Recommended for Windows - not for recent Linux

First attempt: After tuck he was immediately recognized (driver rtl8192cu loaded), but my Fritz box was not in the list of detected access points. Problem: Channels 12 and 13 do not work because the stick with US region running - despite "option cfg80211 ieee80211_regdom = DE" and "iw reg set DE". At other WLAN Stick from Conrad (with Ralink chipset) goes with these settings.

Second attempt: drivers from the Realtek website downloaded. The driver does not compile for kernel version 3.11. (Also available on the Realtek website: only to kernel 3.9)

Third attempt: installed with ndiswrapper the Windows XP 32-bit drivers from the supplied CD. Loaded immediately and my router was on the list. However, joining takes a long time. Disappointment: Download speeds of 40kB / s instead of 4MB / s (although "iwconfig wlan0" a bit Vonn smooth 300 Mb / s indicates). For web pages, you can sit and watch the pictures build. This is consistent with the other reviews about poor reception are here to read more.

Conclusion: Linux is not really recommended. Windows I have not tested.

Edit:
I have now tested the stick times with Windows 7 64bit. As the world looks very different. The driver installation went smoothly. The router appears in the list. Connect no problem. The signal strength ranges between 90% and 100%, mostly at 100%, as the signal quality. Download speeds of 4MB / s are achieved stable. The router is located in the next room, separated by a wall. For such a cute piece of hardware quite well.

Who but an explicit WLAN Stick for Linux searches for which there remains the conclusion that one because of the driver situation with sticks have a different chipset (eg Ralink) is better served. I have two other sticks with the same tried Realtek chipset, and also had the problem with channel 12 and 13, and ran even with ndiswrapper (then but with better download speeds), which is not the best solution.

I have adjusted my rating. The hardware itself is not to blame for the drivers support Linux. One should be careful just what hardware you should fit for Linux.