Very happy with my purchase so far.It was packaged properly shipped early to arrive within 3days.The item itself is exactly what I ordered. It's brand new and sealed properly and didn't seem to be tampered with. Installation was easy following the instructions. As soon as I switched on my computer, the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth was already detected and I only had to input my password to get connected. As of now, I haven't benchmarked the Wi-Fi speed, so I can't comment on that yet. I may update this review if I have other updates. As for the Bluetooth, my speakers and mouse where connected as well and worked seamlessly.

After a quick install, the WiFi seemed to work great at first - ran a few tests on my internal ne...

After a quick install, the WiFi seemed to work great at first - ran a few tests on my internal network to see if I was getting the advertised performance and things started off great. I was getting file transfer speeds between devices on my network in excess of 900 Mbps - not exactly what it claims it can do. I also ran some online tests and got a passable result of 920 Mbps to my ISP from ookla. So far so good right? Well, after about 20 minutes of use, I noticed that things slowed down dramatically. I went to check my connection status and is seemed like the device had dropped connection completely. After a minute or so, it reconnected on its own and things seemed to be smooth again. This process never stopped. The longest the card was able to remain connected to ... MoreAfter a quick install, the WiFi seemed to work great at first - ran a few tests on my internal network to see if I was getting the advertised performance and things started off great. I was getting file transfer speeds between devices on my network in excess of 900 Mbps - not exactly what it claims it can do. I also ran some online tests and got a passable result of 920 Mbps to my ISP from ookla. So far so good right? Well, after about 20 minutes of use, I noticed that things slowed down dramatically. I went to check my connection status and is seemed like the device had dropped connection completely. After a minute or so, it reconnected on its own and things seemed to be smooth again. This process never stopped. The longest the card was able to remain connected to my 5GHz network was about 33 minutes. It constantly dropped the connection, and would take about 60 to 120 seconds to reconnect. This is my first TP-Link product and has honestly sort of ruined my interest in them because of how poorly the device performed.

Didn't fit stock NZXT H510

There's two sized PCIe brackets included, which fit different cases. Neither fit stock into my NZXT H510, so I had to snap it at the divot of the larger one, and then it was a perfect fit. Instructions did not suggest this, and this certainly voids your warranty, but helpful in a pinch.Linux installation was a bit annoying, took a couple hours to work that out, but Windows worked flawlessly out of the box.

Expected more of this Wifi-6 WLAN Adapter

The Wifi-6 Tp-Link Archer AX50 Router really impressed me, by doubling my internet speed, improving my ping time and tripling my Network speed between NAS and PC. However, the Wifi-6 WLAN Adapter almost gave no increase over my 5 year old USB Fritz WLAN Stick 433Mbit/s.Not sure if my NAS and internet connection are the limiting factors... strange while other NAS users spoke about obtaining 2-3 times my transfer-speed. I might try to install the drivers again, but this time manually.Conclusion: Wifi6 router is definitely recommended, but Wifi6 networkadapter (TP Link) is not a real upgrade from AVM Fritz 433Mbit WLan stick!

So the card came in this nice packaging, and looked nice with nice and big antennas. I was happy,...

So the card came in this nice packaging, and looked nice with nice and big antennas. I was happy, and i started installing it, and oh boy did my mood change quickly. My computer doesn't have a DVD-ROM player, so i had to use my old wifi card to get it from the site, which was fine. I install the drivers, switch the wifi cards out, and restart my computer. After restarting, it connected to my wifi, but the speeds were so slow, Chrome actually thought i had no internet. So, got out my laptop, used the cd, and put the drivers on a usb stick, only to find out they were the same drivers i found online. Out of desperation, i restarted my computer and all of a sudden, it worked. The speeds are now good, and im satisfied.

The wireless is fine. I'll also never use it. I got this so I can pair a bluetooth headset when I...

The wireless is fine. I'll also never use it. I got this so I can pair a bluetooth headset when I want active noise cancellation. Otherwise, I don't mind wires. Wired ethernet is still miles ahead. So, about the bluetooth. I've seen the pain and suffering people have endured with those USB bluetooth dongles and very much wanted to avoid that fiasco. I didn't notice in the picture that tiny white plug under the heatsink. That's for one of those dinky internal USB cables. THE PCIe IS FOR THE WIFI ONLY. They expect you to fish that dinky cable around and hope you have a spare USB2 header on your motherboard. Unfortunately, those sneaky turds are usually packed in at the bottom, even assuming you have a spare (I was lucky). You know, usually behind all your expansion ... MoreThe wireless is fine. I'll also never use it. I got this so I can pair a bluetooth headset when I want active noise cancellation. Otherwise, I don't mind wires. Wired ethernet is still miles ahead. So, about the bluetooth. I've seen the pain and suffering people have endured with those USB bluetooth dongles and very much wanted to avoid that fiasco. I didn't notice in the picture that tiny white plug under the heatsink. That's for one of those dinky internal USB cables. THE PCIe IS FOR THE WIFI ONLY. They expect you to fish that dinky cable around and hope you have a spare USB2 header on your motherboard. Unfortunately, those sneaky turds are usually packed in at the bottom, even assuming you have a spare (I was lucky). You know, usually behind all your expansion cards, front panel connectors and quite possibly some coolant hard tubing (Okay, that may be my fault). Everyone knows how much of a PITA those little things are, and about 100x worse on a completed running PC. If they were so hell-bent on it being USB for some reason, why not put the USB controller on the card? Sure it might cost more, but it could actually be a lot better - no bus contention, can be sure it's a controller that behaves well, and no mucking around a motherboard with nearly microscopic cables hoping you won the motherboard jackpot and actually have a spare header to use. TL;DR - don't be fooled, the bluetooth is still USB, and a horribly annoying implementation at that. You might as well just suffer through the dongle.

This is easily the fastest, best overall performing PCIe wifi/bluetooth adapter I've ever owned. ...

This is easily the fastest, best overall performing PCIe wifi/bluetooth adapter I've ever owned. However, I was very disappointed to learn that installing this device requires an available USB 2.0 header on the motherboard, in addition to the open PCIe slot. To make this work, I had to disconnect my front panel USB 2.0 slots. Not a huge loss, but disappointing because nothing in the description of this product, or its images, indicated or showed a USB 2.0 requirement. I've seen wifi only PCIe adapters that don't require USB 2.0, but due to lack of vendor provided specs on their products, I don't know if a wifi/bluetooth adapter is possible without using a USB 2.0 header (excluding a USB dongle). Feedback welcome....

Well built and easy to install

Great WiFi card, the black heat sink is nice, doesn't ruin my builds looks. Very easy installation with all hardware included, just be sure to connect the internal USB cable for bluetooth. Both bluetooth and WiFi worked right away! I installed the drivers directly from Intel anyways.