TP-Link TL-WN725N clones (Mercury MW150US, Fast FW150US)

	TP-Link TL-WN725N	18.6×15×7.1mm	adapter only $8.00 USD
	Mercury MW150US	18.9×14.8×6.85mm	adapter only $6.00 USD
	Fast FW150US	18.9×14.8×6.85mm	adapter only $6.00 USD

TP-Link TL-WN725N is a 150Mbps wireless-N "nano" USB adapter. As with all popular TP-Link products, variants of TL-WN725N are sold under domestic Chinese brands as Mercury MW150US and Fast FW150US. All these adapters share the same internals. Drivers and user guides in English can be downloaded from TP-Link's website. Windows 7 and above has build-in support (plug and play) for these adapters.

TL-WN725N has two hardware revisions: V1 based on Realtek rtl8188cus, and V2 based on rtl8188eu. The same versions exist for Mercury MW150US and Fast FW150US. If you get any of these adapters today, chances are that you will receive a V2 with rtl8188eu. The version doesn't really matter in Windows. But in Linux it appears that V1 is better supported, although the driver for V2 has recently become available. If your Linux distro doesn't have built-in support for rtl8188eu, you can download the driver here and compile it yourself. Users of Raspberry Pi with Rasbian may also try this binary kernel module.

Highlights

• Miniature design: 0.73x0.59x0.28in.(18.6x15x7.1mm)
• Wireless N speed up to 150Mbps
• Supports WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) Standard for better streaming of real-time data such as Video, Music, Video Chat
• Supports software-based WPS
• Supports Soft AP function for Wireless Internet Sharing
• Advanced Security: Supports 64/128 WEP, WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), supports IEEE 802.1X
• Supports Windows XP 32/64bit, Vista 32/64bit, Windows 7 32/64bit
• Supports ad-hoc and infrastructure modes
• Supports Sony PSP X-Link for lag-free online gaming for Windows XP
• Seamlessly compatible with 802.11b/g/n products