BrosTrend Linux WiFi Adapter for Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Mate, Zorin, PureOS, Raspberry Pi 2+, Windows 11, 1200Mbps, 5GHz/2.4GHz, Long Range 2X5dBi Antennas, USB3.0

Good Linux support and good perfs

The product was easy to install with the official Brostrend Linux driver The device has good performance that fixed my long range WiFi communication need

good wifi performance, very poor mechanical design

The adapter works very well as far as wifi is concerned, Updating drivers (if you need it...?) is very easy works straight out of the box but... lightweight plastic stand is a joke. Even with the weight of adapter is not able to do it's job. Stiff heavy usb cable connecting it to PC causes the stand to be totally unstable. It needs heavier stand, (or very soft cable), or preferably both, please. All the photographs on the web page are doctored to make this stand look stable - not true

Major signal boost that works without any setup

My Tuxedo Linux laptop (running Kubuntu KDE Plasma) already has an internal WiFi adapter, but I was on holiday for a week at a place where the WiFi coverage was utterly abominable, and I couldn't get a connection for more than a minute or two without getting dropped. As such, I needed a WiFi adapter that would significantly amplify the weak signal. Fortunately, the AC3L did the trick with a greater than 10dBm signal strength improvement. Since my laptop has a version 6.5.0 Linux kernel, it did not require any setup whatsoever, nor removal of my internal adapter. I merely plugged it in, and all my available WiFi connections immediately appeared twice (one for the internal adapter, and one for the AC3L). Anyway, I couldn't be happier.