D-Link AX1800, 2.4GHz/5GHz WLAN, USB-A 3.0 [Stecker]

The D-Link DWA-X1850 is the first Wi-Fi 6 USB adapter. It extends 2.4GHz range, but doesn't deliver breakthrough peak speeds.

Whatever way you look at it, the D-Link DWA-X1850 is a genuinely groundbreaking piece of kit. Arriving in a fantastically petite (though perhaps still a little big for some) truly plug and play form, as soon as you appreciate what it can do, you can understand the arguably higher price point it features compared with 802.11a/n/ac adapters on the market. First announced way back at the start of the year by D-Link at CES 2021, the DWA-X1850 has been in final development for quite a while and despite this, in that time no other brands have brought out a similar product. So, D-Link has genuinely cracked a very unique place in the market with the DWA-X1850 WiFi 6 USB Dongle and may well have demolished one of the last barriers between users making the switch to 802.11ax. There is further testing afoot here on NASCompares (ranging from Mac support, NAS support and can the device be converted in a USB-C port for more portable use. But until these usage scenarios have been ironed out and conformed/denied, the DWA-X1850 stands as an unbeatable device right now and an enormously more convenient alternative to messing with PCIe cards. HIGH marks from me!