Panda Wireless® PAU0A AC600 Dual Band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) Wireless AC USB Adapter - Win 7/8/10/11, Zorin, Mint, Ubuntu, MX Linux, Manjaro, Fedora, Rocky, Kali Linux and Raspbian

Worked immediately on my Linux Lenovo laptop, plug-and-play. (I bought this after the Linux kernel stopped supporting the PCI Wireless that's inside my laptop.) The form factor is really small and convenient. The only downside is that since there is no antenna, the range probably isn't as good as some larger models that have a long antenna attached. It works fine for most situations for me.

Are you tired of slow internet speeds and poor connectivity on your desktop or laptop? Look no further than the Panda Wireless® PAU0A AC600 Dual Band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) Wireless AC USB Adapter.Upon receiving the product, I was impressed with its compact size and easy-to-use design. Installation was a breeze - simply plug the adapter into your USB port and follow the quick setup guide. In just a few minutes, I was up and running with lightning-fast internet speeds and improved connectivity.The adapter's dual-band technology is a game-changer, allowing for seamless switching between the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands depending on your internet needs. Whether you're streaming movies, gaming, or just browsing the web, the PAU0A AC600 delivers reliable and fast performance every time.In addition to its impressive performance, the adapter also boasts excellent range. Even when I was several rooms away from my router, I experienced little to no lag or drop in internet speed. This is especially impressive given the compact size of the adapter.Overall, I would highly recommend the Panda Wireless® PAU0A AC600 Dual Band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) Wireless AC USB Adapter to anyone looking to improve their internet speeds and connectivity on their desktop or laptop. Its compact size, dual-band technology, and excellent range make it a top-performing and reliable choice.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS works out of the box, plug and play, no driver build needed. Immediately recognized within seconds could connect. Highly recommend...will take some time on quality and stability and repost but using on second floor of house, RAX29 Nighthawk is on first floor. 80 Mb/sec download could be better but this is likely ranging and power issue. Homelab PC without wifi built in so I just wanted to add wifi usb without hassle. The Panda has Mediatek chipset...important! Most of the other USB Wifi that work / don't work on Linux need driver building which is ok but not for novice to try and also chipset implementation and driver release which is so hit and miss because Realtek chipset is terrible. No development on this. Commits on Github and although fine driver...meh...I just want the thing to work and not go down the rabbit hole to config. I sent back two TP-Link to get here.

Works out of the box, no configuration needed in Linux

DOES NOT WORK ON CHROMEBOOK/CHROMEBOX. Mfr was happy to tell me how to open my computer, void the warranty, then plug in the WIFI dongle.... but I wouldn't call that "compatible". That's all just a waste of my time.

When I received the package I inserted the CD which came with the dongle, and nothing. I clicked on a bunch of launch and .exe files within my file manager and nothing happened. I then turned to the printed install instructions which were dated 2017 and I was terribly confused and uncertain what to do. I then scoured the user manual and discovered that it told me, as an Ubuntu User, to consult my Linux manual. I then read other reviews and how others with more Linux knowledge than me used their terminals to enter commands to download and install the correct drivers and get the dongle to talk to Linux. I tried entering a few commands but got nowhere. I then watched a couple dated youtube videos and was just as lost. Finally, I emailed the company directly and told them I use the latest version of Ubuntu, at the time: 22.04.4 LTS, and gave them a description of my 7 year old computer's configuration including processor, RAM, and memory, and within a very short span of time I received a reply that read,"The Panda PAU0A adapter works out of the box on Ubuntu 22.04 and you don't need to install any driver for it.Just insert Panda into a good USB port on your computer, click the wireless icon in the task bar, select your network and enter your network password to connect Panda to your network."I did exactly that and voila, it worked like a charm. I wrote Panda back and urged them to include a cheap 2024 insert in their packaging which states exactly that for Ubuntu and other machines with the latest versions installed which truly allow for plug-n-play without having to resort to the Terminal and a bunch of command lines in esoteric Linux language.The speed and range are good to very good, and for the price, it's a great value.

Works on my raspberry pi zero 2 w. It is plug and play and I did not have to install any drivers. I am on os version bookworm.I used the Raspberry Pi Imager from the raspberry pi website which asked me for the wifi password while writing to the sd card. Once I booted my pi and plugged this wifi adapter.I rannmclito see the devices. I saw wlan0 was the default and my wifi adapter was wlan1Then I rannmcli con showand saw preconfigured was assigned to wlan0. This is where the credentials are stored, not sure.To change to wlan1, runnmcli connection modify preconfigured connection.interface-name wlan1and then runsudo rebootto restart and when your pi boots up, it should use the wifi adapter.