Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands for deals, including promoted items.
Heads up, this deal has expired. Want to create a deal alert for this item?
expired Posted by jk6812 | Staff • Jan 23, 2025
expired Posted by jk6812 | Staff • Jan 23, 2025

TP-Link Nano USB Bluetooth 5.0/5.3 Network Dongle Adapter

$9.65

$15

35% off
Amazon
52 Comments 21,603 Views
Visit Amazon
Good Deal
Save
Share
Deal Details
Amazon has TP-Link Nano USB Bluetooth 5.0/5.3 Network Dongle Adapter (UB500) on sale for $9.67. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.

Thanks to Deal Hunter jk6812 for finding this deal

Note, product must be sold/shipped by Amazon

About the Product
  • Bluetooth 5.3+ EDR
  • Nano Design
  • Plug/Play
  • Backward Compatible w/ Bluetooth (v. 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3, 4, 4.2)

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • About the Deal
    • This adapter turns non-Bluetooth PC, desktop or laptop devices into Bluetooth capable
    • Product is eligible for 30-day refund/replacement w/ purchase
    • Offer valid while pricing/supplies last
    • Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more
    • If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available

Original Post

Written by jk6812 | Staff
Product Info
Community Notes
About the Poster
Deal Details
Product Info
Community Notes
About the Poster
Amazon has TP-Link Nano USB Bluetooth 5.0/5.3 Network Dongle Adapter (UB500) on sale for $9.67. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.

Thanks to Deal Hunter jk6812 for finding this deal

Note, product must be sold/shipped by Amazon

About the Product
  • Bluetooth 5.3+ EDR
  • Nano Design
  • Plug/Play
  • Backward Compatible w/ Bluetooth (v. 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3, 4, 4.2)

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • About the Deal
    • This adapter turns non-Bluetooth PC, desktop or laptop devices into Bluetooth capable
    • Product is eligible for 30-day refund/replacement w/ purchase
    • Offer valid while pricing/supplies last
    • Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more
    • If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available

Original Post

Written by jk6812 | Staff

Community Voting

Deal Score
+29
Good Deal
Visit Amazon

Price Intelligence

Model: BLUETOOTH 5.0 NANO USB ADAPTER

Deal History 

Sale Price
Slickdeal
  • $NaN
  • Today

Current Prices

Sort: Lowest to Highest | Last Updated 5/3/2025, 09:21 PM
Sold By Sale Price
Dell Home & Home Office$19.99
Amazon$9.49
Leave a Comment
To participate in the comments, please log in.

Top Comments

One of the PSVR2 PC controller approved devices.
Great deal, but as a reminder - TP Link (routers in particular) may be banned by the US Govt for national security reasons. Great price, but I just don't think I'd trust much of anything computer or network related from TP Link at this point. You can argue this poses less of a potential security risk, but I think you're crazy if you buy a TP Link router at this point.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog...on-devices
Eh. You can get generic (which TP-Link is effectively) Bluetooth 5.1 adapters for under $1 shipped on eBay. If you absolutely need 5.3 support, maybe a decent deal. But if you're just using it for headphones or a joystick, I feel like the money could be better spent elsewhere.

52 Comments

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Jan 23, 2025
736 Posts
Joined Nov 2014
Jan 23, 2025
warre2m
Jan 23, 2025
736 Posts

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank warre2m

One of the PSVR2 PC controller approved devices.
3
1
Pro
Expert
This user is an Expert in Home & Home Improvement
Jan 23, 2025
5,058 Posts
Joined Feb 2019
Jan 23, 2025
GimmeYoTots
Jan 23, 2025
Pro
Expert
This user is an Expert in Home & Home Improvement
5,058 Posts

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank GimmeYoTots

Great deal, but as a reminder - TP Link (routers in particular) may be banned by the US Govt for national security reasons. Great price, but I just don't think I'd trust much of anything computer or network related from TP Link at this point. You can argue this poses less of a potential security risk, but I think you're crazy if you buy a TP Link router at this point.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog...on-devices
Last edited by GimmeYoTots January 23, 2025 at 09:21 AM.
2
14
Jan 23, 2025
782 Posts
Joined Jun 2018
Jan 23, 2025
JasonStern
Jan 23, 2025
782 Posts
Eh. You can get generic (which TP-Link is effectively) Bluetooth 5.1 adapters for under $1 shipped on eBay. If you absolutely need 5.3 support, maybe a decent deal. But if you're just using it for headphones or a joystick, I feel like the money could be better spent elsewhere.
1
Jan 23, 2025
361 Posts
Joined Aug 2013
Jan 23, 2025
DrOmango
Jan 23, 2025
361 Posts
If you get a generic Bluetooth you run the risk of having to finding the drivers to recognize that device. With TP link is just plug and play and already recognized as a Windows compatibility device
1
Pro
Jan 23, 2025
4,497 Posts
Joined Aug 2008
Jan 23, 2025
foxfai
Pro
Jan 23, 2025
4,497 Posts
Quote from JasonStern :
Eh. You can get generic (which TP-Link is effectively) Bluetooth 5.1 adapters for under $1 shipped on eBay. If you absolutely need 5.3 support, maybe a decent deal. But if you're just using it for headphones or a joystick, I feel like the money could be better spent elsewhere.
Nvm, ya found some on ebay for a buck. Not sure how those really works.... USB 2.0
Last edited by foxfai January 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM.
Jan 23, 2025
8,655 Posts
Joined Dec 2014
Jan 23, 2025
LEOMHK1.0
Jan 23, 2025
8,655 Posts
Quote from JasonStern :
Eh. You can get generic (which TP-Link is effectively) Bluetooth 5.1 adapters for under $1 shipped on eBay. If you absolutely need 5.3 support, maybe a decent deal. But if you're just using it for headphones or a joystick, I feel like the money could be better spent elsewhere.
Yeah.... you could get a $1 Bluetooth adapter shipped..... BUT 9 times out of ten it'll be a piece of .....
I bought a USB hub for $3 bucks and it will only work with only ONE item being inserted. If I insert two or three it gets jammed and none will work !
Jan 23, 2025
68 Posts
Joined Dec 2016
Jan 23, 2025
390997171
Jan 23, 2025
68 Posts
Quote from GimmeYoTots :
Great deal, but as a reminder - TP Link (routers in particular) may be banned by the US Govt for national security reasons. Great price, but I just don't think I'd trust much of anything computer or network related from TP Link at this point. You can argue this poses less of a potential security risk, but I think you're crazy if you buy a TP Link router at this point.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog...on-devices
Same as Tiktok.
1
5

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Jan 23, 2025
21 Posts
Joined Aug 2022
Jan 23, 2025
SplendidFuel6542
Jan 23, 2025
21 Posts
Quote from JasonStern :
Eh. You can get generic (which TP-Link is effectively) Bluetooth 5.1 adapters for under $1 shipped on eBay. If you absolutely need 5.3 support, maybe a decent deal. But if you're just using it for headphones or a joystick, I feel like the money could be better spent elsewhere.
$9, are you serious? Big Grin
Jan 23, 2025
782 Posts
Joined Jun 2018
Jan 23, 2025
JasonStern
Jan 23, 2025
782 Posts
Quote from SplendidFuel6542 :
$9, are you serious?
There are certainly advantages to Bluetooth 5.3 - specifically bandwidth and power usage related. But if you're just streaming audio, connecting a joystick, connecting to an OBD2 code reader, etc., odds are they don't support Bluetooth 5.3. And even if they do, the extra bandwidth isn't going to be meaningful.

Now, if you transfer videos over Bluetooth, you would see some efficiency gains. But still nothing compared to just plugging in a USB cable directly.
1
Jan 23, 2025
1,554 Posts
Joined Aug 2006
Jan 23, 2025
dhodson
Jan 23, 2025
1,554 Posts
Quote from warre2m :
One of the PSVR2 PC controller approved devices.
So besides psvr2 is there any other ps5 benefit and how does it benefit the psvr2?
Jan 24, 2025
1,137 Posts
Joined May 2015
Jan 24, 2025
ThriceQ
Jan 24, 2025
1,137 Posts
Quote from JasonStern :
Eh. You can get generic (which TP-Link is effectively) Bluetooth 5.1 adapters for under $1 shipped on eBay. If you absolutely need 5.3 support, maybe a decent deal. But if you're just using it for headphones or a joystick, I feel like the money could be better spent elsewhere.
Where
Jan 24, 2025
585 Posts
Joined Apr 2012
Jan 24, 2025
theon105
Jan 24, 2025
585 Posts

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank theon105

Quote from GimmeYoTots :
Great deal, but as a reminder - TP Link (routers in particular) may be banned by the US Govt for national security reasons. Great price, but I just don't think I'd trust much of anything computer or network related from TP Link at this point. You can argue this poses less of a potential security risk, but I think you're crazy if you buy a TP Link router at this point.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog...on-devices [malwarebytes.com]
There has been 0 evidence of any malicious actions by TP-Link. There's also no evidence that the vulnerabilities in their router were intentional.
Pretty much every brand of routers and networking equipment have had vulnerabilities and continue to have vulnerabilities in their products.

Even the article you linked says this:
"But that argument doesn't make sense since many of those routers were malware-infected NetGear and Cisco SOHO devices..."
1
1
Pro
Expert
This user is an Expert in Home & Home Improvement
Jan 24, 2025
5,058 Posts
Joined Feb 2019
Jan 24, 2025
GimmeYoTots
Jan 24, 2025
Pro
Expert
This user is an Expert in Home & Home Improvement
5,058 Posts
Quote from theon105 :
There has been 0 evidence of any malicious actions by TP-Link. There's also no evidence that the vulnerabilities in their router were intentional.
Pretty much every brand of routers and networking equipment have had vulnerabilities and continue to have vulnerabilities in their products.

Even the article you linked says this:
"But that argument doesn't make sense since many of those routers were malware-infected NetGear and Cisco SOHO devices..."
Do you really believe that? Zero evidence?

Quote :
Why is TP-Link under investigation?

Sources told the Journal that TP-Link routers, which are manufactured in China, are routinely shipped with security flaws and that the company has resisted engaging with security researchers when those flaws are identified.

In October, Microsoft released its own analysis that found that TP-Link routers made up most of the compromised devices in a Chinese "password spraying" hack, referring to the attack as "nation-state threat actor activity."
https://www.cnet.com/home/interne...onnection/
3
Jan 24, 2025
566 Posts
Joined Nov 2013
Jan 24, 2025
Pinako
Jan 24, 2025
566 Posts
Quote from GimmeYoTots :
Great deal, but as a reminder - TP Link (routers in particular) may be banned by the US Govt for national security reasons. Great price, but I just don't think I'd trust much of anything computer or network related from TP Link at this point. You can argue this poses less of a potential security risk, but I think you're crazy if you buy a TP Link router at this point.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog...on-devices
Well, at this point, you'd have to ask yourself, would you rather have US-flavored spyware or china-flavored spyware.

I don't know. But either way it's included for free. Super-slick.
6

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Jan 24, 2025
93 Posts
Joined May 2024
Jan 24, 2025
GreenFang473
Jan 24, 2025
93 Posts
Quote from GimmeYoTots :
Great deal, but as a reminder - TP Link (routers in particular) may be banned by the US Govt for national security reasons. Great price, but I just don't think I'd trust much of anything computer or network related from TP Link at this point. You can argue this poses less of a potential security risk, but I think you're crazy if you buy a TP Link router at this point.https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog...on-devices
They found China-made circuit boards on network equipment had chips the size of a grain of sand which allowed backdoors. DJI caught sending data back to China. I'm pretty sure all their stuff has backdoors hidden and TP Link is a small example.
3

Popular Deals

View All

Trending Deals

View All