Welcome to my unboxing and first look at the ASUS PCE-C66
dualband PCIe adapter. Now, I have no
idea what the truck ASUS is talking about when they call it the world's
fastest 5G Wi-Fi because to my understanding five the G denotation is
more of a cellular sort of wireless thing. And there's nothing 5G about it
at all because this is actually u more
of a gigabit sort of class of product.
Um so whatever. And then it's oh it's not
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
networking solution which is an abbreviation for fast
a and stable. Like that's not how that's
not how abbreviations work, but it's okay because as long as the product is
freaking awesome, then it's fine. So it's so it can do 1300 megahertz
wireless AC, 450 mega or 13 1300 mega
1300 megabit per second wireless AC, 450 megabit per second wireless N. That
makes it at the fastest tiers of both of those standards for a total throughput
of about 1750 megabit per second. Now, in the real world, you're not going to
observe this, but unlike one of the wireless AC solutions we looked at
recently, which was a USB-based solution, this one actually has the
horses to back up those specs. So, unlike some, you know, I mean, think
about it this way, guys. USB is USB 2 is
480 megabit per second. What were the odds it was going to deliver, 1700
megabit per second or 1300 megabit per second or whatever it was rated for?
It's not going to work. This on the other hand, PCI Express, so it can do up
to 250 or rather 500 megabytes per second using PCIe2. Okay, it has the
same class of chipset because it's got like actual power going to it. It has
the same class of chipset that you find in dedicated routers and whatnot, which
is why it has a beefy cooler on it. And it has a very unique antenna design that
reminds me of ASUS's little So, sorry, we had some technical difficulties with
our uh mic battery. Um, for those of you
who have suggested that I use a lapel mic to fix the audio issues, I don't
know if you've noticed this, but I've been using a lapel mic for months. It
was actually other issues that were causing it. You know what? We're not actually quite done with the packaging
yet anyway. So, power up to three times the speed of current wireless and standards. Yep. powerful two-way
transmission gives 150% of the Wi-Fi range of generic client cards. This I
believe just based on the like uberness of all of it. Um although we'd have to
try it out to know for sure and bundled with extensions for the detachable antennas. And I'll show you how that
works in just a moment. So the AC750 is
ultimate and is suitable for web browsing, simultaneous downloading, HD
video streaming, multiplayer gaming, interference resistant 5G signal. This
is important. This is more of a characteristic of wireless AC in general
than anything else. But because it uses
the 5 GHz band rather than 2.4 GHz, it's
not going to get the same kind of interference from things like wireless phones and cordless phones. I mean, do
people still have cordless phones? I'm sure someone does. Diesel's putting his
hand up. Slick's putting his hand up. Either way, um, it won't it's not as
susceptible to interference from other devices that are on those bands. So,
that's a good thing. Why don't we just put it that way? Although, the wireless
N should still operate on 2.4 4 GHz for compatibility. So, you have two options
when you install it in your PCI Express slot. You can either install the
antennas on the card directly, so they'll stick out the back of your computer like this, and you can kind of
orient them in such a way as you would like, or because again, interference
behind your computer can be stronger than in other places, you can put them
all on this little base station that you can then put up somewhere higher or, you
know, at least have it a couple feet closer to your
Oh, yeah. Oh, okay. Okay. So, apparently ASUS recommends mounting it to the side
of your computer even. So, there's Oh, it has a magnetized base. Oh, that's
cool. So, check this out. So, I could put it on the side of our server, which
would probably be a good idea, right? I'm getting a look from Slick because the server hasn't been all that stable
lately. But, uh, there you go. So, you could mount it to that with a magnet.
You could just stick it up on your desk and sort of, you know, spread the
antennas around like that. So, it's got a nice long cord on it. It looks like
about 2 feet. and then that would plug
directly into the wireless card itself. So, I have high expectations for this
card and we'll be using it to film an episode of NCIX Tech Tips. So, I hope
that whatever I'm able to show you is much more impressive than that USB card
and more comparable to the wireless media bridge that we've used in the
past. Thank you for checking out this unboxing and first look of the at the
PCE AC66 from ASUS. what I would
consider to be the first sort of real AC
client card. And oh yeah, it also comes with a lowrofile adapter should you see
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