WAVLINK USB C to Ethernet Adapter 2.5Gbps with 95W PD, 2500Mbps USB-C to RJ45 Network Converter (USB4, Thunderbolt 3/4/5 Compatible), Aluminum Case for Windows, Mac OS, iPad OS and More.

I plan to buy one more of these after seeing the results to get the other wired PC in the house up to a 2.5 connection. These work just as good as my desktop with a PCIE 10GB adapter (connected at 2.5Gb at the router as well). I have a 1Gb fiber plan, and these results are the same as on my desktop and tend to hit around 1200/1200 consistently. I just installed one on my media server/Hyper-V tinkering machine that is on 24/7 so that will be another good test of reliability and true throughput. I just used the USB-A connector (the ports are USB 3 on the machine) and no issues, there is a single USB-C but I wanted to keep it opened for future use. I have had another one on a mini-PC that I use for working from the house, no connection drops even being on it for hours.Do I really need 2.5Gb? I mean, probably not, but also because I can, and why not? The router I have will do it and I also like knowing I'm really getting my full potential out of my current fiber internet plan, and gives me room to grow later if I decide to and it isn't breaking the bank to do it.I did what someone else in the reviews suggested and grabbed the Realtek USB FE / GBE / 2.5G / 5G Ethernet Family Controller Software driver and installed it before connecting the adapter. Seems like that was the right call using this driver and thanks for mentioning it.I guess I will see how these hold up, they seem well build and it is nice they can use both USB-A and USB-C with the adapter that is attached to it. I have had some load put on the one I already have and it felt like it won't have any overheating issues.Update 4-19-25: Everything is still going good, I have started running Linux again lately and backing away from Windows where I can. I'm currently running the latest Linux Mint with a couple of these and they required nothing extra and just worked right from the start.

Great Product. Excellent support staff. Easy to install. I would recommend you read the instructions and download the latest drivers. Seems to work a little faster than the driver windows found.

Great adapter, easy to setup, plug and play, super fast speeds, does not get too hot, get price, and fast deleivery, works on both my mac and pc

Has advertised showed up properly thank you

Update: I ran a google search and determined I needed to load the latest realTek drivers. I also went into the advanced settings a set the EEE to 2.5 Gps. Much faster 2.0 down and 2.4 up. I changed my rating to 5 stars. Evidently the original issue is a Windowns problem!I tried this on multiple computers using USB A and C with a 2.5 Gbs connection. The best I could get was 500 Mbs. My laptop that has built in WiFi 6E with my NetGear ORBI 960 was much faster 1.5 Gbs. This acts like a 1 Gbs dongle and nothing more.

This ethernet adapter works perfectly. It does what it creates said it will do.

This is built solid, has good specs and looks nice, but that's where the "pros" end. Does it connect at 2.5gb? It says so in Windows, sure - but when I do a speedtest, it shows a horrific number for my setup. I have a 2.5gb switch it's plugged into, and a 2.5gb router with 2gb fiber internet. From my desktop (with an internal NIC) I see 2gb up/down.This device is plugged into my son's laptop with a USB C 3.2 gen 1 port and it shows a ridiculously slow download number (barely 500mb) but then turns around and has ~1.5gb upload speed? We updated the drivers to no avail - it just doesn't work. I wish I had kept the box so I could return it but I'm outside the window on that one. He actually gets better numbers on WiFi!I'd say maybe it's an anomaly, but I bought another 2.5gb USB hub made by the same company and it too, doesn't work well at all. In fact, I had to return the first one because the ethernet didn't work on it either! The second one got similar results to this one, not good at all.I would shy away from this and look to a different brand entirely. You might pay a little more but it'll be worth it.

This item works great. Here is a little bit of back story in case I can help somebody else.I ordered AT&T Fiber Internet service for my home, and bought the 2.5 GB speed. I was really confused because it wasn't any better than the Spectrum service I had before. I had just bought a new laptop back in August. 2024 and I was on the phone with Dell support for a couple of hours trying to figure this out. I am using a Dell docking station with a max link speed of 8.1 GB, yet my laptop was stopping at 1.0 GB. Even though my laptop does not have an Ethernet port per se, that was the max speed I could get.I ordered this adapter, but I was afraid that the laptop being maxed at 1.0 GB would cancel out the adapter. But luckily, this adapter came with a new driver. I installed the driver first, then plugged in the adapter. I'm now getting 2.4 GB on my laptop. This adapter was a great find!