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his is USB Vendor-ID 0x0B95, Product-ID 0x1780, Asix AX88178 hardware. Drivers available for LoseDoze XP, Vista, & 7, CE, Fruity Mac, Linux at Asix web site:

http://www.asix.com.tw

Top side cover snaps to bottom.

This is basically the same device as MP5345 in a new package.

PROS: Cheap, fully functional 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet adapter

CONS: USB 2.0 sucks for real bandwidth needs, never can get close to 1000Mbps for ethernet much less "high-speed" USB 480Mbps, but is still better than "fast" 100Mbps ethernet.

Should have used AX88178A with integrated PHY to reduce cost, or better yet AX88179 for USB 3.0.

simple device. seems to work as intended. tested on an older intel mac mini running snow leopard. a driver must be installed for OS X. driver CD supports older OS versions. otherwise look online for ASIX AX88178.

as of this writing, this chip is supported by the manufacturer. they have windows, Linux, and OS X drivers, at this URL http://www.asix.com.tw/products.php?op=pItemdetail&PItemID=8471100&PLine=71

i ran a load test on the network interface using "netstrain", compiled for OS X and was able to achieve approximately 320 megabits per second through this USB/ethernet adapter on my gigabit network. not bad considering USB 2.0 has a pretty high overhead. this adapter performs well.

while this adapter is something of a bottleneck on my gigabit LAN, it's not a problem for the applications this computer is used for - email, web surfing and streaming movies from netflix. as it is, the adapter far outperforms my DSL internet service (and my WIFI.)

i did choose this adapter because of the price and felt everything i've gotten from monoprice so far seems to work (mostly cables, that are decently built as well.) the motivation for getting this was so that i could disable the WIFI network connection on the mac mini (to cut down on microwave emissions inside my house.) this mac mini has a built in ethernet port, but that failed some time ago. this adapater thus provided a good alternative to a costly repair of the mini.

build quality seems OK, considering how cheap most things are made these days. the USB plug seems solid, it's cable secure, the adapter housing is shiny black plastic, and my CAT-5 ethernet cable snaps in normally, as expected. i don't expect any mechanical problems and to help that, i provide my own strain relief to the connections.

it's lasted a month so far. the mac mini locked up once and within a few hours of adding this device, but i was not able to determine the root cause. the system has been stable since then, so i would say i recommend this adapter.

PROS: - works on OS X 10.6.
- driver CD included, for windows and OS X up through 10.5.
- for OS X 10.6 - 10.8, driver must be downloaded.
- Linux and windows supported as well.
- seems to provide about the maximum bandwidth that can be attained when using USB 2.0.
- features two LEDs, one for connection status and another indicating traffic.

CONS: none so far

I bought this after a previous reviewer mentioned that it was natively compatible with Mac OS 10.9. I use it with a Macbook Air (Core i7, 2011) and a Macbook Pro Retina 15 Inch (Core i7, 2012), both running 10.9.1. I plugged it in and in about 30 seconds it showed up in the Network Preferences as "USB Gigabit Ethernet".

I tested speed by transferring files to and from i5 Windows 8 machine with built-in gigabit ethernet. On the Macbook air I averaged 30MB/Sec and on the Macbook Retina I averaged 35MB/Sec. For sake of comparison, using Apple's Thunderbolt gigabit adapter I was able to get an average of 90MB/Sec with the Macbook Retina, but only 12MB/Sec using 802.11n.

Since this adapter is only USB 2.0 there is no way it could ever saturate a gigabit connection. Even still, it's much faster and more reliable than most 802.11a/b/g/n wifi connections.

I would recommend this to anyone who want a cheap ethernet adapter for their Macintosh computer. You can use it on you mac and still have it compatible with other operating systems you may use (which Apple's USB adapter is not).



PROS: It works out of the box with Mac OS 10.9.1 (Mavericks), no additional drivers required.

The USB lead is long enough so it doesn't block other USB ports.

Has separate activity light and link status light.

Cheaper, faster and more compatible than Apple's own USB Ethernet dongle.

CONS: Higher CPU utilization than other solutions (Thunderbolt, built-in or Wi-Fi).

Throughput maxes out at between 30 and 35 megabytes per second, only 30% of 1000BT ethernet maximum.

Gets pretty hot under sustained use.

Much larger than Apple's own USB Ethernet dongle.

I plugged it into a Linux box running Ubuntu 14.04. It came up as eth1 and did its job. I spent longer cutting it out of the package than getting it to work.

Works well on Android devices. The drivers appear to be native to the Android OS. Tested on Nexus 7 with Kit Kat and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 with Jelly Bean.

PROS: The Monoprice 9467 gigabit connector works with Android Jelly Bean 4.1 OS and is plug and play with a micro usb to female USB adapter or, in the case of the older Samsung tablets, a 30 pin Samsung to female USB adapter. However, if you have a newer Android OS, then you may need to root the device. This is not the fault of Monoprice, Google has tightened up the permissions on the newer Android OS's.

CONS: Cons are really related to Google's permission tightening in OS's newer than Jelly Bean and the inability for the users to control permissions without rooting the device. I could not think of any cons for the Monoprice itself.

I dual boot a 2014 Macbook Pro with OSX Yosemite and Win 7 Pro. Both OSs had no problem finding the driver online so I didn't even need the included CD. I'm a sysadmin for a large campus and always have my computer with me and am very mobile. It's nice to have a gigabit adapter that I can just throw in my pocket. It also comes in handy when I'm having trouble diagnosing network connections and need a quick Ethernet adapter. I only wish the body was a bit smaller and the cable a bit shorter. I carry a lot of gear so space is a commodity.

PROS: Works in OSX and Win 7, gigabit, installs without included driver CD,

CONS: I wish it was a bit smaller.

This is USB Vendor-ID 0x0B95, Product-ID 0x1780, Asix AX88178 hardware. Drivers available for LoseDoze XP, Vista, & 7, CE, Fruity Mac, Linux at Asix web site:

http://www.asix.com.tw

Top side cover snaps to bottom.

PROS: Cheap, fully functional 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet adapter

CONS: USB 2.0 sucks for real bandwidth needs, never can get close to 1000Mbps for ethernet much less "high-speed" USB 480Mbps, but is still better than "fast" 100Mbps ethernet.

It is as easy as plug and play. I bought this because the onboard GB port went defective.

PROS: Solid build quality

CONS: For some reason, my connection is only 100Mbps. This is hooked up to a GB switch.

for the occasional wired network connections, this adapter does a great job.

PROS: works with macbook air

CONS: none

I bought a handful of these to replace some very cheap Chinese USB ethernet adapters. These Monoprice adapters came right up on our MacBook airs running both Yosemite and Mavericks. They didn't need any drivers or other configuration. I have found Macs to be finicky about generic ethernet adapters, so I was happy to find these natively supported. It is also nice that they can be left on the end of an ethernet cable and either Mac's or PC can use them.

PROS: Native support on Macbook Air running both Mavericks and Yosemite.

Native support on Windows 7 on Dell 7440.

Good price.



CONS: A little bigger than other dongles

I opened the box and plugged it in: it didn't work. So i read the included manual and installed the driver. It worked perfectly after that. I saw the driver was from 2009 so I ran Windows 7's auto-update. Windows found me a 2012 driver on the net.
I intend to use this for my Surface Pro (not yet received so can't test this adapter yet) for fast connection, where available, since the Surface Pro doesn't have an ethernet port but does have an USB port.

PROS: * Works as advertized: gigabit network
* indicator lights are easy to see
* box is easy to open

CONS: * not a plug & play
* included driver was from 2009

works so far without any problems.
bur one if you need one.

I have a Dell I7 laptop that has USB3.0 ports but only a 100Mbs LAN port. This adapter more than doubled my network throughput in a "real world" MS Access application environment. VERY happy!

PROS: Excellent throughput for the price!

CONS: None

These adapters have been amazing for our workplace. We work across Macs, PCs, and Bootcamped machines regularly, and these adapters work flawlessly with all of them. Even for older computers drivers are easy to find and we can still use them. They are fast and highly reliable, we run live show control systems through them on a regular basis and have no issues with MIDI, DMX, ArtNet, or anything else.

PROS: Plug and Play on Mac

Plug and Play on newer PC's

Drivers are easy to find

High Speed

CONS: They're so good, we buy too many of them

Works as advertised and a great price. Just buy it!

PROS: Slick fast ethernet adapter for newest slim machines (MacBook Air for me) with no ethernet port. Plug and play. Mac did not need any drivers.

CONS: None

The device was plug and play - no additional drivers needed. Excellent performance at much less cost than the Mac offering.

PROS: The adaptor immediately connected me to my home network, using my MacBook Air running OS X 10.9.2. A great bargain !!

CONS: None that I see

Got this for my MacBook Air, just plugged it in and got online with no problem, no drivers to install. Works on my home networks and hotel networks.

It work as it should with the stated specs. "Would recommend this to a friend." *thumbs up*

PROS: Almost* plug and play, I mentioned almost because you need to install the driver from the CD first. I didn't tried hooking it up with the existing ethernet connection (to automatically fetch the necessary driver.)

CONS: A bit on the bulky side but that is okay for me.

I use on my MBA running OSX 10.9 and it's great!



I get about 35 Mbps on WiFi and it jumps to 87 Mbps with this bad boy plugged in.



Despite what others say on here, the device IS plug and play. It came with a disk, so I was worried for a sec, since discs are useless and obsolete for my MBA. But it was not necessary. I plugged it in, had to wait about 30 seconds, then I instantly had a connection.

Love it!

PROS: Perfect!

CONS: None

I'm using this with my surface pro 2. It works wonderfully.

PROS: It works great.

CONS: It is a little on the large size. I used a similar product for mac which was quite small.

Will not work with 8.1...tried everything........Sent back to you......Person from Chat was wrong....Sorry !

Works great with Win10 Acer laptop. Plugged in, no drivers needed, achieved same transfer speed as my desktop over gigabit internal network to NAS.


PROS: Works with WIn10 with no external drivers needed.

CONS: Not USB3. But I'm not sure that would have provided much advantage since NAS write speed is limiting factor

It worked without any effort for me (osx 10.9.2).
Just plugged it in.
It's a little big and the lights flash (the are on top). A different placement may have been better.

PROS: works

CONS: big
flashing lights

Got it working with my Retina MacBook Pro. Hasn't failed me yet!

PROS: Plug and play

CONS: None.

happy with this unit

PROS: Works instantly, no hassle at all, nothing to download or install. Detected by Mac as "USB Gigabit Ethernet". I'm running OS X 10.8.3. Also works when plugged into a USB hub.


CONS: none

Bought these for our Dell Venue Pro 8 tablets. Wasn't sure they would work with the microUSB due to power issues, but it works great with the micro to full size USB adapter.

PROS: Worked out of the box, no drivers needed for Windows 8.1.

Reasonably priced

CONS: None that I've seen

I received this product a week ago and it works flawlessly on my Asus Transformer Prime (Android) tablet!!

PROS: No power adapter required.

Supports Gigabit internet.

Works with Android.

Needed to replace a bad ethernet port on a client's computer motherboard, but the system was a "slim" type, and could not find PCI ethernet cards at a reasonable price/capability mix. I actually bought TWO of these, and kept one for myself and used the other to fix the client's PC. Because I actually had a working ethernet connection, Windows 7 FOUND the drivers online, not requiring the CD at all. I know that's an oddball case, like asking someone to e-mail the support desk when the issue is with their e-mail. :) But, I digress...

For the client's PC with the broken network card, I copied the drivers from the CD to the PC and ran the setup software. Then, once connected, the ethernet adapter was found and configured. All is well. Having the original drivers/setup on the PC as opposed to requiring the CD will make things easier if I ever have to troubleshoot.

Side note - this client location had wireless capability already [the PC had no wireless card but there was a wireless router in range]. But, since I was already using wired devices connected to a wireless BRIDGE, and THAT was talking to the router, I decided to keep the ethernet connection the same. I see no ill effects from this.

PROS: Easy setup
Works just as good as onboard ethernet
Works with android tablet pcs and Windows tablets which do not have ethernet.

CONS: None that I can see, except maybe the slightly high price. But a satisfied client is worth it.

Excellent deal for what it is! I would definitely recommend this product to someone else in my situation (MacBook Air, but needs a wired ethernet connection from time to time)

PROS: Plug and Play with MacBook Air
Super fast
Allows me to connect to my office's Microsoft Server
Bargain

CONS: Slightly bulky? Really nothing to complain about

Plugged this into both my mid-2011 iMac and my mid-2012 MacBook Air, and both showed the adapter immediately in the Network system preference. Haven't yet connected to any wired networks (thankfully haven't had the need to do so yet) but I can imagine that performance should be flawless based on the immediate detection of the adapter by my Macs. Only a few little gripes: it would be nice if the adapter were a little smaller (Apple's is about half the volume) and the cable a little shorter and a USB passthrough would be nice, as my MacBook Air does have a limited number of USB ports.

PROS: Driverless on Macs running OS X Yosemite. Gigabit ethernet. Less expensive than similar adapters.

CONS: Larger than similar adapters. Cable is a little long. No USB passthrough.

I bought this to hook into my office's wired server. Much faster than the Desktop PC they originally set me up with, so the Ethernet/USB conversion is certainly not slowing me down. Able to quickly and easily access the server (which runs Microsoft).

PROS: Plug n' Play
Fast

Similar to what others have reported, it was plug and play for me. And there was no fiddling with Network Preferences. At first, I was apprehensive that it was a USB 2.0 adapter but considering I spend most of my activities on the wireless side, that hitch disappeared when I measured the throughput from 5GHz wireless vs USB 2.0/Gigabit wired... the adapter had a higher throughput in my networking environments. Not as high as the built-in Gig port but enough of a bump where I can say "it doesn't matter in my usage".

PROS: Plug and Play with OS X 10.8.3

CONS: None

Not really plug and play on the Mac. Running MacBook Air 10.7.5. Apparently the driver is on a CD ROM included in the package. MBA don't include CD ROM so had to go find a machine with a drive to install the drivers.

PROS: It works

CONS: Not plug and play
Had to go find CD ROM to install drivers
Kind of ugly and bulky

4/5

PROS: This worked great with my Lenovo Yoga with Windows 8. I was on wifi when I first connected the adapter and Windows 8 automatically downloaded the right drivers.

CONS: I was hoping this would work with the built-in drivers for my Surface RT as well, but it didn't. Which means it just doesn't work with Windows RT at all. Also, it is bigger than I was anticipating. It isn't terrible, but it certainly isn't svelte.

On Windows it required manual installation of the drivers from here:
http://www.asix.com.tw/download.php?sub=driverdetail&PItemID=84

Once installed it was able to push past 100 mbps on a USB 2.0 port, so well done. That's what it claims to do.

I bought it hoping that it would be able to do the same with my Wii U, but it cannot. The Wii U does not even detect the adapter, much less push past 100 mbps.

The official MonoPrice Wii U adapter is limited to 100 mbps.

PROS: Works as advertised

CONS: Not compatible with Wii U