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Review on πŸ“Ά ASUS PCE-AC68: Dual-Band AC1900 PCIe WiFi Adapter with Heat Sink and Magnetic Antenna Base for Enhanced Coverage by Dave Willis

Revainrating 5 out of 5

PCE-AC68 is pretty cool

That's why I prefer Hardline, but I chose WLAN because of the wiring. I used to use an Asus USB-N53 (but it was junk) and was missing Windows 10 support. - Asus website for PCE-AC68. Setup was standard, I checked the CD and instructions that came with it, but then decided to check the Asus website directly for the latest drivers. I installed them, turned off the computer, plugged in the card, connected the antenna and boom. Did. Then I went to Google for some speed tests. The 2.4GHz channel performed much better on the PCE-AC68, the 5GHz channel performed about the same in terms of speed, but the connection was super reliable (I've included some screenshots of all tests). There are no noticeable connection drops or lags at the same time, both the speeds of games and downloads remain the same. The heatsink seems to help, while my USB adapter quickly started to drop in performance after a few videos or an hour of gaming. The material looks solid but the card has a slight flex, you can see that in my screenshots. . There's also a very bright blue LED on the back. The antenna cable is about a meter long (I didn't measure, this is a rough estimate). I'm only 40 feet from my router so I'm not sure how this will work over a longer distance. Reliable connection, no noticeable drops when playing, streaming or downloading, and quick and easy setup.

Pros
  • Special heatsink dissipates heat for more stable and reliable continuous operation.
Cons
  • Vulgarity