Since my newly purchased Asus laptop has a cheap single band wifi card in it I decided to finally make use of my AC router and purchased the Asus USB AC53 adaptor. I know USB AC56 is now available but I did not want a huge antenna sticking out the side my new sleek laptop and I read the review on this site and it convinced me USB2 would not hinder its performance. I must say paired with my AC66u performance is exceptional for a $49 adaptor. Windows 8 reports a full 867 Mbps. I will admit my laptop sits right beside my router in my office, I've yet to test throughout my house.
If your looking for a quick and easy way to upgrade to wireless AC this is a good little adaptor if the wifi card cannot be upgraded in your laptop like mine.
In my honest opinion its unacceptable Asus stick cheap wifi cards in their $800+ laptops and this is how they expect you to utilize the power of their routers. I let them know this through the support line and they repsonded by saying they would look into upgrading in future laptop models.
If your looking for a quick and easy way to upgrade to wireless AC this is a good little adaptor if the wifi card cannot be upgraded in your laptop like mine.
In my honest opinion its unacceptable Asus stick cheap wifi cards in their $800+ laptops and this is how they expect you to utilize the power of their routers. I let them know this through the support line and they repsonded by saying they would look into upgrading in future laptop models.
