I originally thought of picking up the Asus n66u now I think I'll get the Asus ac1750, what card would work in my Samsung 900x3c?
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Any card will work but none will work at 802.11ac speeds since there are no cards available yet.
Wait a while until Intel releases new batch of cards with 802.11ac support.
EDIT: To make myself perfectly clear- there are external USB cards that support 802.11ac but only with two stream connection, so it's neither nice to use nor especially fast. -
That's a bummer, but good to know. Guess I'll either hang onto my LInksys e3200 or pickup the N66u then.
Is there any idea when Intel will be coming out with any? -
I would assume they would release those along Haswell CPUs but that's pure speculation.
As for the router- you could simply buy 802.11ac router and use it as you would "n" eouter for a few months.
Routers don't get old and outdated quickly and 802.11ac support is here to stay so it might be a good idea if you really need to upgrade now.
Otherwise I would wait a while until more cards are available, drivers are stable and 802.11ac gets more mature- it shouldn't take longer than six months to get to a point where you could consider it stable. -
I think I'll pick up the Asus AC router, reviews come up really good one it. Only real negative is it can run fairly hot.
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I ended up getting the rt-ac66 (aka ac1750) and I must say, what a nice router! Easiest setup ever and a nice full featured firmware.
I benchmarked before and after,hit 15megs consistantly with the e3200 and hit the full 25 with the asus. I cant wait to get my 100meg hooked up next week -
That was quick
Once you get hold of an "ac" card please post here about the complete setup. -
Will do
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What format are the cards that go in the samsung 900x3c? I have a feeling there are only 2 antenna so I'll have to try and run a third
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Almost certainly mini-PCI express (half height)
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No- nothing good. There are some 2x2 cards but none is buying 802.11ac hardware for fun- everyone wants top theoretical speed of 1300mbps so we're waiting for 3x3 internal cards from Intel (7 series) and Qualcom/Atheros.
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If I'm not mistaken, I think my Samsung Ultrabook only has 2 antenna's anyways.
If I was to get another antenna does it have to be run to the top of the screen or can it just sit in the bottom cover? -
It doesn't have to be run through the screen but it would certainly improve reception (unless you will be close to the router- in this case it wouldn't matter too much)
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Say insulated 20 or 22 gauge???
And am I correct that what really matters is length of the wire, and that gauge matters little??? -
It won't work- there's more "antenaness" to it than a wire- see here.
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Meaning that your above pic looks like stranded wire.
Meaning what is so special that it makes it into an antenna??? -
My point was that the wire is not really an antenna- it's just the wire leading from an antenna (the copper part usually placed like this within the screen-part). Also mind the annoyingly small connector at the other end.
I don't know why you're asking but- in case you're thinking about making an antenna yourself- don't. It's doable- sure- but a pair costs $5-7 so it's definitely not worth it.
Network card to go with Asus ac1750
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by bryneb, Dec 30, 2012.