Apple USB Ethernet Adapter

Reviews for Apple USB Ethernet Adapter

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2.5 out of 5 stars

Based on 9 reviews

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    Does job ok. Needs updating.

    • Written by from Wantage

    9 of 12 people found this useful

    Seems to work fine. Had it on the desk for 3 months with everyday use. Had a slight issue with the USB being recognised when slotted in, but not sure if that's the port on the new MBA or the adaptor. Mainly just find that USB 2.0 and 100/T is all very slow and old tech. I know that there's a 1000/T thunderbolt, but I'm using that port already.. come on apple, time for an update.

    Was this useful? Does job ok. Needs updating.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    doesnt work in china?

    • Written by from Chiavari

    11 of 20 people found this useful

    bought this from the apple store to use in china hotels, where there is mostly ethernet cable connection, not wireless. however it didnt work, not in any of the 4 hotels i tried. i kept getting the message that i was not connected to the internet. dont know if this is a particular problem with china, or i got a bum connector.

    Was this useful? doesnt work in china?

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    A very poor standard.

    • Written by from London

    27 of 27 people found this useful

    I never normally review products but I think it's important for this item as apple desperately need to do something about the quality. Mine broke 3 weeks after I got it and I am not careless with my products. It was a hardware problem too, which really surprised me - I could actually here the wires moving inside the plastic. I hope apple can improve these soon as it has made me consider switching products as I can now empathise with the complaints that say apple is 'locked in'.

    Was this useful? A very poor standard.

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Disgraceful price and stops working in a few months

    • Written by from Oakwood

    36 of 37 people found this useful

    Like previous reviews it stopped working after a few months!
    I am very gentle and careful with all my electronic items! There is no visible wear or anything like that, just all of a sudden I just couldn't get internet anymore. For the price it really doesn't last - Apple needs to sort this out as they obviously are not built for the long run! Going to pursue getting my money back!

    Was this useful? Disgraceful price and stops working in a few months

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Poor Quality, Seems to overheat and stop working.

    • Written by from Dublin

    20 of 23 people found this useful

    As previous comments have stated.
    Stopped working after around 2 months, Seems to have over heated and fried itself.

    Was this useful? Poor Quality, Seems to overheat and stop working.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Terrible quality

    • Written by from Waterville

    59 of 67 people found this useful

    Stopped working 2 months after buying it. Definitely not made for everyday use. Pick it up if you are really desperate for an ethernet connection for a short period of time.

    Was this useful? Terrible quality

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Stopped Working after a couple of months

    • Written by from Wien

    52 of 61 people found this useful

    Like the title says, after a few months it just stopped working.

    Was this useful? Stopped Working after a couple of months

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Plug in and away, excellent!

    • Written by from Stoke on Trent

    17 of 22 people found this useful

    I've just purchased one of these for my late 2008 MacBook Air that only has one USB port.
    I've plugged the adapter into my Belkin powered hub and it works great, I can access my other Mac on the network a lot faster.

    Was this useful? Plug in and away, excellent!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Awesome tiny thing :-P

    • Written by from Kongens Lyngby

    10 of 16 people found this useful

    I have a friend who visits me a lot,
    and now he can connect to the internet through my iMac! Success :-P
    .. AND, my friend's computer is a PC!
    It took some minutes to get it working, i don't know if this is required,
    but try setting this, if it doesn't work after 3 minutes:
    "System Preferences/Sharing/Internet Sharing", and enable it.

    It could be made more easy, with a little software in the adapter.
    So it can work faster and easier, user friendly.
    That was my only little thing, everything seems to work as it should.
    (Remember it uses the same ethernet connector,
    same net = slower at, example: both computers streaming)

    Was this useful? Awesome tiny thing :-P

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