1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:10,559 Welcome to my unboxing and first look at the ASUS PCE-C66 2 00:00:06,319 --> 00:00:13,200 dualband PCIe adapter. Now, I have no 3 00:00:10,559 --> 00:00:17,520 idea what the truck ASUS is talking about when they call it the world's 4 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:23,840 fastest 5G Wi-Fi because to my understanding five the G denotation is 5 00:00:21,119 --> 00:00:30,000 more of a cellular sort of wireless thing. And there's nothing 5G about it 6 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:33,440 at all because this is actually u more 7 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:34,960 of a gigabit sort of class of product. 8 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:39,360 Um so whatever. And then it's oh it's not 9 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:45,280 even not even all not even that. Okay. Here we're not even done making fun of the packaging yet. So this is a fast 10 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:52,719 networking solution which is an abbreviation for fast 11 00:00:48,079 --> 00:00:54,559 a and stable. Like that's not how that's 12 00:00:52,719 --> 00:00:59,280 not how abbreviations work, but it's okay because as long as the product is 13 00:00:56,960 --> 00:01:06,720 freaking awesome, then it's fine. So it's so it can do 1300 megahertz 14 00:01:02,399 --> 00:01:09,439 wireless AC, 450 mega or 13 1300 mega 15 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:14,320 1300 megabit per second wireless AC, 450 megabit per second wireless N. That 16 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:18,640 makes it at the fastest tiers of both of those standards for a total throughput 17 00:01:16,320 --> 00:01:22,240 of about 1750 megabit per second. Now, in the real world, you're not going to 18 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:25,680 observe this, but unlike one of the wireless AC solutions we looked at 19 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:30,560 recently, which was a USB-based solution, this one actually has the 20 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:35,759 horses to back up those specs. So, unlike some, you know, I mean, think 21 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:38,240 about it this way, guys. USB is USB 2 is 22 00:01:35,759 --> 00:01:42,799 480 megabit per second. What were the odds it was going to deliver, 1700 23 00:01:40,799 --> 00:01:46,560 megabit per second or 1300 megabit per second or whatever it was rated for? 24 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:51,759 It's not going to work. This on the other hand, PCI Express, so it can do up 25 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:58,240 to 250 or rather 500 megabytes per second using PCIe2. Okay, it has the 26 00:01:55,600 --> 00:02:01,680 same class of chipset because it's got like actual power going to it. It has 27 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:06,399 the same class of chipset that you find in dedicated routers and whatnot, which 28 00:02:03,759 --> 00:02:11,920 is why it has a beefy cooler on it. And it has a very unique antenna design that 29 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:16,959 reminds me of ASUS's little So, sorry, we had some technical difficulties with 30 00:02:13,599 --> 00:02:18,879 our uh mic battery. Um, for those of you 31 00:02:16,959 --> 00:02:22,160 who have suggested that I use a lapel mic to fix the audio issues, I don't 32 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:25,440 know if you've noticed this, but I've been using a lapel mic for months. It 33 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:29,360 was actually other issues that were causing it. You know what? We're not actually quite done with the packaging 34 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:34,480 yet anyway. So, power up to three times the speed of current wireless and standards. Yep. powerful two-way 35 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:39,040 transmission gives 150% of the Wi-Fi range of generic client cards. This I 36 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:42,560 believe just based on the like uberness of all of it. Um although we'd have to 37 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:48,319 try it out to know for sure and bundled with extensions for the detachable antennas. And I'll show you how that 38 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:49,760 works in just a moment. So the AC750 is 39 00:02:48,319 --> 00:02:52,800 ultimate and is suitable for web browsing, simultaneous downloading, HD 40 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:56,319 video streaming, multiplayer gaming, interference resistant 5G signal. This 41 00:02:55,040 --> 00:03:02,000 is important. This is more of a characteristic of wireless AC in general 42 00:02:58,879 --> 00:03:06,239 than anything else. But because it uses 43 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:07,440 the 5 GHz band rather than 2.4 GHz, it's 44 00:03:06,239 --> 00:03:13,519 not going to get the same kind of interference from things like wireless phones and cordless phones. I mean, do 45 00:03:10,959 --> 00:03:16,720 people still have cordless phones? I'm sure someone does. Diesel's putting his 46 00:03:14,879 --> 00:03:20,879 hand up. Slick's putting his hand up. Either way, um, it won't it's not as 47 00:03:19,599 --> 00:03:24,720 susceptible to interference from other devices that are on those bands. So, 48 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:29,200 that's a good thing. Why don't we just put it that way? Although, the wireless 49 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:32,720 N should still operate on 2.4 4 GHz for compatibility. So, you have two options 50 00:03:30,879 --> 00:03:37,120 when you install it in your PCI Express slot. You can either install the 51 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:41,920 antennas on the card directly, so they'll stick out the back of your computer like this, and you can kind of 52 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:47,680 orient them in such a way as you would like, or because again, interference 53 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:52,159 behind your computer can be stronger than in other places, you can put them 54 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:55,920 all on this little base station that you can then put up somewhere higher or, you 55 00:03:54,560 --> 00:04:01,360 know, at least have it a couple feet closer to your 56 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:06,159 Oh, yeah. Oh, okay. Okay. So, apparently ASUS recommends mounting it to the side 57 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:09,680 of your computer even. So, there's Oh, it has a magnetized base. Oh, that's 58 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:12,959 cool. So, check this out. So, I could put it on the side of our server, which 59 00:04:11,599 --> 00:04:17,919 would probably be a good idea, right? I'm getting a look from Slick because the server hasn't been all that stable 60 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:21,040 lately. But, uh, there you go. So, you could mount it to that with a magnet. 61 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:24,240 You could just stick it up on your desk and sort of, you know, spread the 62 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:29,040 antennas around like that. So, it's got a nice long cord on it. It looks like 63 00:04:25,840 --> 00:04:31,040 about 2 feet. and then that would plug 64 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:34,960 directly into the wireless card itself. So, I have high expectations for this 65 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:39,759 card and we'll be using it to film an episode of NCIX Tech Tips. So, I hope 66 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:44,720 that whatever I'm able to show you is much more impressive than that USB card 67 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:48,479 and more comparable to the wireless media bridge that we've used in the 68 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:54,639 past. Thank you for checking out this unboxing and first look of the at the 69 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:57,919 PCE AC66 from ASUS. what I would 70 00:04:54,639 --> 00:04:59,919 consider to be the first sort of real AC 71 00:04:57,919 --> 00:05:03,840 client card. And oh yeah, it also comes with a lowrofile adapter should you see 72 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:08,800 fit to use it. Don't forget to subscribe to Linus Tech Tips for more unboxings, reviews, and other computer videos.