Question 1

I have a good laptop, except for the WiFi speed, it's limited to 150Mbps, and it has USB 2.0 ports on it. So would this be a good item for my laptop?

Accepted Answer

It would be a good item yes, but keep in mind 150Mbps is pretty fast, as well as the fact that you are only going to go as fast as the network you're connected to.  The fastest Internet speed currently available in the United States can get as high as 120Mbps from what I've seen. My speed is currently an average of 45Mbps and that is plenty fast. So again, all depends on what router you have, the network you're connected to and so on.  Hope that helps.

Question 2

support for windows 10?

Accepted Answer

Netgear claims support, though all they did was change the text next to the exact same old Windows 8 driver. It worked for me with some fiddling, but it isn't perfect support and there hasn't been an update.

Question 3

When will they revise the drivers so I don't have to manually unplug and replug the adapter every time I reboot my computer...known issue for mnths...

Accepted Answer

Try rolling software back to 1.0.0.18 , and then go to control Panel and under Devices and Printers right click on the A6200. Select Properties, select Hardware, Properties, Power Management, un-check - allow this computer to turn device to save power...... See if that works for you.....

Question 4

Can I use a 10 foot or so USB extension to get the Netgear closer to my router?

Accepted Answer

using a 10 foot cable on a wireless adapter is not a clever fix. It will reduce your throughput drastically. There is a reason why netgear only provides a rather short usb cable with their adapter. the longer the usb cable the less sense it makes to by and expensive high speed wireless adapter, since your limiting your speed through the cable length. you might wanna consider repositioning your router instead, this makes much more sense because you can use a gigabit cable with long length that wont reduce speed at all. Or going for a full wired connection through your house instead.

ASIN	B008HO9D7M
Best Sellers Rank	#1,083 in USB Computer Network Adapters
Brand	NETGEAR
Color	Old Version
Compatible Devices	Desktop, Laptop
Compatible Operating System Family	MacOS, Windows
Customer Reviews	3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars (469)
Data Link Protocol	USB
Data Transfer Rate	1750 megabytes_per_second
Global Trade Identification Number	10606449087809
Hardware Interface	USB
Item Weight	6.72 ounces
Manufacturer	Netgear Inc
Mfr Part Number	A6200-100NAS
Minimum Required Operating System Version	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Windows 1
Model Number	A6200-100NAS
Number of Items	1
Number of Packs	1
UPC	606449087802 606449087826
Unit Count	1 Count

Netgear A6200-100NAS WiFi USB 2.0 Adapter - AC Dual Band

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