We bought my son some noise cancelling headphones for Christmas to game with on his computer. What I didn't realize is that he didn't have Bluetooth on his gaming computer. When I found a TP-Link for this price, I didn't hesitate. I bought this Christmas morning and got it two days later. It was very easy enough for a 12 year old to install and get set up within a couple of minutes. It's nice and thin so that it doesn't stick out very far and it immediately let him connect his new headphones. He's been using it for a couple of days now and has been working really well. I'll definitely add this to my list of recommend devices. Read more
Simple, effective and inexpensive! Worked like a charm! I have a 2018 Dell desktop. Every time there is a windows update, Bluetooth quits. I'll lose my headphones, mouse and have to unplug the computer and turn it back on after 15 minutes to get them back. I don't know why I never thought of getting one of these earlier. I'm glad I did at least now. Superb and reliable connectivity. All things work. Highly recommended. Read more
Bluetooth quit on my Dell desktop after a Win 10 update.. No error notifications but nothing worked or would pair. I tried many fixes but no joy. I went into bios and disabled Bluetooth then rebooted and plugged this in. Drivers installed automatically and now have I have Bluetooth back - keyboard and mouse work again. Read more
works perfectly plug and play as described connection and range are excellent. was able to go to my mailbox wearing earbuds and didnt lose connection...well worth the price. Read more
Review date: 3-16-2025, Revision: C. I'm using it with all, very old stuff - It works good So far (connected to to USB2.0). It sounds good, despite it being SBC/AAC Bluetooth audio... Computer: HP Compaq 8000 Elete Minitower (not the small one at all). Upgraded with Samsung SSD-840-EVO-256GB system hard drive, USB3.0 via PCIe and SATA3.0 card). OS: Windows 7Pro 64b OEM up to date (really!). I have a Avantree CARA-2 BT receiver meant for car use. I'm using it on my home (AV receiver) stereo (TEAC AG-D8900, 5channel x 100Watts ) to pass the PC's music etc. Here the down side. It only supports, BT SBC and AAC. Not Apt-X or the HD version. So I went and found an audio 20Ft cable and connected it to my stereo directly, and surprisingly, I did not notice any difference. I believe, I was listening to CD quality music. This might be an issues if your an audiofile, high-end type. This It makes little difference if your listening to MP3 files, at 320kbps or less (this is the max possible for a MP3). BT SBC is maxed out at 320kbps. I went and stated a CD on my PC. I cant tell the difference between the Avantree BTDG-80-P (somewhat new ~year or so old), does Adp-X (the CD quality codec). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Review date: 1-27-2024, Revision: C. Two Stars for Laptop use. Seems to work, for some devices but not others... My setup: T500, Windows 7Pro64b. I wasn't able to make my Logitech M505 Mouse, to work with the UB500, nor my headphones. The One of the problem I'm trying to solve is, that to use anything new USB wise, I'll need to decide which I can do without, the USB/ WiFi, the USB/ Mouse, or this USB/ UB500 BT dongle? I don't do USB hubs on laptops, its a computer not an octopus... I tried to connect to my PXC-550-II. I was unable to make these work. Its a driver issue. Not sure if its sennheiser or this dongle. This happens with I add new hardware, to connect these headphones, one of the peripheral drivers doesn't load. Sennheiser, has failed to respond to my emails... I've purchased another brand dongle. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088LNPXNN This one connects to both my BT speakers and the headphones. After using TP-Links customer support without success, I've returned the UB500, as its doesn't work. Goodluck... Read more
Truly Plug and Play. Used the TP-Link 5.4 on a 10 year old laptop, that was upgraded from XP to WIN 10, and the install was seamless. I plugged the adapter into the fast (blue) USB port and it immediately download it's drivers, placed a Bluetooth icon on the task bar and gave the option to recognize the TP-link device. All this done in a few minutes, while using the options displayed after clicking on the task bar icon. Once installed, I used the TP-Link with a Bluetooth speaker at a range of 75 feet and it worked great. Highly recommend this product. Read more
A solid little Bluetooth Adapter. Works excellently and has good range for Bluetooth Audio devices. It's not too expensive or difficult to use either. I upgraded to this from my old 4.0 adapter which also lasted practically forever. I would assume the same of this one too. Read more
