Belkin ME1001 USB Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter 802.11g

Customer Reviews

Somewhat large, but it just worked

2008-09-22
I bought this adapter because I thought that our desktop computer wouldn't be in the same room as the router in our new apartment. The adapter itself is somewhat larger than I thought it would be, but the size may just be necessary to pick up a better signal.

The adapter worked fine in both XP and Linux. I was happy to find that it supported WPA2 with no fuss under Ubuntu Linux.

Easy to install & even got it to work on Vista!

2008-09-05
Given the low price, I was surprised that it was easy to install and even worked fine on Vista (although I had to call the free support number because on Vista, the included software program to find and connect to the router doesn't work - you just have to go to the Windows Start Button and do it through "Connect To"). Although the manufacturer doesn't state that it's made for Vista, it seems to work fine for me.

OK, slightly dissapointed

2008-07-26
After reading reviews this and other wireless adapters, I decided to go with this one. The reviews are true enough, I installed then connected the adapter and it connected to the network. My problem is that I have had many disconnections with the internet. I usually just wait a couple of seconds and click retry and it works fine. But this'll happened many times over a sitting. It makes it hard to stay connected to AIM and surf important sites.

Notebook: HP pavilion dv2000, downgraded to XP, a little over a year old

Pros: Cheap (24.99), works
Cons: frequent disconnections, very annoying

To be fair, I've only used this a couple of hours, I'll update if anything changes.

Works great

2008-07-24
I bought this product for my backup desktop in the basement. It didn't work with the included utility but worked fine when I let the Windows network utility do its thing. I also use it for my laptop. It's more convenient than my wireless PC card; installation was quick and it worked immediately.

Great Buy for the Price!

2008-06-24
I bought this product with the Belkin wireless router and it works well. I did a lot of comparison shopping and chose the wireless usb adapter because of its versatility. You can use it in a laptop as well as a desktop with no problems. I would definitly recommend this product.

Wireless to the rescue

2008-05-13
The Wireless G USB Network Adapter easily connects your USB-equipped desktop or notebook computer to your wireless network for Internet and file sharing. Desktop users can now join the network with the ease of a USB plug-in, without opening their PC cases; laptop users can enjoy the benefits of staying mobile-while connected to the Internet.

pretty good product

2008-05-11
it works fairly well, though sometimes my computer has trouble finding it if i don't plug it into the same port all the time. it interfaces well with the belkin wireless server we have; i'd buy it again.

Works great but there are occasional disconnections

2008-05-01
After reading all the reviews on usb wireless adapters I found this one very affordable and reliable. I bought it about a month ago and no regrets so far. It's been used very frequently by bringing my old desktop (running on XP) online and didn't annoyingly fail. Sometimes we have seen the signal gets lost and come back for no reason and booted the system once or twice over the course of the use. I couldn't switch to Windows Wireless Utility which I think is a lot better (at least would keep it connected) but didn't spend much time trying yet. Overall, I'm satisfied with the product and recommend, but not highly.

Couldn't install

2008-03-11
This product is not compatible with windows xp x64 edition. I went to their support page and tried to submit the problem but all I got was an error page after clicking submit.

You're taking chances with this product. There are plenty of others of these out there, I'd suggest finding one with better support.

Works great!

2008-02-18
I've had this adapter for several years now and I've been very happy with it. I've used it in an old IBM thinkpad laptop to add wireless capability to it. I've also used it with my wife's computer in our living room so we can stream HD videos over the internet, and it exceeded my expectations! We've watched entire episodes of TV shows streaming in HD without any pausing or stuttering, and I've played Massively Multiplayer games over this connection as well without any issues or lag.

As a long time user of this adapter, I give it 5 stars for performance, reliability, cost, and ease of use.

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