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41% OFF Reviews for TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterUSB - 54Mbps - IEEE 802.11b/g - MPN: TEW424UB
$15.99 - $27.26
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rodneypong
- Mar 19, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: Price Weakness: Utility, No native Linux driver It works well after standard installation and configuration. No signal drop issue observed. The included utility is a little skinny, but works anyway. 94% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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dan1982_2000
- Feb 15, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: Excellent reception, sturdy, and cool looks. Weakness: Sticks out, but not a problem on desktops I'm using this on my desktop in favor of the PCI solution because I needed the extra PCI slot and also because I had driver conflicts with the netgear 802.11g pci card in windows xp. Despite its size, it picks up more signal than even my notebook's builtin solution. Plus it's cheap! Driver installation was also painless and I'm relying on windows xp's built-in wireless manager to do most of the work. All in all, I expected a cheap crappy solution that fit my needs, but instead got an excellent product that exceeded my expectations. 89% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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patrickwong
- Dec 10, 2005
Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: Support wireless G network, USB Plug and Play, Small and handy, Cheap price Weakness: None Good wireless add-on for both desktop and especially laptop, easy to carry arround and install. Plug and play with no complicated configuration, instruction that comes with the product is very details so novice user can install with ease. Cheap and affordable and long lasting...still havent have any trouble. Might be less strong in terms of reception than those internal PCI card with athenna but acceptable reception. 80% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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liefam
- Apr 11, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: Inexpensive. Excellent reception and generally good throughput. Weakness: Poor documentation. Drivers and wireless utility both not the best. No Linux support for this chipset. As mentioned above this is an inexpensive, good performer. It outperformed several laptops with built-in wireless antennas, in both reception and throughput, on a mixed mode 2.4 ghz network. It could be an excellent buy for a windows user with some proficiency installing hardware. The all-in-one USB design is also very nice for certain applications requiring remote antenna placement with minimal signal loss. 75% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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lpable
- Feb 10, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: Easy wireless connection for both desktops and laptops. Weakness: Doesn't retain profile settings. As an inexpensive, portable wireless connection, this is exactly what I needed in my "bag of tricks" when trying to help people with their computers. However, the drivers as shipped (and the latest ones I was able to download) have shortcomings that may be addressed in the future. 71% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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johnsoriano
- Jan 28, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: Easy to install, cheap to purchase, simple compatibility Weakness: doesn't work with Tivo, I purchased 4 USB adapters but only qualifies for 1 rebate, i wish it is unlimitted rebates so i can puchase one for all of my family members 71% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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rgpai
- Nov 3, 2004
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: its of good quality & the signal strength is good Weakness: bit difficult to congigure... worth for mmoney....its light weight and the signal strength is good..the area covered is nice and dosen`t take much of the resources..these adapters and be compared with pci ones & this also saves a pci slot... 67% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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leoske
- May 1, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: Strong Signal, compact design Weakness: Difficult to configure and install I purchased this after my PCI card went and have been pleased overall. After the initial setup (which was a little difficult) the product has worked flawlessly. 67% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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ywing
- Apr 25, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: cheap & good signal strength Weakness: Outlook(kinds of big) This one works fine. For this price(I got it for about $8 after rebates), you cannot expect a better one than this. I don't like its design and size. The sign strength is good, but it is not very stable. 67% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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Bigok20
- Apr 22, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: great product, works well, no problems so far, would buy again. Weakness: a little hard t set up on my laptop, but it is me as I have never set up a wireless network before what I say., it is a great product and hope it will last a long time. also note it is easy to take with you 67% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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miamiScorpio
- Feb 15, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: Style and exceptional range Weakness: None Bought this usb solution after breaking my pc card slot on the notebook (long story). Boy was I glad to get an external solution, the range and quality of reception was plain awesome. It does stick out significantly but because my usb ports are located at the rear of the notebook, I never notice it. Installtion was quick and painless as well although the instruction manual was sparse but shouldn't be a problem if you are familiar with installing wireless devices. Would definately buy a few more if they go on sale! 63% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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akkhurana
- Jun 6, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: This USB Adapter can be used with any Notebook or a PC Desktop. Great Price for a 54 Mbps adapter. Weakness: The adapter is always extened outside of my notebook. But I think one can still live with it, what more can one expect is such a great low price. Overall I liked the adapter and I highly recommend to anyone who is looking for a 54Mbps wireless adapter. It is really great in the price range it is sold. 60% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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davidlbyrd
- Jan 21, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: good quality & good signal strength. Weakness: not as easy to configure as it could have been. saves a PCMCIA slot. Low power consumption. Pretty color, nice cover. Nice coverage area. I can use it pretty much anywhere in my house, so it makes it very nice. 60% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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Anonymous
- Sep 21, 2005
works greatStrengths: great reception and easy to install Weakness: bulky I didn't have any trouble installing the drivers for this. I just popped in the cd and windows found it. As previous reviews state, its a little bulky, but for the price, its highly recommended 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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ocean_1
- Jun 13, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: Easy to install; works great; can't beat the price Weakness: none found The TRENDware 54MBPS WIRELESS USB ADAPTER works perfectly and is such a cinch to install. I cannot think of a reason why anyone would pay twice as much for many of the competitive products. Signal is very strong. Great product, I will be ordering another one. 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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leavesam
- Apr 19, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: Simple installation. Decent signal. Weakness: It looks not very attractive. The cap doesn't come up, you just slide up and down (pretty useless). This USB adapter works fine, but it doesn't pick up signals as readily as the netgear wg111 that I prefer. Its main strong point is that it is cheaper compared to netgear or linksys. I got mine for $15 after rebate. The adapter is not too bulky though, even though it might look that way. It doesn't take up the space of adjacent USB ports. 50% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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rer454
- Jun 16, 2007
Crappy company, crappy product, sleazy websiteStrengths: None Weakness: Incompatiblity with Tivo and other network uses Not only is their product inferior and incompatible with various uses i.e. Tivo, they have the balls to mousetrap people at their website if you visit it. I thought only porno vendors engaged in this type of crap. But then, I never bought anything from a crappy company like Trendnet before. 33% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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zshen
- Jul 20, 2005
OK adapterStrengths: Easy to use Weakness: Sometimes signal weak It's only been 3 months since I bought it. This adapter is very easy to set up and use. In just a few minutes, I was ready to browse the Internet on my notebook using it. Sometimes the signal is not strong enough, which is the major drawback. 33% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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ramseymadsen
- Nov 11, 2004
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: compact and cheap Weakness: color and sliding cover seems tacky I will be using it for a netpliance i-opener and trying to hook up to a wireless hub in my house. Not to concerned about the apperance with it being hidden behind the computer. 33% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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ManWithAPlan
- Apr 9, 2010
2 Failed units out of 2!Strengths: works ok for a few days to a few weeks. Weakness: 2 out of 2 ran hot and then died Bought one at Microcenter last year for $20 (could have had a $10 rebate but got discusted and didn't bother.) Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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cjcpeter
- Jun 28, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: Great style and nice performance Weakness: Need to install the utility under some condition When I am using it in my school. I have to install the utility that come with the software CD to get a stable signal. Otherwise, it will keep searching for the strongest signal by constantly acquire ip address and never connected. It works fine with only access point at home, but works strange with multi access point/bridge with same SSID and WEP. Overall, it is still a good substitute if you can't use a PCMCIA wireless card. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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namp0723
- May 6, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: It is small so easy to keep in your pocket. It design is so nice. The driver software so easy to install. I have no problem at all. Weakness: None. I used this product for a week and love it. The signal strenght is very good have no problem at all. The price is cheap after rebate. Well designed. I recommended anyone who is looking for wireless USB adapter to give this a try. It really worth the money. I am thinking about getting another one of this. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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jimmytaps
- Apr 22, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: Small, usable in both desktop/laptop, geeky pocket clip, easy to configure, Driver and utility only takes 3.22MB (compare to over 9MB for Linksys), price Weakness: Signal Strength, only 3 yr warranty (compared to lifetime Belkin or Linksys) Great little adapter with everything you need, no xtra weight or space. Definitely recommend, although rebate hasn't come and I will edit my rating considerably if TrendNET tries to rip me off. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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neurator
- Apr 7, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: Picks up a signal well, the bundled software works good, I like the extension cable Weakness: doesn't have an add-on antenna for picking up a larger range This device was easy to install, very affordable, and a much more sensible purchase than a PCMCIA card. This will work in laptops, desktops, and though I haven't tested it yet probably in fun things like X boxes, and maybe (eventually) PDAs. Very useful tool. Maybe someday they'll make Wireless USB devices that also have built in storage, mp3 capabilities, projection screens and keyboards, etc. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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shaikeleyas
- Mar 22, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: capturing ability, easy installation, excellent strength and quality Weakness: sliding cover, I did not find any use of that sliding cover Its really a good product worth buying. Its recieving capacity is excellent and it has some beutiful features such as easy scanning, automatic channeling of the networks. Selecting a best channel for the reception, shows all the networks in your environment,Scans the best quality that fits a particular channel to recieve the data. I found this product as one the best things in th market and recommend though. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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suisui88
- Mar 11, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: Cheap, good reception signal. Weakness: Bad installation guide. Good price - $14 from buy.com after rebate. Good signal and reception once it's setup. Installation instruction is different from what I actually need to run on my PC. Fail couples of time try to detect the device and can't find the right software to install. Finally, I need to reboot my PC (Windows XP) in order to recognize the device. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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tsauenshuo
- Mar 10, 2005
TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G USB AdapterStrengths: Good reception. portable. Weakness: None It is very nice to have 802.11g standard device with this low price. The signal reception is excellent. people can go to the official website and download the latest version driver. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? TopAdvertisement  
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Worked for 4 days total, Terrible Customer Service
Strengths: It worked okay for a few days
Weakness: It failed after 4 days of moderate use, the complete LACK of customer service, and it ran REALLY hot
I purchased this as a backup to PCI wireless cards for my work. Had occasion to use it last week, where it worked okay for a few days (signal reception was far from great, but not bad either). I'd noticed that it was running REALLY hot and tried to make sure the computer was the least used and suspended when not in use. To no avail, the item died a couple of days later. I sent email to their CS about the issue, waited a few days and finally Called because of no reply. I was given attitude on the phone and finally told to take it back to the place of purchase. THEY DO NOT EVEN WARRANTY THEIR OWN PRODUCT! I can't believe that a company can exist today with such poor customer service. The couple of dollars saved over a better companies product just isn't worth it. I can not recommend Trendnet to anyone.
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