Edimax 2-in-1 Wi-Fi 4 802.11n N150 & Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 4.0 PC Adapter Combo

Alexander: I bought this as a replaced for an identical Edimax 2 in 1 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth USB adapter and this replacement works way better than my old one did!

Canada on Aug 25, 2023

Edsal66: El producto como tal es excelente, pero es recomendable instalar los controladores del dispositivo y no usar el que proporciona Windows, además yo lo compre para usarlo con un Raspberry pi 2, y pues el kernel no reconoce el WiFi, por lo que habrá que recompilar el kernel con los drivers. Por eso le puse 4 estrellas

Mexico on Jan 19, 2023

Miles Raymond: This is the best thing to add to an original RPi that only has 2 USB2 ports without any wireless support, or really any older laptop computer with limited USB ports. It also functions in really old computers with USB1 ports, with much slower speeds.

Pros:
+ bluetooth AND WiFi n
+ compact size
+ simple USB
+ driver support for many older operating systems
+ automatic driver install in Win10/11
+ rtl8xxxu support in linux

Cons/improvements:
- linux support is flaky with older versions
- bluetooth limited to 4.0
- no 5GHz band WiFi support
- no bluetooth support in Mac

Note: Rasbian/RPiOS (maybe all linux?) requires removing the blacklist on the rtl8xxxx driver in order to work:
echo "" > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rtl8xxxu.conf && reboot

United States on Dec 13, 2022

Daniel LaCroix: I got this to replace a dead wi-fi radio in my laptop. As I recall all I had to do was plug it in and it showed right up in network devices. It works perfectly and the low profile makes it less likely to get caught on something. Recommend.

Canada on Nov 02, 2022

KAjuL4TeX: Windows 10 will use this baby to broadcast a wifi direct signal or bluetooth so that a Call phone with a VOIP account can make phone calls on wifi for free. The only problem Ive found with this system is that places which wish to send automated account proof messages can not use the VOIP system to get you the code. So although Wifi works as a free phone system, account verifications are apparently still not doable. This dongle has preformed very well as a way to broadcast to my ear plugs via bluetooth also. Although windows has its fair share of setup and connection inabilities in this area and I have had to switch it on and off via device manager to fix it sometimes.

Canada on Aug 26, 2021

Paul Carmona: Getting the drivers required was a challenge - but once installed it did the job - wireless is flaky at best but Bluetooth works OK - just needed it to connect a mouse. for the money it works well - just don't expect decent wifi on this unit

Australia on Aug 16, 2021

GMFrancis: Look, for under $15 bucks shipped and near 100% compatibility with Windows and Linux versions, this is an excellent value even though range isn't the best. But, that is natural since there is no large external antenna.

I will definitely rare this 5 out of 5. I work in IT and have used more than 100 of these over the last few years. Not a single failure yet. I would absolutely recommend these to someone who isn't expecting the world for $15 as an excellent, quick and easy way to add WiFi and Bluetooth to a laptop or desktop. I use drivers from the chipset manufacturer, Realtek.

United States on Feb 16, 2020

Shirley: Currently using this when the wifi card of my Surface Pro 3 broke. At first, I was skeptical, but it has actually worked fairly well. The Internet speed is acceptable (rarely any buffering when watching videos on YouTube or Netflix) and the Bluetooth connection is solid as well. Connecting to wifi is sometimes slow/doesn't connect to networks automatically, but this is a relatively minor issue for me. It also gets a little hot after a few hours, but I haven't noticed that this has affected its performance. The installation was a bit tedious, but I would recommend looking at the top comment for this device by Michael Ronayne for guidance. After following his instructions, I was able to install the device with no issues. I have had this device since April 2017 and so far (fingers crossed), this device is still working smoothly. Given the small form factor and usability, I would recommend this if you are having any wifi/bluetooth issue.

United States on May 12, 2018

MICHAEL R MYERS: I purchased this item for use with a Dell OptiPlex 745 running Windows 10. It took several steps to get it to work, however. The drivers that are included on the mini-cd that ships with the product DO NOT have Windows 10 drivers included. You must go to the edimax website and download the drivers for Windows 10. What's initially frustrating is that the 7611ULB IS NOT listed in the compatible Windows 10 hardware list on edimax's site. Only after I went searching on their downloads page did I find that version 1.0.0.3 of their software supports Windows 10.

What made the installation even more complicated was that I had to run their setup application at least three times, rebooting after each failed install, until the adapter finally lit up with the blue light indicating it had power. Connecting then to my wireless router was routine and has been reliable.

The bluetooth it offers is really nice and I was using it to transfer files to and from my cell phone. I also was playing the Google Play app on my phone and listening to it through the edimax adapter on my PC's speakers. I can also control the Play app tracks with the software on the PC. I also connected a Dell...

United States on Mar 18, 2017

Chen: Context: WiFi and Bluetooth on my Surface Pro 3 suddenly stopped working one day. Tried all kinds of methods, nothing works. Contacted Microsoft, and they said they can gave me an exchange for $450. No way. I need a USB device that gives me WiFi and Bluetooth and reasonable small.

Then I find this. It's only the size of a wireless mouse dongle and offers both WiFi and Bluetooth, no bulky antenna. It is the smallest WiFi Bluetooth 2-in-1 adapter I found. Plugging it onto my Surface Pro 3 has minimal impact on portability. (Though it takes up the only USB port Surface Pro 3 has, but this blame is on Microsoft.) It is not simple plug-and-play on Windows 10 (anniversary edition), and it does not work immediately after installing driver (requires a workaround as described [...], but it saved my Surface Pro 3 from being a useless brick. Hopefully Edimax engineers will fix the Windows 10 driver installation problem. That would make this product really awesome.

Update: I find its wifi signal not as good as Surface built-in wifi. In some places where I used to have a bit slow but usable connection before the built in wifi died, I now have very slow connection that's sometimes...

United States on Dec 13, 2016