TP-Link USB Bluetooth Adapter for PC, Bluetooth 5.0/5.3 Dongle Receiver, Plug and Play, Nano Design, EDR & BLE, Supports Windows 11/10/8.1/7 for Desktop, Laptop, PS5/PS4/Xbox Controller (UB500)

I ditched Microsoft and switched to Linux several months ago... and it's great to know that this Bluetooth adapter works out of the box with ZERO setup. I plugged it into a powered USB hub, turned on the computer running Kubuntu 25.04, and paired my headset. Works perfectly! This is a fantastic option for those of us who don't have a computer with a built-in Bluetooth adapter and don't want to tinker around inside the case, installing one. Highly Recommended!

Really great. My motherboard's built-in Bluetooth kept cutting in and out with my Bose headset. Once I received this and used it, I had no problem. Just make sure you have the correct driver, but Windows 11 sorts that out for you.The headphones would cut in and out while sitting next to my PC with an AORUS motherboard while literally sitting next to my desktop 2 feet away. With this I could walk to the kitchen and even out to the mailbox and still get a solid audio connection.Highly recommended.

Runs great on old hardware - System:Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.0.4 base: UbuntuMachine:Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: U56E v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>Mobo: ASUSTeK model: U56E v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required>UEFI: American Megatrends v: U56E.208 date: 07/26/2011Info: dual core model: Intel Core i5-2430M bits: 64Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics vendor: ASUSTeKDevice-2: IMC Networks UVC VGA Webcam driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/slanesubuntu1~24.04.1 glx-v: 1.4Device-3: Intel Intel Centrino Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150 driver: N/A type: USB rev: 2.0speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-1.1:3 chip-ID: 8087:07d6 class-ID: 0000Bluetooth:Device-1: TP-Link Bluetooth USB Adapter driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/slanes: 1 bus-ID: 2-1.2:3 chip-ID: 2357:0604 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>Hub-4: 2-1:2 info: Intel Integrated Rate Matching Hub ports: 6 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/slanes: 1 chip-ID: 8087:0024 class-ID: 0900Device-1: 2-1.2:3 info: TP-Link Bluetooth USB Adapter type: bluetooth driver: btusbinterfaces: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 500mA chip-ID: 2357:0604 class-ID: e001serial: <filter>Memory: total: 6 GiB

It works out of the box with Linux Mint 22.1 and probably Ubuntu tgat it is based on out of the boxsith no drivers. However, system reports speeds only 12Mbs which means it dies not use advance features of modern Bluetooth. So do not expect features of 5.3 until Linux development starts working on them. Other thsn that you can pair it with single device like keyboard, trackpad or mice. I have not tried ot it with headphones, but I assume it should work even at that low speed. What TP-Link supports is one thing and what specific OS supports or alliows is another. Everything depends on chipset used by manufacturer. This one has basic support for advanced chipset. If manufacturer used drivers on hardware tgat could make it universal and did not require specific OS like Windows or installation of drivers by manufacturer I would give it five stars. I would give it five also if it had drivers for all mainstream operating systems and not only Windows. It is time torcognize tgat even AMD supports Linux as Linux desktops make to mainstram slowly.

Works for PSVR2, signal went from 50% with on-board Bluetooth to 97 - 100% signal. You have to remember that anything you paired with the on-board Bluetooth, you have to unpair FIRST. Then insert this tp-link USB thing and then pair again the devices (the Bluetooth functionality will be working through the tp-link USB dongle now).If you do not unpair the devices first, before inserting the tp-link USB device, you will probably have trouble deleting the paired devices in Windows and have to mess with Device Manager, disable the tp-link, then restart PC, then enable the on-board Bluetooth, unlink devices, then insert tp-link USB then pair devices again.

Ever since I got my computer, my Intel Bluetooth card has been nothing but problems. I experienced connection issues daily, my Logitech mouse would lose its connection every few hours. Finally the thing just died and lost all Bluetooth connections and never worked again. I ordered this device with same day shipping and literally within hours it arrived and my computer was fixed instantly. Truly plug and play, I disabled the defective Intel Bluetooth card in Device Manager and plugged this in. All my Bluetooth devices reconnected automatically and I have had zero issues since! Works flawlessly!

great and it doesn't malfunction, it really is plug and play. So small you can barely even noticed its hooked up to anything. Compatible with windows 10 and 11!

worked good and has a good range, little time setting up and had to download drivers from tplink. got this for windows 8 so for so good, will get one for older windows 10