Wednesday, July 01, 2009

The n3 is here!

The n3 802.11n wireless USB adapter from Rokland just launched about 1AM EST, today, July 1st, 2009. We promised a July 1st launch date, and we made sure to deliver. A lot of people have been inquiring about the n3 based on our YouTube previews of the product, so we thought it was appropriate to begin the launch with a 45 second video spot which shows some great images of the item.

The n3 is an 802.11n standard long range WiFi adapter for use with Macs (running OS 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5), as well as PCs with Windows 2000 and later. It features an RP-SMA external antenna port, and it can clip on easily to the back of your laptop LCD. The best thing about this adapter aside from its appearance (it has a nice shiny reflective surface that matches many of today's netbooks and laptops) is the range it gets. We've got some videos on our blog from this past week showing off just what the n3 can do, so be sure to check them out!

I hope you guys have as much fun using the n3 as we did putting it together and getting it launched. We will have some more details regarding use in Linux in the coming weeks, right now for support purposes we are gearing this adapter toward Mac and PC users. While we have launched a number of Rokland branded products in the past, such as the RokAir, the RokN, and most recently the Rok500, this was by far the biggest launch we have done, and we feel this is the best product we have ever offered, both in terms of design and functionality. Please be sure to let us know what you think when you receive your item if you order one, and, if you like it, be sure to let everyone know via sites like Twitter, Digg, Facebook, and StumbleUpon. Thanks!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks pretty sweet, how does it compare to AWUS050NH Alfa?

Rokland LLC said...

We have not done a head to head test vs. the AWUS050NH yet because Alfa has discontinued version 1 and is launching a new version 2 of the same model at the end of July. So we don't have any in stock at the moment. The version 1 was about the same as the Alfa AWSU036H 500mW G adapter (some people reported G connections to be not quite as good as the AWUS036H). The n3 beat the Alfa ASWUS036H in several head to head tests we did, as you can see on our youbtube channel roklandtv or on our blog.