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best 802.11ac adatper

Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 3:24 pm
by precip9
What is the best:
Intel adapter
Any adapter
???

Intel choices include a 3160, and a 7265. ???

Are there still no 3X3 cards of any make with Windows drivers?

Re: best 802.11ac adatper

Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 3:02 pm
by flyingfishfinger
Not sure about 3x3, but I'm using an Azurewave AW-CE123H. I don't have an AC network to test with, but it seems quite nice otherwise and includes BT 4. I did mainly purchase it for OS X compatibility, so I'm a little biased away from Intel chips.
Good luck!

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Re: best 802.11ac adatper

Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 11:15 pm
by precip9
Did you disconnect the Lenovo BT module?

How do you control it, ie., turn wifi & BT on/off?

Re: best 802.11ac adatper

Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 11:31 pm
by flyingfishfinger
Yes, I replaced the regular BT module with a webcam :)

The WiFi switch works fine, I'm not 100% sure if it also switches off BT as well though. I'd have to check.

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Re: best 802.11ac adatper

Posted: Mon May 11, 2015 1:57 pm
by FryPpy
flyingfishfinger wrote:Yes, I replaced the regular BT module with a webcam :)

The WiFi switch works fine, I'm not 100% sure if it also switches off BT as well though. I'd have to check.
Did you place this combo module in WWAN slot??? Common thing is that BT in combo modules use USB interface in miniPCIe slot and WLAN slot haven't USB lane.
Did you tested this module in WLAN slot? Did it worked?

Re: best 802.11ac adatper

Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 1:28 pm
by RMSMajestic
Just wondering: What's the best 802.11ac adapter with support for Fn+F5 on X61?

Re: best 802.11ac adatper

Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 4:28 pm
by flyingfishfinger
I have the card installed in the right-hand slot (WWAN?). BT works fine there, but does not turn off with the HW switch.

Fn+F5 does not work either.

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