• Reviews around speed (3.61 of 5)

    Plugable USB 3.0 to Ethernet Gigabit 10/100/1000 LAN Network Adapter (ASIX AX88179 chipset Compatible With Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, XP, Linux, OS X/macOS, Switch Game Console, Chrome OS)

    • Speed was fast,
    • The speed was noticeably faster than the wifi I had previously been using at work and everything looked good
    • However, when I switched over to the USB2 port, I found the speed to be just fine
    • Ethernet used to freeze occasionally with old 100MB port, this device has the speed needed to work properly
    • This offers better speeds than the Nintendo brand product (from my personal experience), and is a far cheaper option
    • This works well but occasionally it only detects as USB 2.0, limiting speeds
    • This adapter delivers excellent speed, limited only by my router and gigabit network switch.
    • Improved transfer speeds between my older 100Gigabit laptop to my NAS from
    • My slow 11 Megabytes transfer speed prior to using this item dropped to 4.5 Megabytes transfer speed with this unit attached.
    • Very pleased with this adapter and plan to order another one for 'just in case' as there is NO WAY I'm going back to the days of the slower internet speed
    • Example: i was paying my cable provider for speeds of 200 Mbps but i was only getting 98 Mbps because the Ethernet port on my computer was outdated (top speeds 10/100
    • Pre-loaded the driver off the Plugable Technologies website without issue, plugged and played as soon as it arrived - great speed with my FIOS.
    • Fast speeds on Nintendo Switch.
    • It has provided faster speed using the internet.
    • Intermittent operation and speeds.
    • Good speed and connection
    • I get top notch speed with this, the same speed as my regular PCI Express Ethernet card inside the computer
    • So, I bought this adapter and it definitely helped improve the speeds
    • Great speeds
    • Also works with Ubuntu Linux (that box has USB2 and a bit oddly the best speed I got was 90 MBits, it reported as a 100MBit network)
    • Great speed.
    • Works great with top speeds thanks to USB 3.0 and Gigabit Ethernet
    • Could have used my Wi-Fi connectivity but this gives me over twice as fast speed - checked it on my provider's speed test!
    • ( It was a SAD speed, not memorable at all.
    • Once installed, it worked with USB 3.0 speeds
    • I get great connected speeds with it and have had no technical problems at all
    • Greatly improves the speed of older computers to download updates and other information.
    • It makes a big difference having an Ethernet connection vs wifi for the best internet speed.
    • Reliable gigabit speed, works great on Windows 8.
    • Very fast, good build construction, no disconnects, full 1 gb/s speed.
    • and now I have a good high speed connection
    • However, after many hours of seeking out USB power management tweaks, driver updates, I cannot trust the device to provide excellent network speeds for more than thirty-minutes.
    • You have it up and running in a very small amount of time and it delivers rock solid speeds.
    • Recently went back to cable, due to their fast internet speeds...
    • Helped improve my wife's desktop speeds as mentioned.
    • Pick you up one today & enjoy better speeds than wireless while at home or wherever;
    • Upload and download speeds were fast and the adapter performed well
    • Fantastic enet speeds and performance with my Microsoft Surface Pro 2 between three offices
    • Had issues getting my high speed up above 100MBPS
    • works very good; but living in a condo, but in the afternoon the wireless traffic in the area really picks up & of course slows down a bit; Hooked it up about a week ago in the afternoon, & I did not see much difference in speed; by the next Morning, it really starting picking up the speed & after a couple of days it really got super quick for my Chromebook and it is constantly quick regardless of the time of the day; Just plug & play on the Chromebook; & hey guys, for less than $20 bucks this is a steal; I picked up the USB 3.0 Model since it is backward compatible since I will use on my next unit; Go Ahead;
    • it didnt slow my speed down at all
    • My laptop only has a fast-ethernet jack, so my speeds were limited to 100 Mbps
    • Good speeds on 2.0 and 3.0 ports although I can't really compare it to my previous Apple Ethernet adapter since that one will not play nice with my Windows 8 PC
    • This adapter delivers excellent speed, limited only by my router and gigabit network switch.
    • Good speed.
    • I can now enjoy Gbps speeds on my older machine.
    • So I bought this Plugable adapter and now the laptop is up and running online at super-fast speed again, within a minute of when I opened the package!
    • The speeds on my switch are slower than if I was using wireless
    • Before the upgrade, I was getting a lousy 10mbps speed on onboard lan
    • Excellent speed.
    • It worked perfectly and now I can connect directly to the modem for faster speeds
    • My motherboard's embedded Ethernet card does not support speeds over 10 Mbps
    • Much more reliable and consistent speeds compared to wireless.
    • Does not seem to be limiting the speed of data transmission
    • Overall speed is good on USB2 and great on USB3.
    • Works perfectly, getting great speeds when plugged in.
    • It pretty much had the same connection speed as my WiFi connection (802.11ac), it was a little less than 1 MB/s slower.
    • Once that was figured out, it was very quick to install and has given me back Ethernet on a Mac with a broken E-port
    • Once that was figured out, it was very quick to install and has given me back Ethernet on a Mac with a broken E-port