StarTech.com USB 3.0 to Gigabit Network Adapter - Silver - Sleek Aluminum Design for MacBook, Chromebook or Tablet - Native Driver Support (USB31000SA)

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StarTech.com USB 3.0 to Gigabit Network Adapter - Silver - Sleek Aluminum Design for MacBook, Chromebook or Tablet - Native Driver Support (USB31000SA)

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Add a Gigabit Ethernet port to your MacBook or Chromebook or tablet
USB Ethernet NIC network adapter with silver finish in sleek aluminum design
Native driver support (Window / Mac / Chrome OS)
USB network adapter with Realtek RTL8153 chip
USB powered for easy portability

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Mac and PC Compatible :) Worked as expected. Not sure why devices include disks anymore? Most current laptops don't have drives in them. My MacBook Air and Dell XPS don't even have an ethernet port on it, which lead to the purchase. It's just as easy to download the drivers from the website. No need to add more junk to our landfills. StarTech is the only choice for products in this realm. 5Will Not Install under Windows 10This seems to be an old product as its documentation only mentions compatibility for Windows XP, 7, 8 and 8.1 and the driver install software is on a DVD. It will not install out-of-the-box on Windows 10, there is no mention in the ad that it is not compatible with Windows 10 out-of-the-box; Windows 10 does not recognize the device and will not assign it an IP address. I purchased two of this item and the result was the same with both on multiple PC's.A Windows 10 driver is available on ASIX's website (the device has no manufacture information on it but Windows does recognize it as an ASIX AX88179 USB 3.0 to Ethernet device. The driver download, however does not self install. The average user will not likely have the knowledge (or desire) to go into the C:\Windows\System32 folder in order to manually install the driver and all its modules. Mistakes in that folder can result in...reinstalling Windows 10.I didn't want to spend my afternoon and evening troubleshooting a $23.00 component. I just wanted to install a Plug-n-Play device and move on with the day. That didn't work out so I will move on to another product. I will return the items.1Yes it works well, AND out performs OEM hardware.I purchased this USB 3.0 ethernet adapter because my laptop only had 10/100mbps capability. I am very glad I did. Works perfectly and I have 1gbps fiber internet that now I can use to its full potential. Download speeds with the StarTech adapter are amazing, I am in the high 900's all day long. No drops, no disconnects, no issues at all. Plug it in, windows installed the driver automatically and I was off to the races. I highly recommend this to anyone who has a slow built in adapter in a laptop or desktop. I have another laptop that has 10/100/1000 built in and this device out performs the OEM hardware. Absolutely glad I found this.5Its FAST Went from 40 something Mbs to 114 Mbs on my network attached server . Switched from an older adaptor that claimed to work with usb 3.0 but never really gave the speed. This just works and doubles your speed but be sure to use cat5e or 6 cables and a gigabit switch and router. 5Easy to install and has worked perfectlyThe built in Ethernet adapter on my almost 10-year old Lenovo ThinkPad W700 get fried by lightning a couple years ago. Fortunately, the Wi-Fi adapter was not damaged, so I still had Internet and network connectivity, but at Wi-Fi speeds. That was not at problem until the W700 was replaced about 18 months ago by a Lenovo ThinkPad P71 and the Lenovo W700 was moved upstairs. Our house has a metal roof and the Wi-Fi throughput is significantly degraded in that area of our house.Not a big problem for Internet usage but moving large files, doing backups, or syncing files between the two-system using our LAN became painfully slow. So much so that I started using the old 'sneaker net' approach and began moving files and data back and forth with thumb drives. My W700 is from the days before USB 3.0 and only has native USB 2.0 ports. USB 2.0 thumb drives is certainly faster than weak Wi-Fi but still relatively slow, and always cumbersome.The first thing I did was obtain a StarTech USB 3.0 ExpressCard. The USB 3.0 ExpressCard has worked perfectly. Having one USB 3.0 port means I can use USB 3.0 Thumb drives. USB 3.0 connectivity at both ends of the LAN made moving larger amounts of data faster but I still had the hassle of physically carrying thumb drives back and forth, and up and down stairs, between the two Lenovo systems. I tried a USB 2.0 ethernet adapter, but speeds were about the same as Wi-Fi.Then I tried the StarTech USB 3.0 Ethernet adapter plugged into the StarTech USB 3.0 ExpressCard. I had no idea if this would work and crossed my fingers as I rebooted Windows 10. And work it did, and very well I might add. Now I can once again move large blocks of data such as 200 or 300 15mb-18mb photo files between my two Lenovo laptops in a minute or less. And one of my backup strategies of syncing files between the two systems is now much quicker.5If you have an ultrabook without ethernet, you need this!Despite the fact that my laptop, a Fujitsu Lifebook U904 has a ethernet port built in, a feat for a ultrabook, I didn't want to risk breaking it. It's one of those slide out and pop open gizmos that seems like it would break, then cost a fortune to fix. I'd much rather carry around a dongle than risk breaking anything.Initially, when I began researching USB to ethernet adapters, I found many of them suffered from poor performance, either slow transfer rates, despite "gigabit" connectivity, overheating, and an overall sense of unreliability. From that, I knew I wanted a few things:1. a USB 3.0 adapter, to achieve gigabit2. an adapter sold or supported by (or warrantied by, really) a reputable company3. something with it's own processor, so it's not sapping off mine.I'm unsure if you've ever heard of StarTech... basically they sell cables for specialized uses. Maybe you need a HDMI to USB cable, for example, they'd likely have it. They're very good at what they do, and I knew this would be a good product just by the brand name.I've used it now for a few months, on a regular basis, and have had zero issue. It's actually saved me a few times, when I needed to do some advanced troubleshooting, packet sniffing, or bridging connections. It gets warm, but not hot. Transfer speeds are consistent, even over USB 2 (where you'll only get 100 meg, or I do, anyway).The only fault I find in it is the StarTech website. It's somewhat difficult finding the proper drivers for this model. There are a few variations of it. So be sure to look at the packaging or the little sticker on the back when you go to update drivers. You may end up with the wrong ones.5Nothing to write home aboutLet me start by saying that this isn't all StarTech's fault. The ethernet IC they chose; the ASIX - AX88179 is the problem. Don't get me wrong, it works, however only in the most basic interpretation. I only blame StarTech for being less than forthcoming about their product in the specification sheet. For example, they claim that it supports jumbo frames. While the adapter does support 2k and 4k frames, the AX88179 chip is limited to a max of 4k, not the 9k standard for a jumbo frame. They also state that it will support IEEE 802.1q VLAN tagging. However, it only supports a single VLAN, making that feature almost useless. If all I needed was access to one VLAN, I could do that at the network switch level and not spend the extra time searching for a USB NIC that supports it.Otherwise, the device works but doesn't stand out from the crowd of USB NICs. It ins't even fast enough to justify USB 3.3The best and fastest I have foundRecently got ethernet throughout the house, to get more out of the gigabit fiber service, and found it worked better on some PCs than others, with laptops more a challenge than desktops. This particular adapter did what no other ethernet-to-USB -Adapters did (and I tried about 4 or5 brands): Not only did it give me well over 900 MBPS on my low-end laptop (where other brand adapters could only get in the 300s), it way outperformed the actual ethernet port in my fairly new Dell laptop from work. Well worth the few extra dollars compared to similar-looking adapters.5Beats buying a new motherboard.With Windows 10, I just plugged it into a USB3.0 socket, plugged in the Ethernet cable into it, turned the computer on, shortly after the boot the 2 lights lit on the unit. Internet Icon was activated on taskbar screen. Have internet, checked the speed; 90MPS down, 26 upload. Was getting 25MPS down, 20up with the USB2 and the WI-FI. The Ethernet circuit on this motherboard stopped working, I've then got a new MB, but I used it in another computer. The StarTech came with a installation CD, but Win 10 was ready for it and I didn't have to use it. I've never had a Ethernet circuit on a MB go before. So if your Ethernet on your Motherboard goes, and WIFI is too slow for you, this is the way to go.5GreatWorks with the Nintendo Switch!4Has worked great for several years now This thing has been working flawlessly for several years now. Keep in mind that you will not get full gigabit bandwidth compared to a built-it adapter, but it is still fast enough for most purposes. 5Not good for Labs (GNS3 to Real Hardware)I bought this with the intention of connecting my virtual network environment to my real hardware for lab purposes. For the most part, it seems to work for normal stuff like connecting your computer to an Ethernet cable for inernet connectivity.The problem arise when trying to connect virtual and real lab environments. I have experienced flapping interfaces between my virtual router and physical layer 3 switch. I have tried numerous configurations and routing protocols, but the flapping interfaces remains.I won't let that fact ding this review too much. I am sure that for most people who aren't doing networking labs, this is just fine. That said, if you wan't a NIC for your lab, then you may want to explore options.3Awesome! Just as good as my on-board port.I purchased this because the Ethernet port on my Samsung NP700Z7C laptop broke. (The plastic flap that holds in the cable snapped off.)I am pulling just over 100MB/s transfer (usb 3.0 port and gigabit connection)to and from my file server...just as good as my onboard Ethernet port. There are many options in the drivers settings in device manager. But only supports Jumbo frames of 4K. The led indicator lights are molded into the front of the port itself. The actual port is plastic, but has a ring of metal on the outer inside of the port. Cable clicks in securely.I have tested this device in both windows 7 and Windows 8 and it performs well. The drivers were automatically installed via Windows upon plugging in the adapter. (As with any device, You need to be already connected to the internet(wifi etc) for Windows to search and auto download the driver, otherwise it will fail to install).Really good product.5

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