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Customer Review
- Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2025I have given my parents an older PC I no longer employ as the primary source for computing. It's a DDR3 system but still functions well enough for media playback and venturing forth into the unknown regions of the internet. Go ahead and try a DDR3 system. Simply replacing the veteran HDD for an agile, modern 2.5 inch SSD yields appreciable performance improvement. However, as mentioned before this is an older platform, with a motherboard deprived of an onboard WiFi network card and I'm not motivated enough to pull Ethernet cables through walls.
And so, no updates could reach this PC with all outside world connections severed in a manner befitting a mutinous conspiracy being carried out. The good news was there was no interference. More good news was critical updates for Windows became unobtainable. The BAD news was...all driver updates also became unavailable. The option was to take the PC into the room where the modem and router are confined, connect the Ethernet cable, download and install updates, carry PC back to its dedicated computing chamber and reconnect. That just seems like tremendous effort for someone lacking motivation to make a sandwich. I searched online for a PCIe network adapter but then came across this UGREEN AX 900+ USB network and Bluetooth adapter... Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
I had to try, particularly since the advertised download speeds are 600 Mbps on the 5Ghz band and 287 Mbps on the 2.4 Ghz band or 71 MB/s and 34 MB/s, respectively. I mean, these are exceptional speeds in any capacity. But will they be attained? Or is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality...
The device arrived with the adapter secured snugly inside its own protective cocoon comprising of a cardboard bed which the adapter spoons, and within which the instruction manuals snuggle. The King size bed is about 0.5 inch thick, or so. Plenty of buffer. Removing the cute little snake like object from its cozy dwelling I momentarily admired its cuteness. Absolutely adorable, roughly the size of a Garter Snake. It's maximum weight is approximately 0. It's shaped like a little square with an elongated, swiveling and rotating tail, mostly plastic and partial metal. The metal part obviously the USB connector with grooved plastic body housing the adapters minuscule chipset and antenna. At the top of the plastic body portion the specifications provide a summary of stature and capability, advising the buyer that it is a WiFi 6 metric capable and Bluetooth 5.4...and that it is in fact a USB adapter.
All right, so what's next? What's the score? Is it 900 Mbps or not??? ......Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooo it's not. I tested it right next to the TP-Link Archer AX55 router capable of up to 3000 Mbps. By right next to, I mean about 0.5 metres. On the host PC the adapter managed 54 Mbps, or approximately 6.75 MB/s. That's despicable considering advertised speeds, however it is exceptional because those speeds are still fast, capable of providing seamless WiFi connection.
So what would I suggest? Honestly...I don't have too much contempt, here. Sure it didn't attain the advertised speeds but I can't pinpoint the true bottleneck aside from the USB 2.0 plague affecting both the motherboard AND the adapter. The 6dBi antenna doesn't seem to help much in that regard, either. It's getting a pass. Also, I can't complain about 54 Mbps down and 60 Mbps up. This PC is used occasionally when I visit to avoid conflict by stealing laptops or PCs in THEIR home. Otherwise, with this you have a very inconspicuous device that provides more than acceptable speeds for, in our case, what is a fairly outdated PC assembly.
There are also instructions included but completely unnecessary (for most). Once inserted into the PC's USB port the OS recognizes the device but did not initialize automatic driver updates. A standard requirement for users of modern technology, hardware and software. Aside from WiFi 6 with OFDMA and MU-MIMO feature for multi device connections it has Bluetooth 5.4 capability allowing the connection of various wireless components. This is a huge bonus as it can releases numerous USB ports for other devices without such capability.
In the end, I am mirthful with the accessories capability to connect this maturing PC with the wondrous webs of knowledge despite not being able to reach the advertised network speeds at the reasonable price of $23 CAD. If you require a respectable internet third party connector this would be the Garter snake sized companion for you. Reasonable price for the performance, however I do attain better speeds with PCIe adapters for the same price of $20 CAD. The TP-Link AC600, for example, a PCIe card with an antenna provides faster speeds with consistency for the same price despite its slower design speeds. I am withholding a single star as punishment for the lack of clarity pertaining to connection speeds, which to this day remain a mystery and until some further testing concludes this devices capabilities. Be right back...if the wife lets me!!! :|
I have given my parents an older PC I no longer employ as the primary source for computing. It's a DDR3 system but still functions well enough for media playback and venturing forth into the unknown regions of the internet. Go ahead and try a DDR3 system. Simply replacing the veteran HDD for an agile, modern 2.5 inch SSD yields appreciable performance improvement. However, as mentioned before this is an older platform, with a motherboard deprived of an onboard WiFi network card and I'm not motivated enough to pull Ethernet cables through walls.
And so, no updates could reach this PC with all outside world connections severed in a manner befitting a mutinous conspiracy being carried out. The good news was there was no interference. More good news was critical updates for Windows became unobtainable. The BAD news was...all driver updates also became unavailable. The option was to take the PC into the room where the modem and router are confined, connect the Ethernet cable, download and install updates, carry PC back to its dedicated computing chamber and reconnect. That just seems like tremendous effort for someone lacking motivation to make a sandwich. I searched online for a PCIe network adapter but then came across this UGREEN AX 900+ USB network and Bluetooth adapter... Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
I had to try, particularly since the advertised download speeds are 600 Mbps on the 5Ghz band and 287 Mbps on the 2.4 Ghz band or 71 MB/s and 34 MB/s, respectively. I mean, these are exceptional speeds in any capacity. But will they be attained? Or is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality...
The device arrived with the adapter secured snugly inside its own protective cocoon comprising of a cardboard bed which the adapter spoons, and within which the instruction manuals snuggle. The King size bed is about 0.5 inch thick, or so. Plenty of buffer. Removing the cute little snake like object from its cozy dwelling I momentarily admired its cuteness. Absolutely adorable, roughly the size of a Garter Snake. It's maximum weight is approximately 0. It's shaped like a little square with an elongated, swiveling and rotating tail, mostly plastic and partial metal. The metal part obviously the USB connector with grooved plastic body housing the adapters minuscule chipset and antenna. At the top of the plastic body portion the specifications provide a summary of stature and capability, advising the buyer that it is a WiFi 6 metric capable and Bluetooth 5.4...and that it is in fact a USB adapter.
All right, so what's next? What's the score? Is it 900 Mbps or not??? ......Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooo it's not. I tested it right next to the TP-Link Archer AX55 router capable of up to 3000 Mbps. By right next to, I mean about 0.5 metres. On the host PC the adapter managed 54 Mbps, or approximately 6.75 MB/s. That's despicable considering advertised speeds, however it is exceptional because those speeds are still fast, capable of providing seamless WiFi connection.
So what would I suggest? Honestly...I don't have too much contempt, here. Sure it didn't attain the advertised speeds but I can't pinpoint the true bottleneck aside from the USB 2.0 plague affecting both the motherboard AND the adapter. The 6dBi antenna doesn't seem to help much in that regard, either. It's getting a pass. Also, I can't complain about 54 Mbps down and 60 Mbps up. This PC is used occasionally when I visit to avoid conflict by stealing laptops or PCs in THEIR home. Otherwise, with this you have a very inconspicuous device that provides more than acceptable speeds for, in our case, what is a fairly outdated PC assembly.
There are also instructions included but completely unnecessary (for most). Once inserted into the PC's USB port the OS recognizes the device but did not initialize automatic driver updates. A standard requirement for users of modern technology, hardware and software. Aside from WiFi 6 with OFDMA and MU-MIMO feature for multi device connections it has Bluetooth 5.4 capability allowing the connection of various wireless components. This is a huge bonus as it can releases numerous USB ports for other devices without such capability.
In the end, I am mirthful with the accessories capability to connect this maturing PC with the wondrous webs of knowledge despite not being able to reach the advertised network speeds at the reasonable price of $23 CAD. If you require a respectable internet third party connector this would be the Garter snake sized companion for you. Reasonable price for the performance, however I do attain better speeds with PCIe adapters for the same price of $20 CAD. The TP-Link AC600, for example, a PCIe card with an antenna provides faster speeds with consistency for the same price despite its slower design speeds. I am withholding a single star as punishment for the lack of clarity pertaining to connection speeds, which to this day remain a mystery and until some further testing concludes this devices capabilities. Be right back...if the wife lets me!!! :|Images in this review
