Nighthawk AC1900 Wi-Fi USB Adapter (A7000)|More bandwidth capacity when downloading and uploading data to and from the wireless network|Faster connections to more Wi-Fi networks

June 2025 update: 8814AU is Finally mainlined into Linux kernel 6.15. All bugs will be sorted out 6.16. Tested with kernel 6.15 cachyos on fedora 42. Works beautifully🏆🏆. Haven't used all the features only downloading at constant 40 MBps, yes mega bytes from my 5g connection. Upcoming Bazzite, kinoite, silverblue will finally have these kernels and will be perfect for low latency gaming, including on steam OS. Ofcourse can use the full capabilities of this card for servers too! Even 8812au has inbuilt support. Enjoy🥂 Feb 2025 Linux update: For linux, driver is now thoroughly maintained by the Linux community and the installation is a breeze. Although you can't install this on immutable distros like bazzite/kinoite etc etc. 8814au is now going to be mainlined into the Linux kernel directly in version 6.14 if i remember correctly so eventually there will be no need to install any drivers. This device by the end of 2025 will be fully compatible with Linux out of the box. Good luck to all. 😊 July 2020 update: Works brilliantly with Linux and bleeding edge kernels. Good number of contributors are pushing updates on GitHub. Check out aircrack-ng on GitHub to download any updated driver. This card is good substitute to gbit ethernet. Absolutely no issues when updating new kernels using make. Works well with raspberry Pi 4 on usb3. 0...no issues. Highly recommended device if you frequently use vnc and ssh, but all speed is determined by router. So get a good router if you want to exploit this card. This driver also works for rtl8812au.... Ac600. Works with Linux... Kernel 4.18.5 as of Sept 2018 Install drivers manually using either dkms or compile using make.... Then insmod the driver. Switch off SECURE BOOT in BIOS as it creates problems. NOVEMBER 2019 UPDATE: I have revised it to a 2 star rating. One for Amazon and one for Netgear. Read Further. With the 5.3 series kernel there hasn't been any updated driver on github. You will be forced to use 5.2 series the last being 5.2.18 with this device. I reckon it will work nicely with 4.19 on the new Debian but most people aren't gonna use that. Realtek does NOT officially provide any apt support for the RTL series devices for LINUX. The A7000 uses the RTL8814AU chipset which is excellent but has pathetic support with the new kernel. DO NOT get this device or any of the RTL series because it will not work with fedora 31 or other newer distros. So much for performance, so little for being useless. Even the ALFA 1900 which uses the same chipset is nothing more than a fancy brick to look at. I also have the TPLINK T2U nano which has the RTL8812AU and that too is useless at the moment.

The product is good and getting high speed on 5ghz band. Its advisable to plug in USB 3.0 port. Pros High speed Easy to install. Just follow quick start guide procedure. Has a usb stand for easy placing away from laptop Cons Huge for factor (big size) . Difficult to use it as a USB attachment on a laptop. Will hamper use of other adjacent ports. Price on a higher side. If you want smaller dongle you can go for A6210

Its really huge as compared to other WiFi USB adapters out there. It works at the advertised speeds of 1900 mbps (1300 mbps 5ghz band + 600 mbps 2.4 ghz band) . The included software is just poorly optimized and causes constant disconnection. [P.S: To get rid of the constant disconnection, install only the standalone driver(driver_SA). And dont use the software that comes in the cd; go to the netgear official site and download the latest drivers. After installation, go to services.msc and disable RunSwUSB and then restart and the constant disconnections will be gone. Its actually caused by the this service trying to switch from usb 2 to usb 3 constantly which causes the disconnection. But if you are on windows 7, then just leave it enabled as it does not cause issues in windows 7 and is essential if you are running windows 7. But in windows 10, it causes issues and needs to be disabled]

Purchased it for 3.2k, 10hr delivery, totally happy. Been using it for a couple of days and it works fabulously (installed drivers from online site). My laptop's internal card was damaged and repair would have costed around 7k so I chose this product. Though a little big in size it is amazing. I use netgear 300n router and the router is at a level below my room and the speed is awesome compared to my internal wifi card when it was working and my phone oneplus3t. This product is definitely worth it if you want the signal to reach farther than 10m or packed complexes. My router transmits 45mbps when you're beside it. My phone picks up 26mbps and the receiver picks up 32mbps whereas my internal card used to pick up around 21mbps. My internal WiFi card is Intel AC 3160. It's definitely an upgrade from older laptop's internal cards. Pros: Amazing receiving capacity. Easy install. Magnetic cradle for sloppy surfaces. WPS button. Sleek design. Cons: Little big in size. Looks delicate.

Stable connection and no disconnection from router during heavy download and upload. I uploaded around 87 GB of data from my pc to my NAS through this device without any disconnection problem. My asus router AC-5300 shows 950 mbps as transmit link and 560-670 mbps as receive link when netgear A7000 connects to my router. I have not seen the link speed ever touches near to 1300 mbps though my router is capable to support 2166 mbps over 5GHZ radio. But the advertized speed never gets achieved by any device which is available in the market. But overall this device is much better in terms of price and performance compared to other devices present in the market. Supplied base stand/holder has very strong magnet so it is easy to stick to anywhere on PC Cabinet. If someone planning to use it without base stand holder then keep it in mind that this device is wider and will occupy nearby usb ports.

1. The 5GHz speed network does NOT work. I am forced to use a slower 2.4GHz network. I am a techie and know my way around, I tried everything but 5GHZ does not work. 2. Support is pathetic. I have now decided NOT to buy Netgear as to avail support I will have to visit their servive center, they won't accept a case on telephone OR online after 90 days.

After upgrading my wifi router to a TP-LINK WIFI 6 AX1900 the next thing was to upgrade my laptops outdated wifi adaptor. So after reviewing everything I choose this one and I must admit it did the work flawlessly. Easy to install. Great speed improvement and range. I even attached the screenshot of the speed test before turning on netgear and after turning it on. Now I can fully utilise my internet plan. So I vouch that you can go for it, you won't be disappointed. Note: You should have a high speed plan & obviously a router that supports 2.4ghz & 5 ghz channels too to get speeds above 150Mbps. So consult your internet provider for that.

The range is very powerful. The best product to find in this range for general purpose use. But people using kali linux don’t buy this. It is not compatible with kali but as an independent adapter it is very powerful.

Does an excellent job, have had little to no problems with my wifi despite how garbage it is, near perfect other than some rare drops. You're certainly getting what you pay for. Pros: Excellent at mid range Easy setup Easy Software Most days i have no problems with my connection

Lo compré porque tengo un ordenador un poco lejos del router y no conseguía velocidades aceptables con la tarjeta integrada. Instalé los drivers usando el instalador de la web de netgear (el ejecutable 'standalone') y conecté el dispositivo. Windows 11 Pro lo ha reconocido sin problemas, he conectado a la red 5G de mi router y por fin he conseguido llegar a la máxima velocidad de mi fibra (300). Lo recomiendo sin dudarlo!

Non reconnu par Linux Pas de pilotes pour faire fonctionner internet

Top Gerät, super Empfang!

Works as advertised. It fixed my wifi signal problem.