TP-LinkN300 PCIe WiFi Card (TL-WN881ND), Wireless network Adapter card for PC

Easy to install and most importantly it works.

I have gone through 3 (this is my fourth wifi adapter purchase in about a year) wifi adapters for my PC that I upgraded to windows 10. The three other ones all supposedly supported win10 or there were drivers for windows 10 that were really for windows 8. All three of the previous ones I spent many times getting different drivers trying to get the adapters to work. All of them suffered from similiar problems...the internet just cuts off for no apparent reason or the wifi adapter disconnects for some reason. I was skeptical because after 3 adapters you get that way. Also, the other three adapters were all usb and I have not eliminated that the adapter was not to blame but instead the usb ports and bad drivers. That is a big possibility however I have bluetooth usb, xbox controllers, usb storage, all work fine and without a problem. I have even hooked up 3tb internal hdd with a usb kit and transfered about 2tb worth of steam games over usb and (while taking many hours) never had a hitch. So I don't know. This one is a PCIe card and after 3 adapters, this one works great. With my other adapters, if I wanted to install a 10gb game from steam it would start out at ok speeds but would randomly cut off for no reason. I once started a download of Diablo 3, left to go to the store (5 mins away) and came back and it only downloaded about 600mb. This card downloaded GTAV at max speed without ever disconnecting or stopping. Steam gave me a time it would download in and I set an alarm for that time (plus 5min) and sure enough the game had started when I came back to check on it. So far I love this card. Speed is great. I can stream HD video and download and still get top speeds from steam.

Had a need for wireless in a desktop machine that couldn't be near the router.Wanted reliability, driver support and a quality brand name above all else, even purchase price. Doesn't hurt that the price was $18Difficulties with installation came right away; The PCI bracket that came pre-installed with the board was slightly bent and not entirely linear - causing problems with lining up the screw hole with my Antec 300 Mid Tower's pre drilled spots which I know to be manufactured well.I had to use pliers to bend the bracket to a position where it would work, and even still a gap was created for air to leak through (bracket not entirely flush.) All the jostling and attempting to "push" the alignment in place caused the PCIe to become unsettled.Not being able to pass POST because the adapter card was not seated properly made me wonder everything from if it damaged my machine (if I damaged my machine) if the device was unseated (like RAM) or the TP-Link card itself was faulty.Long story short, install was physically a pain due to this unit getting through QA. I am sure Amazon or the manufacturer would happily exchange, but I needed a card ASAP and I knew there was not likely to be a functionality issue if I could get it working.Speaking of functionality - it works superbly. Fired up right away, and after a quick install from the included mini CD-ROM, I was up and running on my local 300N network. Range is pretty good considering my machine is behind a desk on the ground I get near full signal at 22mbps at 25 ft from the router. I installed this card on a W7 64bit machine.All in all this is a good product and it ended up fitting the bill for what I needed. Docked one star for poor QA from the factory.

Worked well from the first boot after installation. No problems so far and the price is right.

Opened the case, installed the card, and Windows 8.1 recognized and installed the drivers automatically. Instant satisfaction. I use this card to connect to various online games (Warframe, Battlefield, etc), stream videos via Netflix and from my iTunes account with no lag issues at all. I connect to a Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 router and get full bar connectivity. The router is in my basement and the PC is on the second floor of my home.If you want easy and reliable, this is it. You don't have to be a pro to install one of these in a PC. Just make sure you have the PCI-E slot in your motherboard. Best thing to do to find out is to open your motherboard and look for the little interface slots. Look at the close-up photo for this motherboard http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M5A97-R2-0-SATA-Motherboard/dp/B008V9959O/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1426157777&sr=1-5&keywords=asus+motherboard the PCI-E slots are blue.My suggestion is, if you want reliable wifi connection for your PC, get this, not a USB Wifi device. I used to have one and lost connection or the connection reliability always was flaky. I was a little skeptical at first if a $20 wifi card would be good, but it is. Hope this review helps you decide.