Value –
Value is another very subjective topic. What is expensive to some might be a deal to others. You can look at this topic in multiple ways. One is raw price and the other is what you get for the money. Each is accurate and both are correct ways to look at price/value. We tend to look at features, performance and real-property when we discuss value. However, we also take into account the raw cash cost of the item. From most e-tailers the A6200 will run you about $60 which is a very good price for the speeds you are going to get. Of course you need to have the router to support it which means that your cost to get the faster speeds will be more depending on the brand of ax router you go with.

Conclusion –
When we first saw that the NETGEAR A6200 was a USB 2.0 device we were concerned about performance. After all there is a limit to how much data you can push through a USB 2.0 port. Sadly this limit is below what 802.11ac is capable of. We were glad to see that even with that limitation you still get great performance and with fairly small price tag. If you are running Windows 8 you will want to install and use the NETGEAR Genie just to make sure you are getting the speed you are supposed to. We tried without the NETGEAR software and our performance was not as good. Now before you rush out and grab one of these remember that you need to have an 802.11ac router or access point before you can get the full benefit of the A6200. If you are going to invest in an 802.11ac network the NETGEAR A6200 USB WiFi adapter certainly would be an excellent option.

We are awarding the A6200 our Silver Key award for its combination of value and performance.

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