[Mi Box] Any experience with AX88179-based USB-to-Ethernet?

by hydraSlav

For the Mi Box 4th gen

I've seen lots of recommendation regarding ASIX AX88772-based USB-to-Ethernet dongles, cause they work (because the drivers for that are compiled into early linux kernels).

However I was looking at ASIX AX88179-based dongles ( like this ). It is USB3 which supports up to 1Gbps. I know that Mi Box only has USB2, but the USB2 can support something upto 480Mbps, whereas the *772-based dongles max out at 100Mbps. So, even though I won't get full 1Gbps from *179-based dongles, at least it would be closer to maxing out the capabilities of the USB2 port.

Does anyone have any successful, or unsuccessful experience with ASIX AX88179 and Mi Box?

pseudobacon

According to this comment it should work. I've just ordered one and will report back

Bodycount9

USB 2.0 is 250 meg max.

You can play any 4k 60fps HDR file easily with a 100 meg connection.

So unless you're doing file transfers, you are wasting your money with USB 3.0 dongles.