Product Comparison: Linksys WUSB6300 vs NETGEAR A6210-100PES

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Linksys WUSB6300 AC1200 Dual Band Wireless USB 3.0 Adapter

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General Specifications

Brand

Linksys

Netgear

Model

WUSВ6300

A6210-100PES

Origin

China

About the Product

The Linksys AC Wi-Fi Dual-Band USB Adapter,WUSB6300 is the client using IEEE 802.11 draft-ac technology. The client operates on either the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz frequency conforming to the IEEE 802.11 a/b/g and draft-ac standards.

With this AC1200 USB 3.0 adapter, you can make even your older Windows based laptops and desktops connect at the speed of 802.11ac, with Wi-Fi technology. Increase range with high gain antennas and with USB 3.0, you can connect even faster than USB 2.0.

Key Specs

Wi-Fi Speed

1200 Mbps

Frequency Band

2.4 GHz, 5 GHz

Wi-Fi Speed

Linksys WUSB6300

NETGEAR A6210-100PES

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Linksys WUSB6300 AC1200 Dual Band Wireless USB 3.0 Adapter

Speeds are fast, my son using it for gaming.
Great speeds, good design for laptops.
Excellent product - saw a major increase in speed.
Worked great. Get's 95% of the speed (in another room) that I get hard wired to the modem.
Installed this and I am getting a super fast speed.

NETGEAR A6210-100PES AC1200 Dual Band High Gain Wi-Fi USB 3.0 Adapter

When it is connected to the 5GB WiFi it communicated with the PC bus at a very respectable fast speed of at 600 MB data.
I get very fast and reliable speeds for a Wi-Fi connection.
With AC frequency i can get a full download speed of 35MB over the air.
The 5Ghz setting gave 867Mbs speed and downloads were good.
Using the Netgear dongle I get 0.5 to 4mbit/s so up to 100x slower than it should be.

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Height

0.43 in.

0.57 in.

Width

3.5 in.

3.66 in.

Depth

1.22 in.

1.24 in.

Weight

0.6 oz.

0.99 oz.

Linksys WUSB6300

NETGEAR A6210-100PES

Linksys WUSB6300

NETGEAR A6210-100PES

Linksys WUSB6300

NETGEAR A6210-100PES

Linksys WUSB6300

NETGEAR A6210-100PES

Network

Number of Antennas

Antenna Type

Internal

Interfaces

USB 3.0

Wireless Standard

Wireless - AC

System Requirements

Windows 8/7/Vista/XP

Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP

Extras

Advanced Wireless Security, Easy Setup, Support WPS, Lightning-fast HD Video and Gaming, Ultimate speed

For large homes, Wi-Fi Life for your Computers, NETGEAR Genie App, Desktop dock for flexible placement

What customers say about "Network"

Linksys WUSB6300 AC1200 Dual Band Wireless USB 3.0 Adapter

Good range and fast speeds supported.
Great signal, best in price range.
Good range, no problems with connectivity.
Fantastic adapter, one of the best you can buy with a great wireless range.
I would expect it to have as good wireless range as my laptops - but it doesn't.

NETGEAR A6210-100PES AC1200 Dual Band High Gain Wi-Fi USB 3.0 Adapter

The signal receive range is very good aswell as we tried them at our neighbor which is around 3 houses far (70 - 80 meters) with our network!
Its got a good range and picks up everything available.
Very fast and capable wireless internet receiver and has fantastic range.
It's got fantastic range. It supports AC.
Great range, I can detect the wifi from the house accross the street.

Security

Data Encryption

Yes

Encryption Type

WPA-Personal/WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise/WPA2-Enterprise, 64/128-bit WEP

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, 64/128-bit WEP

What customers say about "Security"

Linksys WUSB6300 AC1200 Dual Band Wireless USB 3.0 Adapter

There's a small button for initiating a WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) secure connection, if supported by your router.
Great performance and a good price. Very secure.
Works perfectly with Windows 7 Enterprise. This adapter very secure. I recommend it.
Bought this on the basis it was good for gaming. Secure connectivity.
This adapter is trash, bad connectivity and secure.

NETGEAR A6210-100PES AC1200 Dual Band High Gain Wi-Fi USB 3.0 Adapter

Pugged it in, went through the setup, set the security controls on my local network and it easily connected to the network and internet.
Its WPA2-PSK security code and all was fine - connection was instantaneous.
Software included is easy to use and takes no more then 5 minutes to set up. Very secure of this one.
Good speed and secure. No problems at all, and it works brilliant.
Refused to detect my wifi at all initially, either by correctly entering the network security key, or by using the Push'N'Connect function.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

CE, FCC, RoHS

CE, FCC

Other Information

Manufacturer

Link

Manual

Download

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