Product DescriptionThe dual band N technology in the DWA-160 supports selectable 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless signals. This allows you to check e-mail and browse the Internet using the 2.4GHz band or stream HD movies and other media on the 5GHz band. The 5GHz wireless band is the best technology available for wirelessly streaming HD videos across your network. It achieves this by operating in a clear wireless band to help avoid interference that may slow down and limit the range of current wireless technologies like 802.11g*. The DWA-160 is also backward compatible to 802.11g, which means it can be used in existing 802.11g networks.
The D-Link Xtreme N Dual Band USB Adapter DWA-160 is the latest addition to the award-winning Xtreme N product family. The DWA-160 is designed for users looking to get a reliable wireless connection that can handle High-Definition (HD) video streams throughout the house. This is achieved by using the DWA-160 together with a draft 802.11n dual band router (D-Link DIR-855 or DGL-4500 recommended).
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Rating: - Horrible Product
I brought this adaptor in October and it has been nothing but garbage. I literaly have my router (DIR-855) in next room about 20' away I live in a two bedroom ranch one level and I hardly get signal above 50% (mostly 20 - 30%) on 2.4ghz and 5% or less on 5ghz band. I constantly get disconnected from router because of signal loss. The adaptor just up and died yesterday. I got to admit I have tried Linksys (WRT-610) and D-Link (DIR-855) dual band routers and their performance is highly overrated. I ... Read More
Rating: - Not up to my expectations
I have upgraded my network to the N draft standard and all of my components are d-link. I am very happy with their performance - I have a dir-655 router, Xtreme N PCI Express Desktop Adapter for my PC and a Xtreme N Duo High-Definition MediaBridge for my devices in the media center (PS3, DVR, etc). (I switched from previously using linksys N products which had terrible performance.) I purchased the DWA-160 USB adapter for my laptop and it is a huge disappointment. The reception and performance are ... Read More
Rating: - D-Link DWA -160 Review...
The D-Link DWA-160 isn't really a bad product, however, the range is terrible. I use it about 20 feet from my wireless router and I can barely get 3 bars. the sad part is, the wireless router is also a top of the line D-link router (DGL-4500). All I can say is that it works but, keep in mind, if your using it further than 20 feet and you don't have a range booster, you may not get max performance.
Rating: - Software Not Ready For Prime-Time
Let me start off by saying that I replaced my D-Link DIR-655 router with this DIR-825 (firmware 1.2) and combined it with a D-Link DWA-160 USB Adapter RevB1 (software 2.2). I really wanted to like this router combo, but there are too many issues with the 5GHZ portion to recommend this as of now. The signal strength on the 5GHZ portion is only about 1/2 that of the 2.4. At about 10 feet, I could copy a media file at about 14 Mps on 5GHZ. At about 40 feet with a story in-between, it then drops to about ... Read More
Rating: - It works with Vista 64
I originally bought the xtreme wireless n desktop card, and then I read a butt load of negative reviews saying that it was going to crash my vista. I just got a brand new gateway fx computer so I wasn't going to take any chances. I returned it before installing it and picked this up. So far it works great with my new machine. I didn't even need to download any special drivers. Just the install disk worked fine. If you go to the vista compatibility website, they confirm it is vista compatible. Now I'm ... Read More
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Electronics : D-Link DWA-160 Xtreme N Duo Dualband Draft 802.11n USB Adapter
- Horrible Product
- Not up to my expectations
- D-Link DWA -160 Review...
- It works with Vista 64