Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
ASUS Dual Band Wireless AC1900 PCI E Adapter PCE AC68
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
8.0
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
1000
Old Reviews
130
Unverified
69
Spam Test
!
No
WIFI
Review Analysis - 801 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Network
2025ghz, wifi, antenna, network, walls
+85%
-15%
" ... Good transmitting distance. ... "
" ... is in a closet with all our modems and our wireless internet works great even in the garage and out on the porch. ... "
" ... Solid connection all the time. ... "
" ... I have zero packet lose now when the router on the other side of the house. ... "
" ... My wifi router is in my living room and although my motherboard came with on board wifi, I wanted to make sure i had the best wireless connection possible. ... The antennas are sturdy and are secured on tight and my single is always FULL connection even with my 5GHz network in the living room. ... 20ms Ping on most games across my wifi network. ... "
" ... Excellent reception, and breakneck speed. ... "
" ... I live in a building with shared WiFi broadcast throughout (kind of like being back in a college dorm. ... the signal is iffy at best. ... The iMac gets an ok signal. ... "
" ... The wifi speed is great with my Asus AC2400 router. ... "
Wifi
145network, asus, wifi adapter, wi fi, 5ghz
+76%
-24%
" ... Easy to install, super fast wifi. ... "
" ... Great Wifi adapter for any custom build. ... My wifi router is in my living room and although my motherboard came with on board wifi, I wanted to make sure i had the best wireless connection possible. ... 20ms Ping on most games across my wifi network. ... "
" ... The wifi speed is great with my Asus AC2400 router. ... "
" ... Wifi & Bluetooth perform perfectly ... "
" ... Great wifi/bluetooth card! ... "
" ... I've used a powerline, and a simple USB wifi transmitter. ... "
" ... Great WiFi card, haven’t had a single issue with it. ... "
" ... I took the old card and put this card in and I can finally enjoy the full benefits of my modern router. ... "
Setup
122install, installation, setup, drivers, windows 10
+93%
-7%
" ... Easy to install, super fast wifi. ... "
" ... Absolutely zero issues with installation. ... "
" ... i had this installed and running in 10 min. ... "
" ... Easy to setup and works like a beauty, get my 120gb dl instead of 20gb, originally had powerline adapters and those didn't work well because it was too far apart from each other. ... "
" ... I later followed the instructions from S1N1C to install EDIMAX drivers (whichever version is appropriate for your OS) and it now works well with over 300MBPS (on a 400MBPS connection, approximately 25 ft away with predominantly steel, concrete through the area). ... "
" ... It was easy to install. ... "
" ... Installation was easy. ... "
" ... Simple setup with cd-rom installation too. ... "
Ports
121asus, usb, wifi adapter, ethernet, usb ac68
+78%
-22%
" ... Quadrupled the (online) speed of one PC which was using a USB dongle previously. ... "
" ... Best usb WiFi adapter I have ever used. ... "
" ... Definitely worth if you can't have ethernet connection or if your too lazy for a pci internet card like me haha ... "
" ... Just plugged it in to my Win 10 box and as soon as it started up it was ready to connect. ... "
" ... This is an interesting wireless adapter. ... "
" ... I swapped out a simple USB adapter and immediately my speeds went from 1-2 mb/s to 60mb/s. ... "
" ... My reason for moving to this adapter was some flakiness with usb3 wifi adapters, which would show far greater link speed than actual download speed . ... "
" ... My wireless connection is lightning fast now. ... Can't say enough good things about this wireless adapter. ... "
Device Compatibility
119connect, pc, asus, windows, wifi
+60%
-40%
" ... Quadrupled the (online) speed of one PC which was using a USB dongle previously. ... "
" ... needed my pc to be able to connect to 5ghz. ... "
" ... Just plugged it in to my Win 10 box and as soon as it started up it was ready to connect. ... "
" ... I am using this in a 5 year old PC with windows 10 that I moved to the basement on the opposite side of my house. ... "
" ... The magnetic base is strong enough to connect to the side of a PC, but I have it sitting on my desk. ... "
" ... My wireless connection is lightning fast now. ... "
" ... As with any ASUS product I've ever bought, this wireless NIC works extremely well and provides the highest level of speed made available by my ISP (upstairs and 2 rooms away from my ASUS router). ... "
" ... Originally had Windows 7 on my desktop and it worked great on them. ... Recently upgraded to Windows 10, and it still works great! ... "
Drivers
114driver, asus, windows 10, windows, latest
+35%
-65%
" ... Asus should not sell this item until they fix their drivers. ... I plugged it in to my desktop and installed the driver only to discover that I could not get over 2 megs on a 5g connection. ... "
" ... I am pretty sure its a bug in their drivers. ... Built in windows drivers would not install, so that was not a solution either. ... I was told their drivers don't support the latest windows 10 update but I was having problems when that update was not installed. ... "
" ... It would lose connection several times a day and I had to open the Win7 applet and select the card to make it work again. ... "
" ... The product never worked well on Windows 10 but I believed it was because of drivers and because I was an early adopter of Win 10. ... "
" ... After the software install did not work, I used a previous reviewer's guide to install the drivers. ... "
" ... the drivers on asus's site are garbage and you will get very low speeds on win10. ... I am dissapointed in asus support who will just have you re download there drivers from 2015 which will do no good. ... the ac56 is a usb adapter to avoid if you are on win 10. you can get it to be ok with realtek unsupported drivers but it still has a lot of problems with 5ghz. ... when with your drivers they get the same speed ... "
" ... Restarted my computer multiple times, installed their software+drivers, tried using the built-in Windows plug and play drivers, unplugged and replugged it in between restarts, and it still refuses to work properly on 5 GHz. ... "
" ... An overabundance of forum posts mentioned how the drivers from ASUS don't work, and the working drivers that were linked to were long gone. ... "
Product Reliability
103working, months, adapter, stopped, asus
+55%
-45%
" ... I’m like 8 months into owning this and if I could give this more than five stars, I would. ... "
" ... The led is also very helpful to tell you when the product is working. ... "
" ... This one lasted for 5 months before becoming flaky, which makes it superior to all other adapters I tried, which only worked on 5GHz for a few weeks. ... "
" ... Works like a charm and should last a few years before any upgraded tech is needed. ... "
" ... Btw, I have had this for months now. ... "
" ... This worked right out the box, no issues. ... "
" ... Worked so well! ... "
" ... Worked like a charm, any configurations to be done. ... "
Software Platform
82asus, driver, windows, drivers, linux
+40%
-60%
" ... After the Windows 10 creator update, this thing no longer worked. ... "
" ... Built in windows drivers would not install, so that was not a solution either. ... "
" ... Please be aware that this product does NOT work with the latest version of Windows 10 (1709 Fall Creators Update) when the PC has an AMD CPU. ... I have been in communication with ASUS for weeks regarding this problem, even prior to the release of the current version of Windows 10. ... I take part in the Windows Insider Program and experienced the issue with this card on one of the pre-release builds. ... "
" ... But it didn't work on my Windows 10. ... "
" ... Everyone else will tell you this doesn't work on Windows 10. ... "
" ... It also had a habit of disappearing from the Device Manager while I was trying to troubleshoot the problem. ... "
" ... Too many issues with this particular ASUS adapter (hardware and software). ... "
" ... Totally incompatible with Windows 10 so if you're on any recent PC this is not the solution for you. ... "
Overall performance
80fast, speed, performance, faster, slow
+94%
-6%
" ... Now I am out $100+ and never was able to see AC1900 speeds. ... "
" ... This works very well in my builds. ... "
" ... Insane download speeds for a wireless card too. ... "
" ... Works pretty well. ... "
" ... Works really well and is wicked fast ... "
" ... Great Adaptor and Fast! ... "
" ... Great range and speed! ... "
" ... Works just great ... "
ISP
80internet, speed, speeds, mbps, asus
+81%
-19%
" ... Now I am out $100+ and never was able to see AC1900 speeds. ... "
" ... The link speed is over 1300 both directions, and I'm more than maxing out my internet ISP speed of 150. ... "
" ... My wireless connection is lightning fast now. ... "
" ... Boosted my wifi speed from 1-2Mbps a second to well over 35Mbps. ... "
" ... One of the few that connects to our 5G service output from the Linksus. ... "
" ... Right now, I get 150Mbps down/up (~18.5 MB/s) on a fiber connection and this PCIe card is good for up to 867 Mbps (~108 MB/s). ... "
" ... Works better my internet with this adapter asus ... "
" ... Just what I needed. ... "
Ease of Use
53easy, set, setup, install, works great
+94%
-6%
" ... It was easy to install. ... "
" ... the interface is also great. ... "
" ... Impossible to find fault with something that does its job well and seamlessly. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
" ... -Install is easy ... "
" ... Easy to use interface, no issues so far with disconnects. ... "
" ... Was easy to install into PC. ... "
" ... Easy to install and works like a charm. ... "
Capacity
37router, room, walls, floor, signal
+95%
-5%
" ... is in a closet with all our modems and our wireless internet works great even in the garage and out on the porch. ... "
" ... My wifi router is in my living room and although my motherboard came with on board wifi, I wanted to make sure i had the best wireless connection possible. ... "
" ... I live in a building with shared WiFi broadcast throughout (kind of like being back in a college dorm. ... "
" ... Great wireless adapter that reaches all the way across my house through 2 walls. ... "
" ... I've used multiple products to try and get the best connection from my basement PC from the main floor. ... "
" ... I am about 40ft. ... "
" ... It works great to connect my computer to the internet router about fifteen feet away and in another room. ... "
" ... Small, powerful with the benefit of AC Wireless! ... "
Gaming
31games, game, lag, streaming, twitch
+90%
-10%
" ... Runs all games with no lag. ... "
" ... All actual downloads hold constant and steady and livestreaming games works like a charm. ... "
" ... I bought this for gaming and it works fine. ... "
" ... I also used the included ASUS drivers, maybe I got lucky, or maybe ASUS finally upped their game. ... "
" ... And the connection is stable for fps, moba games, such as CS:GO, DotA 2, Overwatch. ... If you need use wifi to play game, recommend this adapter. ... "
" ... great specially for games and everything that has to download it does it fast ... "
" ... Note that I am not a big gamer, however it was recommended to me by a gamer. ... "
" ... No issues while gaming or streaming media. ... "
Cables
27antenna, longer, wire, extension, ethernet cable
+78%
-22%
" ... Faster than the cable hook to my computer. ... "
" ... Cable supplied for BT is male at both ends. ... "
" ... It would be nice if the antenna cable(s) were a little longer, but it is just fine as-is. ... "
" ... I've not needed to use the antenna extension cord that allows you to re-position the antenna, but it's also a nice bonus. ... "
" ... Connecting cable is maybe 3 feet long. ... "
" ... Cable modem is on first floor, PC up on third floor- somehow gets wired or faster speeds. ... "
" ... I'd like to say, the speed is just as fast as being connected hard wire. ... "
" ... But I recently moved, and the office in my new place doesn't currently have a way to get a cable to it, so I had to use WiFi. ... "
Price
26worth, worth every penny, money, pay, extra
+85%
-15%
" ... Go with a cheaper card if you must - but you get what you pay for. ... "
" ... This was worth a couple extra bucks. ... "
" ... Spend the little bit of extra money for the upgrade over lesser products as it totally worth it. ... "
" ... This thing is totally worth the money. ... "
" ... Was very pleased with the product especially for the price. ... "
" ... Spend the extra and save the hassle. ... "
" ... worth every penny!!!!!! ... "
" ... Probably the fastest wifi card on the market well worth your money unless something better comes out! ... "
Marketplace
26works as advertised, exactly, advertised, works, product
+65%
-35%
" ... Product exactly as expected. ... "
" ... Works as advertised!!! ... "
" ... Works just as advertised. ... "
" ... (You can change the company name but it doesn't change the company) ... "
" ... Works as advertised ... "
" ... thruput good as advertised ... "
" ... Excellent Seller, Product and Price. ... "
" ... exactly as described. ... "
USB
24adapter, plug and play, port, driver, 0
+83%
-17%
" ... Quadrupled the (online) speed of one PC which was using a USB dongle previously. ... "
" ... Best usb WiFi adapter I have ever used. ... "
" ... plug and play ... "
" ... I got this to replace a USB AC device that was overheating the USB port on the living room computer. ... "
" ... This is probably one of the best USB adapters I've ever had. ... "
" ... Very nice USB adapter. ... "
" ... Plug and play with Windows 10. ... "
" ... Virtually plug and play. ... "
Returns
23returned, send, rma, refund, asus
+4%
-96%
" ... Amazon's return window was missed by a couple days. ... "
" ... I'm mad that I tried so hard to get it work for so long that I can't return it. ... "
" ... Too late to return. ... "
" ... Returned the product. ... "
" ... So I ended up taking it back. ... "
" ... I sent about 10 emails back and forth with ASUS themselves, they finally agreed the product was probably faulty and issued me an RMA. ... However, they wanted me to pay for the return of their faulty product. ... "
" ... Thankfully Amazon has a generous return policy. ... "
" ... I don't see an option to return item. ... "
Lagging
21video streaming internet, streaming internet drops, reboot, latency, lag in video
+29%
-71%
" ... No change, or disconnect/reconnect was require ... "
" ... horrible with frequent disconnection ... "
" ... Only stays active for a couple of minutes then disconnects and won't reconnect unless you manually restart it. ... "
" ... Up/down/up/down every few seconds. ... "
" ... I get high DPC latency which causes audio stuttering. ... "
" ... I've had to reinstall it multiple times. ... "
" ... However, one day, I started to encounter the BSOD and auto-reboot issue. ... "
" ... randomly disconnects sometimes , but when it works it works fine ... "
Bluetooth
19wifi, wireless, connection, card, windows 10
+63%
-37%
" ... For this price, they should slap Bluetooth in it . ... "
" ... The bluetooth works great. ... "
" ... Wifi & Bluetooth perform perfectly ... "
" ... Not only has the WiFi been stable, but the Bluetooth has been solid as well. ... "
" ... Great wifi/bluetooth card! ... "
" ... Great wireless card on it's own but add in that it has blue tooth this is a great card for connectivity ... "
" ... No problems pairing up with windows 10. ... "
" ... Does a wonderful job at both Bluetooth and wifi ... "
Product As Described
15exactly, advertised, works, described, expected
+93%
-7%
" ... Product exactly as expected. ... "
" ... Works as advertised!!! ... "
" ... Works just as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as advertised ... "
" ... thruput good as advertised ... "
" ... exactly as described. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as advertised otherwise. ... "
Build Quality
12build, single, rock, plastic, metal
+83%
-17%
" ... Connections have been solid as a rock. ... "
" ... I put this in a new computer that I built from scratch. ... "
" ... Does it's job, gets pretty good reception and good build quality. ... "
" ... The build quality and stable connection really speak for themselves. ... "
" ... the stand is nice and heavy. ... "
" ... I mean, honestly the hardest part of these things is getting the case open and closed when you are done. ... "
" ... - Built out of solid and robust materials, feels premium ... "
" ... The base is pretty cool as it is magnetic and sticks to the case very well. ... "
Band
115ghz, dual, bars, 2 4ghz band, 2
+64%
-36%
" ... Now with ASUS USB-AC68 I get 3 bars out of 4 and very good band width. ... "
" ... That band supports the higher frequencies much much better. ... "
" ... Great constant connection via 5Ghz band. ... "
" ... I had full 5 bars on the 2.4ghz band and 3-4/5 on the 5Ghz band. ... I am 5 Bars on the 5ghz band 350FT AWAY FROM IT! ... "
" ... Highly recommend for anyone wanting to give dual-band capabilities to an older laptop ... "
" ... transitioned from a netgear powerline adapter to the asus dual band ac1900. ... "
" ... but obviously the prioritized 5g band is best suited. ... "
Internet
11speeds, speed, higher, constantly, since
+91%
-9%
" ... Best internet we have had yet. ... "
" ... Download speed is about 6 mb/s, my internet top speed is 10 mb/s. ... "
" ... I would have to upgrade my internet to test higher. ... "
" ... Internet speeds were great. ... "
" ... This solved my slow internet. ... "
" ... I have 1gbps internet at home. ... "
" ... I had been having up and down internet speeds for a while on my PC and figured it had to be the wireless card since my phone was constantly at a higher speed. ... I wish I would have installed this into my computer a long time ago as I now have consistently higher internet speeds thanks to this product. ... "
" ... I am able to stream, Internet browse, YouTube, etc. ... "
Design
11design, black, looks, led, cool
+100%
" ... Black and red is beautiful, but the freaking blue led on the back is killing me! ... "
" ... This little beauty just works and does it well. ... "
" ... I have to admit, I purchased mainly because of its looks! ... "
" ... The back PC board is red which is a great look with a red color scheme. ... "
" ... - It's a slick looking card, what with the red anodized heatsink. ... "
" ... Works at advertised speeds, love the compact folding design. ... "
" ... - Cool red color(I have a red and black build) ... - Built out of solid and robust materials, feels premium ... "
" ... 3) The fit and finish is top quality, from the black glossy 3D surface to the shape of the LED light that twinkles like a star when in operation. ... "
Review Spam Test
In order to keep our review summaries as accurate as possible, we aggressively detect fake reviews. We use various signals to detect unnatural patterns and will gradually expose them here.
Spam Test could not be completed. Click here to retry.
Specifications
Connectivity
WiFi: No
Recommendations
...