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What are the best PCI-E WiFi cards?
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TP-LINK TL-WDN4800
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Nov 8, 2020
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Rosewill RNX-N250PCe
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Jan 11, 2018
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Asus PCE-AC68
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Mar 8, 2015
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Intel 7260HMWDTX1
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Mar 8, 2015
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TP-LINK TL-WDN4800
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Simple setup
The card comes bundled with a straightforward installation guide that explains how to put the card in the PCI-E slot and a CD with drivers for Windows XP, Vista and 7 (Windows 8 works out of the box). The setup shouldn't take more than 10-15 minutes.
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Aggressively pushes poor software
TP-LINK wants to get their wireless interfacing software installed using misleading tactics.
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Stable
Signal strength stability is provided by three antennas.
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Good Linux support
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Rosewill RNX-N250PCe
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Simple setup
Once the card put in a PCI-E slot and drivers are installed via a bundled CD, it's ready to go.
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Multiple reports of the card dying
Multiple people have had issues with the card slowing down, having connection issues or becoming completely unusable altogether. Issues usually start after the first 3 months of use, but some earlier cases have been documented as well. What percentage of devices are plagued by such issues is unknown.
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Great value for money
This card can achieve reasonable speeds (300Mbps) at a affordable cost ($15-$20).
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Getting max speed requires some tinkering
The network adapter is very sensitive to antenna placement. Slight repositioning can dramatically affect speeds.
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The antennas are somewhat flimsy
The antennas are a little wobbly and are in danger to accidentally breaking off.
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Asus PCE-AC68
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Has bright, potentially annoying LEDs
The card has blue flashing LEDs that can be distracting and can't be turned off.
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Fast
The card can reach a throughput of 1.3Gbit/s via the 5GHz band and 600Mbps through the 2.4GHz band.
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Cable between card and antenna limits placement
The cable is a bit short and stiff limiting possible antenna base placement options.
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Antenna has a magnetic base
A magnetic base on the antenna allows attaching it to the side of the PC case.
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Simple setup
Once the card put in a PCI-E slot and drivers are installed, it's ready to go.
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Intel 7260HMWDTX1
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Intel 7260HMWDTX1
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Good Linux support
The card works under Linux with iwlwifi drivers.
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Pin orientation on the bluetooth cable is labeled backwards
Bluetooth cable has to be flipped around to get it to work.
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Stable
The card establishes a reliable connection.
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Simple setup
Once the card is put into the PCI-E slot and drivers are installed, it's ready to go.
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