TP-LINK Archer T6E

Advantages: Lokalka about 50MB / s on large files. From the provider, the speed is almost full (100 Mbit / s).

Disadvantages: On the old Asus P8H61-M LE I had to dance with a tambourine to start the system. BIOS => System Agent Configuration => Initiate Graphic Adapter Was [PCI / iGPU] - the system did not start from the word “at all”. Some kind of conflict with the video adapter. The [iGPU] value helped (only built-in vidyah on the machine). For discrete video, [PEG / iGPU] should work.

Comment: Distance 1.5 m through the main wall (see fig.). Works in conjunction with gigabit tp-link C5v4 The driver for current operating systems, in my opinion, is most convenient to install first from the included disk. After that, as soon as the Internet started working, through the device manager, update with what Microsoft offers. The application can be deleted immediately because it is stupid, and everything is already in the OS. You can forget about it. Stubborn take a fresher look at station-drivers. There are 3 pages on this chip and on different OS: drivers section, then Broadcom, Wlan, BCM-43xx Wireless 802.11a / b / g / n https://www.station-drivers.com/index.php?option= com_remository & Itemid = 0 & func = select & id = 262 & orderby = 2 & page = 1 & lang = en-nz

Advantages: Convenient swivel antennas. The ability to disable the 2.4 GHz range in the driver properties (under Windows), which makes it possible to force the adapter to emit in SoftAP mode (using Microsoft's virtual WiFi adapter) in the 5 GHz range, while the speed of stable communication was about 300 Mbit / s (at a distance of about 10 meters in the apartment through one partition). At the same time, an Archer T2UH adapter was installed on another computer, the declared speed of which is 433 + 150 Mbit / s (apparently, 150 is added to it if there is a dual-band router, and at 5Ghz it pulls up to 433 with line of sight within the apartment). I believe that the declared speed for T6E, namely 1300 Mbps, is the speed of operation when there is a corresponding WiFi router. I don’t know how to make it emit in two bands in SoftAP mode. Most likely not. T6E has been tested under OS Win 7, Win 8.1, Win 10 (LTSB 1607 64bit).

Disadvantages: For a long time I could not understand why the driver was not installed under Windows 7, and on the same motherboard - under Win 10. A message was displayed that the adapter card was not detected, and the installation was stopped. It turned out that the PCI Express x1 slot shared a resource with the SATA controllers, when I checked the PCIExpress configuration in the BIOS, I found it, fixed it, and only after rebooting with the new configuration, the card was easily recognized by the Plug & Play mechanism as a network device, and the driver was installed. This made the SATA devices invisible (i.e., disabled). By setting the configuration via BIOS to its initial state and restarting Windows, it was possible to achieve simultaneous operation of both T6E and SATA devices (hard drives). No problems were noticed.

Comment:

Advantages: 1) Price - one of the lowest prices for a similar device, among less well-known brands. 2) Availability of 5 GHz and AC standard 3) Decent level of WiFi reception

Disadvantages: 1) I did not see the 5 GHz network immediately "out of the box" I had to tighten it myself

Comment: At home there is an American Apple TimeCapsule operating on channel 149 for a 5 GHz network.This receiver does not support these channels out of the box. It was necessary to go into the registry of this device and add the Country - US line. After that, the router began to see American frequencies. At 2 GHz, signal reception is better, and it's not strange. The router is in the hallway, the computer is in the next room, in the far corner, which is partially fenced off with a plasterboard wall. The acceptance rate is 68 - 72%. I think it's acceptable. Everything works in N WiFi, AC could not check, since there is no such router. \ I can recommend for purchase.

Advantages: no, this is a low price segment.

Disadvantages: all OK.

Comment: UPD: I am changing the review. The card is normal. With speed everything is ok. We set the channel to 40 MHz, choose a free channel, preferably at 5 GHz, it is mostly clean there. I deleted the previous review, because I created a problem with the speed myself, with the utility for monitoring wireless networks, at this time it was pouring the file, which cannot be done - the card is put into scan mode and, accordingly, most of the packets are dropped.

Advantages: Price list Maximum speed Stable connection Low latency Good hardware Good heatsink Good antennas

Disadvantages: Unless it would be cooler not to install proprietary software for the connection. Without it, Windows 5Hz does not see a point. But in principle, I legitimized once and forgot.

Comment: I don't know what your problem is. In panting he collected a 120k PC, I realized that after a console-laptop life, pulling the cable through the apartment was too much. Quickly looked at the assortment of psie adapters. I see serious hardware, radiator norms, past and ac 5 hertz, children's price list. I take it without hesitation. I put it in a fresh computer, download firewood from the off site and proprietary software. Through the software I connect to my 5Hz point, it is stable 585-800mbits! Easy? Easy! The Keenetic extra2 router, 5 meters around the corner behind the wall, Channel 100 Mbit, clogs in full. Speedtest <10ms, in WoW the ping is still 50-70. Well, see screenshot

Advantages: Cooling, replaceable antennas.

Disadvantages: Low speed, problematic launch on Windows 10. The driver gets crooked, it's hard to find a home wifi network. upd: after the release of new drivers and the installation of additional antennas with an extension cable, the signal became stable.

Comment: Undertook to replace the tp-link whistle _ it worked smartly, got up on usb without any problems. But he warmed himself up from the load and constantly fell off. I saw an archer t6e with a radiator and thought it was a serious thing. And I fell for the reviews. As a result, the speed is 4 times lower than the whistle, a huge ping and constant disconnects, my wife threw out the box along with the check, now I can't return it. I'll try to buy stronger antennas and bring them closer to the router, because the signal is very weak. upd: as a result, when TP-LiNk finished the drivers, the adapter became normal. The power reserve is felt.

Advantages: two antennas stability

Disadvantages: -weak 5G signal

Comment: on ubuntu 14.04 lts, ​​also on 16.04 lts, ​​started up only with proprietary drivers. It works stably, there were no problems with it. The 5G network is a very weak signal, in line of sight and 3 meters from the router, despite the fact that I am sitting on a chair between the router and the card, it gives a speed of 585 Mb / s, as soon as I get up from the chair, the speed is already 707

Advantages: High speed, ease of installation in the system unit, reliability.

Disadvantages: Lack of a bracket for a "mini" system unit.

Comment: I bought an Asus RT-AC3200 router and realized that the old computer adapter clearly falls short in terms of technology and speed, without revealing the full potential of the new router. I really didn't want to pull the cable, I decided to try a PCI-e solution and took this board. True, I had to experience a slight inconvenience during installation, since my system unit has a very compact size, and the board is designed for classic systems. I had to unscrew the metal fasteners and fix the board by simply inserting it into the connector. Windows 7 is installed on the computer, the drivers came up without problems from the official site. After installing the drivers, the board immediately saw all three Wi-Fi transmitters, as a result, the second 5GHz transmitter was selected, while the connection speed turned out to be 702 Mbps, this is certainly not 867 Mbps, but it suits me perfectly. The ping is 2ms. The distance from the router to the computer is about 10 meters and there are 2 walls on the signal path, the signal level is 95%. But! this concerns the second 5GHz module of this router, on which channels are selected from 100 to 140. On the first 5GHz module (channels from 30 to 50), under the same conditions, the signal level on the computer is only 30%, although the speed and ping are the same. I suspect that other routers may have a low signal, so you need to experiment.

Advantages: After installing the drivers, it was immediately identified and works without any additional software. Cooling. As I understand it, if you take it for home, then this device is enough for your head.

Disadvantages: Did not reveal

Comment: Installed drivers on Windows 10 from the official site: http://www.tp-linkru.com/download/Archer-T6E.html#Driver Immediately detected in the system. I connected to my access point, everything worked right away. I don't even know what a potential reader of reviews is interested in. The router is in the next room, it catches everything perfectly. I downloaded several games and a bunch of updates, no problem.

Advantages: Holds up to 200MB, but I have a Rostelecom router.

Disadvantages: I needed a miracast to transfer the image from a PC to an LG TV set, but after suffering for an hour, I called the tlink, they told me that - once miracast was not written on the box - it means they don't know if there is such a function or not.

Comment: In short, who needs a miracast, put firewood to the brods and everything works -Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter # 4. Do not put firewood if you need a Wi-Fi Direct-miracast.