The Vodafone K5161z is a mobile broadband dongle that you can plug into a laptop’s USB-A port to get it connected to a 4G network, so this is ideal when there’s no Wi-Fi available.
The Vodafone K5161z is a similar size and shape to a USB stick, coming in at just 93.8 x 28.6 x 13.5mm and 28.2g, so it takes up almost no space at all, making it easy to carry with you, and ensuring you can get online wherever you are – as long as there’s a Vodafone signal.
And even if you’re somewhere with public Wi-Fi like a coffee shop or a hotel this could be preferable, as you won’t need to sign up or sign in, and as public Wi-Fi isn’t very secure.
With download speeds of up to 150Mbps and upload speeds of up to 50Mbps the Vodafone K5161z won’t keep you waiting for sites to load or music and video to stream either, and as a plug-and-play device it’s simple to use – though note that it requires a USB port and is only compatible with Windows and Mac.
But this clever little dongle is more than just a way to get online, as it also has a microSD card slot, so if you add a microSD card to it you can also use it as a portable storage device – just like the USB stick it resembles.