Is the 802.11 A/C wireless card better at establishing and maintaining connectivity than the 802.11 bgn card about which reviewers have complained?
1138547
Yes the card doesn't drop off the wireless connection. I bought this model last March and so far not a single problem with it
1138548
The AC wireless is the current top technology in wifi internet ensuring much higher speeds than the previous norms and so far I had no problems with the Qosmio x75 a 7180 wireless card which is an intel ac 7260. Both wifi and Bluetooth are working perfectly.
1161735
When you attached this device you will turn off your internal card, and rely solely in this to receive you're wireless connection. So the range should be consistent across all devices. It will not combine with your other wireless signal to boost that one. I don't remember the effective range of this one specifically, but when I was using every day with my MacBook Pro, it was far better than the internal card. I eventually upgraded to newer better versions, that are obviously more expensive, but I loved this adapter. I hope that helped.
1974297
I used one of the wireless bridge TrendNet Wireless AC devices (provided you have a wireless AC router). I also used the 5GHZ band was well if that makes a difference.
875939
Honestly, it all depends on what you need the router for. If you want decent connection speeds and the ability to wirelessly stream music to your stereo, I'd go with the express. ?You can also take it anywhere to set up a wireless network. However, the new Airport Extreme has its perks as well. Although not as portable and a bit more expensive, it has a far greater range, you can attach an external hard drive and use it as a Network Accessible Storage device without setting up a server. You also get N-Speeds with newer intel models. To be honest though, unless you are streaming video content or constantly download movies and other huge files, N speeds aren't necessary, at least not yet. Another flaw is that the N standard isn't quite figured out yet and though it may always remain constant for your current computer, it may not for future hardware. I must also point out that anyone connecting to your network without a compatible N-speed card or using wireless G standards forces you to switch your airport settings to a lower speed- 802.11g and 802.11n cannot run on the same channel. Therefore, if you want constant N-speeds, you have to update the rest of your wireless computers (if you have any). Both are great buys, in the end it becomes down to what you will utilize most.
583784
Well, can anyone tell me what this blue tooth is all about and what difference there is between 802.11n and 802.11b/g and what it's for don't laugh too much i'm lost....
1457458
I have several AC 7260 WI-FI cards on my laptop and PC's. I discovered quickly that many laptops have have issues with limited access after sleep, and all window systems have issues with performance using Intel AC 7260. I did purchase an Azurewave AW-CE123H 802.11ac/nbg WiFi+BT for PC , and had a hardtime finding software for Windows 8. It was advertised that drivers were included in Windows 8 but found out that was not true. Searching the web I did find out one that works, but it would max speed at 300 mbs. I have not find why yet?
884230
I just bought this model yesterday (1/28) @ Bestbuy and the AC Wireless works well and does support both 2.4 / 5 ghz bands. I was connected at 240 mbps with only 3/5 bars signal strength and had no issues at all (unsure of what the difs are between the bestbuy version and the amazon product featured here)
451554
I have not used the AC 1600 so I cannot make a valid comparison. My experience with this router is that I am getting download speeds for the 5 Mhz wifi network that approximate the speeds that I experience when connected to an Ethernet cable (95Mbps on a cable TV internet service) -- even when myPC is located at a maximum distance from the wifi router inside my 2 story, 2500 sq ft home.
719724
Never had an issue with my Wi-Fi on this machine. It has never dropped the signal as far as I remember. Perhaps consider getting a better router or Internet connection.
838727
I've had nothing but problems with the PCI-E card. The bluetooth 4.0 is very flakey and causes all my usb devices to not work (bluetooth connects to an internal USB port inorder to function). I've not been successful at keeping a good connection with the WiFi either. That being said, when used in my mini-card slot on a Gigabyte Brix I've had no issues at all. This could be because of my Motherboard/PCI-E or could be the PCI-E card itself, its hard to say as I only have 1 desktop that has full sized PCI-E interface.
1847626
I really like my Buffalo AirStation. It is the best no issue at allhttp://www.buffalotech.com/products/wireless/dual-band-routers/airstation-extreme-ac-1200-gigabit-dual-band-wireless-router
1986224
I'm not extremely good with computer savvy. but I think the answer is yes. It appears that the aircard creates Wi-Fi in the area of my home. my wife has an ipad and it serves her well. Also when we have guests they are able to use their devices. All in all I am very happy with it.
1541855
I use an Apple airport wifi adaptor and have had no problems. Works great. I get excellent network connection and stream music all day long. I really like this unit because of the iPad and iPhone apps that let me control it. Much better display and interface than the front panel.
788378
If there is no "A" in the WiFi product description for the wireless piece of hardware, you are going to have problems. Don't know what the "A" stands for but you would be better off with that feature, as it is said to be more reliable or has better signal throughput. I actually did not know about this before, just learned it from a random dude on YouTube reviewing a computer with that feature. Whether this would help your situation is anyone's guess. Could be a router glitch.
1797350
I don't have either, but from a direct look at the specs, there's a few differences. The AC600 is USB 2, while the AC1200 is USB 3. USB 3 supports much higher data rates and is probably needed to maximize the full network bandwidth potential of a solid 802.11 AC router. The AC1200 spec sheet also has a line about supporting "both 802.11 AC and 802.11 N", and the AC 600 doesn't have that line, so I'm guessing the AC1200 has dual-radios and can support a wider variety of configurations.
829343
No issues running wifi at all. I've owned the latest Air for a month or so.
1971940
Only other thing I can think of is that you want to make sure that the airport express that you buy, will handle 802.11 a/b/g/n. I have some older ones that are five or six years old that do not have the capability to work with the newer devices.