
It's small, it's reversible, and it's been known to cause its fair share of consumer confusion.
Type-C: The newest, oval-shaped USB standard. Mini and Micro USB: Unidirectional and typically used on smaller or mobile devices. Type-B: The mostly square connection often seen on larger peripherals like printers and USB docking stations. Type-A: The thin rectangular connection is famous for two things, being the most widely used USB type and for always being upside down the first time you try to plug it in. Over the past 25 years, USB has come in a handful of connection types: The Universal Serial Bus, or USB, set out to make connecters more, well, universal. They were packed with teeth, and you never had the cable you needed. View network adapters or view Bluetooth adapters to browse a range of connectivity enhancing devices.If you were using computers before USB, you'll remember some pretty big serial connectors. Our huge range of computer accessories includes a variety of different adapters. And if you’re looking for a stable Ethernet connection rather than WiFi, check out the UE300 USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Universal Adapter from TP-Link. Our wireless adapters come in a variety of shapes and sizes, including USB 3.0 compatible models like the Linksys WUSB6300-EJ USB Wireless Adapter. It's compatible with dual band wireless too, so you can connect to either band emitted from your router. Impressive data speeds make a wireless adapter like the Archer T2U an ideal upgrade to the built-in wireless card of your laptop, and can result in less buffering and interrupted connections when streaming media.
With up to 600 Mbps transfer speeds and Windows compatibility, you'll be able to improve the wireless connectivity of a variety of PCs. Simply plug the adapter into your USB 2.0 connector and make the most of any AC router.
Luckily, we stock an extensive choice of wireless adapters that provide a simple solution.Įven if your laptop’s already equipped with WiFi, wireless adapters like the TP-Link Archer T2U USB Wireless Adapter can effortlessly upgrade your WiFi performance. As we become more dependent on internet access to stay in touch with work and friends via email and messaging apps, the prospect of finding yourself without it can be problematic. Access to wireless broadband is an increasingly important part of our day-to-day lives.