Cable Matters USB to Ethernet Adapter (USB 2.0 to Ethernet/USB to RJ45) Supporting 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network in Black

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This adapter is specially designed to support latest Dell XPS, Lattitude and Allienware series laptops, officially recommended by Dell. This USB to ethernet adapter seems to work quite well with macOS, however few users are facing problem, so Anker published a patch for mac OS.

However sometimes and USB to ethernet is the only option to connect the system to a wired network, specially with modern thin and light laptops/ ultrabooks.Though the USB to Ethernet converter chip of is not reported yet by anyone, it works just fine on all updated Mac and Windows systems, chromebooks are also in the supported device list. This adapter stands out with a sleek dark gray aluminium shell and braided wire, feels quite durable.

If there's a Thunderbolt 2 port on your Mac, then it's a good choice, the adapter is from Apple itself.As example, it's quite future proof, compatibility with Thunderbolt 3 and ability to connect the same adapter on a wide range of hardware. Just like any other RTL8153 based USB to LAN adapter, it works flawlessly on Windows 8, Windows 10, almost every Linux distribution and Android 4.

However the power adapter is only for delivering extra power to the USB ports, not for charging the host device. So, there could be significant amount of RF radiation, specially when the connecting wires not properly shielded and long. This adapter also said to be supported by Raspberry Pi Zero when using the Raspbian OS, which doesn't have any ethernet port. But latest Macbooks from 2017 has only and only Thunderbolt 3 ports, there's 4 of them on the 15" model. Such an adapter does not "convert ethernet into usb", but instead connects an (external) Ethernet adapter/port to your PC using the USB.According to most user review, Gigabit level network transfer speed is easily achieveable with this adapter. Compatibility with many devices is one of it's main highlights, like Macbooks, popular Android tablets and smartphones, and Chromebooks. So here's two shortlisted micro USB to ethernet adapter for somewhat easier ethernet connectivity on Android.

So, if you're planning to connect a USB bluetooth adapter, wireless keyboard-mouse receivers or a USB WiFi dongle, then they might not work as expected. There's few regional variant of the same adapter, but they're exactly same design from outside and inside. It depends on how many features the adapter's Ethernet controller offers – although the simplest ones can certainly just use the generic RNDIS or CDC-Ethernet stuff, many others will use their own driver to support options that CDC-Ethernet cannot express.

Port type: If there's both USB type A and type C port on your device, the you should go with a type C adapter. Here's few shortlisted USB type C adapters, should be compatible with any type C port and thunderbolt 3 ports. The adapter's built quality is quite good, a white all plastic body, much like the above Belkin adapter. This USB to Ethernet adapter works just fine on Windows 10 and Linux, no driver installation is required at all.