( bends to the right when plugged in, not mulitdirectional) . other than that, AFTER INSTALLING THE DRIVERS, it worked fine. No plug and play, you have to go to the site and download the drivers (meaning you need wifi prior to getting it set up). 100% after that. 4 stars because i went from a tiny edemax usb wifi dongle that was 10 years old. UPDATE: great upgrade from a small usb wifi dongle that i had for almost a decade. i was looking to update as components got better. This antenna will get some nice speeds for my starlink. its just heavy on the usb port and i was having connection issues so i pulled out an old usb dongle with a ribbon cable connection. puts out 200mbs upload handing in the position. im happy. old connector with a new antenna... cant argue. starlink as well so its all comparable. .

Running a Raspberry Pi 4 (Raspbian OS 10) system. These are the issues with the installation: 1. The product comes with a CD, but the driver for Linux is not included (it does for Windows and Mac OS) 2. For Linux, you NEED to have Internet to get the drivers (defeats the purpose of the product. it's like needing to use scissors to open a package for scissors). Hope you have a long Ethernet cable or good data from your phone. 3. Even if you follow the instructions, and/or use the alternate commands they give you, the driver WILL fail to uninstall. This is because some of the URLs they need to pull data from no longer works Waste of money. Do not buy.

Worked great on Linux. It was plug and play. .

I bought this adapter for my computer so I could use my phone’s hotspot connection. It runs smoothly with no issues so far, though I haven’t tested its full throughput yet. There is one small quirk during driver installation — you can’t just download the drivers directly. Instead, you have to visit the company’s website and run their installation script, which handles everything automatically. I was a bit hesitant to run unfamiliar code on my PC, so I had AI analyze the script first, and it all appeared to be legitimate. The only downside is that if you ever need to reinstall the drivers in the future and the company goes out of business, you might lose access to them. They do include a small mini CD with the package, but I can’t confirm what’s on it since I don’t have a CD-ROM drive to check. Overall, it’s a solid purchase for the money and works flawlessly with Linux.

Worked very well on my old laptops except for one. Putting different versions of Linux distributions on old laptop since Wondows 11 won't support them anymore. One laptop just has too many issues with it but I can't fault this wifi adapter. The adapter worked plug and play on the other pcs.

Branché sur Ubuntu, driver déjà présent car pas besoin de télécharger quoi que ce soit, opérationnel immédiatement, bonne réception :-)

Este sí funciona en Fedora 43, la ganancia más que equilibrada y la temperatura bien, aquí han cuidado el detalle... por ahora perfecto

La BrosTrend Linux Chiavetta WiFi USB AC650 è davvero un ottimo dispositivo di rete. La utilizzo su un PC dedicato a Linux e riesce a captare segnali anche piuttosto lontani, con velocità e potenza molto buone. L’installazione su Linux è semplice grazie al comando fornito dai produttori, mentre su Windows tutto avviene automaticamente, senza complicazioni. L'antenna della chiavetta forse è un pò troppo lunga, ma comoda da usare e costruita con materiali di buona qualità. In generale, offre prestazioni affidabili sia per Linux che per Windows, rendendola una scelta consigliata per chi cerca una soluzione versatile e funzionale.

Después de probar otros 2 adaptadores con diferentes inconvenientes con mi Linux Ubuntu, este funcionó a la primer y sin necesidad de configurar nada ( solo la contraseña del wifi obviamente) Muy recomendado

I needed wpa3 on my old 2015 MBP running Linux Mint so I purchased this adaptor. Linux Mint recognised it, installed the drivers automatically and connected to the wpa3 wifi straight away. Amazing !!!!