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This review is targetted at Linux users - I'm not using this with Windows. Firstly this is a true Ralink chipset - the USD ids "148f:5370 Ralink RT5370" and works out of the box with Raspberry Pi. Drivers (rt2800usb) are already part of Raspberry Pi or other linux distributions. Some other cheaper USB nano wifi dongles (like the LB Link) use non-mainline drivers that you have to pull from github or elsewhere which is a PITA or use the RealTek 88xxx chipsets. This wifi chipset supports monitor mode but you should turn OFF power mgnt to ensure you don't get dropped/unstable connections. auto wlan0 allow-hotplug wlan0 iface wlan0 inet static ... wireless-power off As for build and longevity - too early to say but it's not bad for 4GBP delivered (UK stock) - the blue LED that flashes on wifi activity is hidden in the plastic so harder to see but it's ok. Importantly, this is the same chipset in the more expensive TP-Links found on Amazon.Read full review
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Work straight away with raspian and volumio on a raspberry pi B
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