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Panda Wireless PAU06 300Mbps N USB Adapter
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.9
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Product Reliability
82working, worked, stopped working, died, recognized
+45%
-55%
" ... Product worked well for about 2 years, then stopped working, got error message USB not recognized, tried many different solutions, none worked. ... "
" ... A serious pain to get working, if you can at all (I’m still unsuccessful). ... "
" ... Broke after a couple months of use. ... "
" ... 1 star because it failed after two months and heats up when plugged in. ... "
" ... This only worked for a year! ... "
" ... I bought this because my internet wifi stopped working, but this adapter stopped working after 6 months. ... When it works it will stop working after 5 minutes. ... "
" ... Was good while it lasted. ... It only lasted about 13 months. ... "
" ... It worked well for several months and then I began getting periodic disconnects where my PC (Win 10) would suddenly stop recognizing the device. ... It got progressively worse over another 4-5 months. ... From researching my conclusion is that it overheated multiple times and damaged the device, though it was not positioned in front a fan or any place excessively hot. ... "
Ports
76plugged, panda, usb, plug and play, usb port
+80%
-20%
" ... I'm using a Raspberry Pi Model 3 for a home router. ... "
" ... Plug and play in most cases. ... "
" ... Both OS's recognized and installed the adapter. ... "
" ... I also purchased the Panda 300Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter - PAU05 which is identical but without the antenna. ... This adapter gave me a better signal and speed compared to my older adapter or the Panda PAU05. ... "
" ... they have another adapter that does that. ... This adapter is leaps and bounds better! ... "
" ... The price was good and when I received it and plugged it into my Raspberry Pi it worked without any input from me. ... "
" ... Please feel free to respond to this review with a recommendation if you have managed to find a nice, fast USB wireless adapter. ... "
" ... This little Panda Adapter has made all the difference in the world. ... "
Device Compatibility
76linux, desktop, pc, windows, ubuntu
+74%
-26%
" ... I installed it on my Linux Mint desktop and it just came up and runs flawlessly! ... "
" ... Just works with Linux! ... "
" ... Works great with my Windows 7 PC. ... "
" ... I bought two of these for two desktops, one running Windows XP and one Ubuntu 17.10. ... "
" ... I purchased this to use with a dual boot Windows 7 & Lubuntu 16.04 computer. ... "
" ... It loads right away when plugging into a computer. ... I have tried it on several desktop and laptop computers and it works great on all of them. ... "
" ... Esp if it can connect to 5 frequency. ... "
" ... I needed something to plug and play with several versions of linux, this worked just fine. ... "
Network
66router, antenna, wifi, reception, signal strength
+88%
-12%
" ... It is stable and the signal strength in my situation is good. ... "
" ... It installed without issue and works great all the way across the house. ... Signal is strong and reliable. ... "
" ... It reaches the whole house from the garage. ... "
" ... They provided a noticeable increase in range and signal strength over the stubby adapters I was using before. ... "
" ... Been using this for a while now, consistent high speed connections. ... "
" ... My computer is at the opposite corner of the house from the Wifi signal. ... This adapter gave me a better signal and speed compared to my older adapter or the Panda PAU05. ... "
" ... Having a traditional antenna connection is great if you need to attach a bigger more directional antenna. ... "
" ... Its about 60 feet from the router so there is a speed drop but works better than expected . ... "
Software Platform
43windows, windows 10, ubuntu, windows 7, mint
+74%
-26%
" ... I installed it on my Linux Mint desktop and it just came up and runs flawlessly! ... "
" ... Just works with Linux! ... "
" ... I bought two of these for two desktops, one running Windows XP and one Ubuntu 17.10. ... "
" ... I purchased this to use with a dual boot Windows 7 & Lubuntu 16.04 computer. ... "
" ... I needed something to plug and play with several versions of linux, this worked just fine. ... "
" ... Works well out of the box and is able to inject packets using Kali linux ... "
" ... Worked out of the box on my Ubuntu server. ... "
" ... I have a small, cheap Asus laptop that is designed for Windows. ... I wanted to set it up for writing C++ with some Linux distro. ... "
Wifi
36adapter, network, wi fi, internet, panda
+86%
-14%
" ... I'm using a Raspberry Pi Model 3 for a home router. ... "
" ... My computer is at the opposite corner of the house from the Wifi signal. ... "
" ... best WiFi adapter for the price . ... "
" ... Other wifi devices on my network worked fine. ... "
" ... I started fresh with Linux Mint and haven't had an issue one with this WIFI dongle. ... "
" ... wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no ... "
" ... and had instant, reliable wi-fi connection. ... "
" ... My Wifi has been at max strength ever since I've been using this and I've had no issues whatsoever so far. ... "
Setup
27install, plug and play, process, linux, easy to install
+89%
-11%
" ... The product works great after the install obstacle. ... "
" ... Speeds are consistent, never had any downtime yet, super easy installation. ... "
" ... Took about 2 minutes to install in windows 10 without using the install disc. ... "
" ... Plug N Play, no need to load the software, easy, peasy. ... "
" ... It was quick plug & play on 14.04 Ubuntu and installation was easy using the Windows drivers on the enclosed mini CD for Windows 7 professional. ... "
" ... Came with a cd for installation! ... "
" ... Plug and play with windows 10. ... "
" ... Easy to install and worked to network capacity. ... "
ISP
26connection, adapter, wireless, provider, panda wireless
+73%
-27%
" ... I get the maximum download speed of 63mps from my isp provider using ookla speed test. ... "
" ... Works perfectly for me. ... "
" ... works great brought my computer back on the internet ... "
" ... Just what I needed. ... "
" ... I just plugged it in and the computer was wireless! ... "
" ... I just use it for internet, so the 300Mbps isn't an issue at all. ... "
" ... The Panda wireless resolve all the issues I was having with my router, the connection is great. ... "
" ... I have never own another adapter as incredible as this one before. ... "
Overall performance
25fast, speeds, job, consistent, works very well
+96%
-4%
" ... i bought this for an older computer and so far iv had no issues with it the speeds on it are fine there not great but there good enough to game on without disconnecting or any problems like that and the friend i sold the computer to has said nothing about any internet issues so it does its job. ... "
" ... Been using this for a while now, consistent high speed connections. ... "
" ... Amazingly stable and consistent performance so far. ... Speeds are consistent and even surpass price. ... "
" ... I can’t assess the speed but seems good. ... "
" ... Works as advertised so far. ... "
" ... Despite the slower speed of about 30 Mbs down, I am %100 pleased with this thing so far. ... I would have paid more for something that works as well, at a higher speed though. ... "
" ... Nice speed and cheap. ... "
" ... Totally works fast and isn't annoying. ... "
Marketplace
25amazon, works, advertised, thank, thanks
+84%
-16%
" ... great purchae, thank you. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... thanks a şot ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... Works as expected ... "
" ... I will buy Panda products again next time. ... "
Drivers
24driver, windows 10, recognized, linux, windows
+63%
-38%
" ... I had moved that one from my Win XP computer to a new Win 10, was pleasantly surprised drivers were already loaded and it started working right away. ... "
" ... Alan at support, emailed me a link to download it, again advised me to ONLY install the drivers and not the other program, and everything worked like a charm! ... "
" ... Automatically detected and no need to install drivers. ... "
" ... It's also plug and play with Linux no messing around with drivers or nothing, just plug it in and it works. ... "
" ... Windows 10 and Linux both recognized the device. ... "
" ... I tried installing without using the included drivers. ... Installed the included drivers and plugged it back in. ... "
" ... But once the drivers are in, the rest is straight forward. ... "
" ... No need to download any drivers. ... "
Ease of Use
19easy to use, super, simple, set, easy to install
+89%
-11%
" ... Easy to use and work great! ... "
" ... Easy to install and worked to network capacity. ... "
" ... Very easy set up ... "
" ... Easy to use and works perfectly ... "
" ... If I would have known how easy this was to activate and how much better our Internet experience would be, I would have purchased this months ago. ... "
" ... I was pleasantly surprised on how easy this was to use ... "
" ... Very easy install and has been working without any issues. ... "
" ... Installing the device into my computer was super easy. ... "
Price
19pay, money, especially, worth, waste of money
+74%
-26%
" ... Can't beat this for the price. ... "
" ... Works great and a nice price. ... "
" ... Good piece for an affordable price ... "
" ... But overall I'm very impressed especially for the price. ... "
" ... For the price this adapter works great. ... "
" ... Definitely worth checking out! ... "
" ... Overall appears to be an excellent purchase, especially for the price. ... "
" ... That said, for the price this is you get what you pay for. ... I recommend if you dont have a lot of cash, get this. ... If you can manage to save up and get the 100 dollar model, do so. ... "
USB
18usb port, plug and play, adapter, plug, computer
+67%
-33%
" ... Plug and play with windows 10. ... "
" ... It's defiantly far better than other USB sticks I've had. ... "
" ... This USB adapter works incredibly well. ... "
" ... Easy installation, just plug in to a USB port. ... "
" ... one for my desktop, the other for another machine that primarily runs off a USB boot disk. ... "
" ... I am running Windows 10 64bit, and it works via plug and play. ... "
" ... Works as plug and play. ... "
" ... All you do is plug it into the USB port and your connected. ... "
Build Quality
14screw, fragile, usb port, panda, months
+43%
-57%
" ... Broke after a couple months of use. ... "
" ... I guess unplugging it broke something inside it so it's useless now. ... "
" ... This is very fragile and feels cheap. ... "
" ... re-insert it over and over. ... It actually came apart on me several times. ... "
" ... Broke after a couple of months of use, cheaply made and was loose in the usb port so it was easy to bump it and disconnect and hard to reconnect as well. ... "
" ... Very fragile plastic. ... "
" ... Broke into pieces within a month! ... "
" ... I would have been very upset if that was not the case. ... "
Gaming
13gaming, play, world of warcraft, overwatch, league of legends
+85%
-15%
" ... But if you are a gamer or need extremely fast internet, this is the adapter to use. ... "
" ... Successful used on my (older) gaming desktop dual-boot computer. ... "
" ... So we moved our router from one end of the house to the other so our son could have better game play on the Xbox. ... "
" ... I purchased this around 2 months ago for a new gaming PC that I built. ... At first it worked great and I was able to play games without lag and quickly surf the web. ... Fast forward to now and if I try to play any games for longer than an hour or so it craps out on me and either disconnects me or lags so much to the point where I can barely close the game. ... "
" ... Works great have been playing world of warcraft for 2 months now and not a single issue with connection. ... "
" ... I've used this since I built my gaming computer, it works great honestly. ... "
" ... It was quite fast considering I was mainly using it for pc gaming,surfing the web and watching Netflix and Hulu on the computer. ... "
" ... But if you play games like league of legends, overwatch, etc. ... "
Capacity
12wifi, router, room, building, across
+100%
" ... It installed without issue and works great all the way across the house. ... "
" ... It reaches the whole house from the garage. ... "
" ... The office lady said this was just what she needed. ... "
" ... I can pick up my wifi from 100 ft away. ... "
" ... Faster service I can use it anywhere in the house. ... "
" ... the computer that uses this is on a separate story and through 4-5 rooms and I get between 4-5 bars in terms of signal strength which is more than what I ever could of expected. ... "
" ... My laptop now has the best WIFI of any of my family member's machines. ... "
" ... I have full reception with computer upstairs and router downstairs. ... "
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