By Ki Grinsing

TL-WN822N and TL-WN722N are two of Wireless High Gain USB Adapters by TP-Link

Overview

Normally a laptop with built-in Wi-Fi adapter have better signal reception compared with the external Wi-Fi adapter such as wireless USB adapter. In some cases, a traditional Wi-Fi adapter has built-in internal antenna with Omni-directional which broadcast the signal in all directions. But with hi gain wireless USB adapter, the antenna is not internal type but the external with better gain and reception.

However, not all desktop computers are equipped with Wi-Fi adapters, except brand new computers that are now equipped with Wi-Fi adapter particularly those all-in-one computer models. If you must add a Wifi adapter, then the most practical type is wireless USB adapter. In addition to easy installation no need to open the computer casing, USB can be removed easily for troubleshooting purposes.

TP-link with Atheros-based chip

TP-Link is popular with its Atheros technology-based chip for robust and reliable Wi-Fi performance introduces some types of hi gain wireless USB adapter including the following:

TL-WN822N TP-Link Wireless Hi Gain USB Adapter

TL-WN822N is a 300Mbps USB adapter – the high gain wireless adapter delivering high speeds which is ideal for streaming video, online gaming, or internet VoIP.

Is not designed like the wireless USB similar to flash disk form, the USB is designed slightly different with its sweet with her two antenna can be folded 180 degrees. But if it is used in laptop, it may seem rather big and with its USB long cable looks untidy.

You can connect to your existing wireless N300 based router for optimum data rate throughput such as TP-LINK Wireless N Gigabit Router TL-WR1043ND or TP-Link TL-WR841ND 300Mbps Wireless N Router.

Main features:

• Powered by the latest 802.11n technology and is backward compatible with 802.11b/g
• Dual external antennas for better signal strength compared with internal antennas
• Support QSS button – a similar as WPS feature for easy secure connection
• It supports both Ad-Hoc (for peer-to-peer) and infrastructure
• Supports Sony PSP X-link for online gaming for Windows XP

Cons:

• It doesn’t support dual band technology for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands.

The average customer rating in Amazon is good enough, 4.1 out of 5 stars. With a good rating of this product as well as the affordability, you may have a try if you require USB adapter for your desktops or laptops.

Click here for detail manufacturer description and specs.

TP-LINK TL-WN722N Wireless High Gain USB Adapter

Unlike TL-WN822N which is powered by N300 technology, the TL-WN722N is powered by the N150 technology. It uses the Align TM 1-stream Atheros technology providing better wireless signal compared with wireless legacy technology (see also Atheros wireless adapters). In addition, the adapter is equipped with 4dBi detachable antenna compared with traditional internal antenna (which is 2dBi gain) to boost the signal range and speed.

For most USB adapters packaged like a flash disk, this model comes with a rather long antenna you can adjust to get a better signal reception. The level of users satisfaction is very nice with average customer ratings 4.2 out of 5 stars. And the number of those give 5 star ratings as much as almost 7 times more than those give one star rating. It’s a good product worth to try.

Main additional features:

• Supports both Ad-Hoc and infrastructure
• WPS feature for easy secure wireless connection
• Supports Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
• Includes a stylist USB cradle for flexible deployment

Cons:

• It doesn’t support dual band technology for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands.

Connect to any wireless routers with N150 technology such as Medialink N150 wireless router – the best seller #1 in Amazon for router category.

Click here for detail manufacturer description and specs TL-WN722N.