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ASUS PCE AC55BT B1 AC1200 Wireless Bluetooth 4 2 PCIe Mpcie Adapter
Last Updated: August 19, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.6
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Detailed Mode
Network
164antenna, wifi, router, 5ghz, mbps
+88%
-12%
" ... Seeing no performance drop from my previous wired connection, which is impressive. ... "
" ... Great wireless adapter that reaches all the way across my house through 2 walls. ... "
" ... Now I get strong 5.8ghz signal which I can finally get to 260mbps internet speed. ... "
" ... Move around with it and you can watch the bars increase as the router beam forming zeroes in. ... "
" ... While it wasn't crashing anymore at least, it was still dropping the connection every few minutes. ... This may limit where it can be put, but so far it's kept a consistent strong wifi signal even though it's further than the old one. ... "
" ... We just moved into a large 2 story and the reception was bad in the basement since the office and wireless router is upstairs and they were downstairs. ... "
" ... No lag when gaming, the router is up a story and a room over yet connectivity is not lost. ... "
" ... gives me a good strong signal. ... "
Wifi
125wi fi, card, bluetooth, wifi adapter, network
+85%
-15%
" ... This is just a complete beast of a WiFi Card. ... "
" ... Went with this reasonably priced WiFi card because it boasts good specs and has a good looking antenna, and I am glad I did so. ... I recommend purchasing this wifi card if you want to avoid waiting your PC to your router but don't want to compromise on gaming and streaming performance. ... "
" ... Great internet connection and wifi reception, especially with my 5ghz ac asus router. ... "
" ... 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. ... "
" ... Basically the max of the WiFi package. ... "
" ... The wifi speed is good and it only really slows down when everyone at home is using the internet and netflix. ... "
" ... WiFi antenna works well and speeds are much better than the built in wifi on my last PC. ... "
" ... Now my computer receives a better Wi-Fi signal than ever before. ... "
Bluetooth
123wifi, wifi and bluetooth, header, motherboard, internal
+89%
-11%
" ... I don't really need Bluetooth at the moment, but if I do get it hooked up, I'll update the review. ... "
" ... I'm not a gamer but needed bluetooth and wireless radio capability in my older desktop. ... "
" ... I bought a MB without WIFI and Bluetooth, and this device fills the gap easily. ... Then I though of trying the bluetooth, BT connection was amazing too. ... Pairing was easy, and the range on the BT headset was amazing. ... "
" ... Glad to have 10+ft of Bluetooth range now. ... "
" ... I was willing to forget about the Bluetooth as the wireless adapter was working so well. ... Everything booted up and I have both Bluetooth and Wireless. ... I am using Windows 10 and I did a driver update in Windows device manager, one for Bluetooth and one for the wireless and everything updated quickly and everything is working very well. ... "
" ... Works well when both wifi and bluetooth are in use, which is rare for most pci cards today. ... "
" ... Bluetooth is great and internet speeds are fast! ... "
" ... Also, the Bluetooth is nice and reliable so far, where i had nothing but issues with the USB type adapters. ... "
Setup
120install, installation, easy, setup, windows 10
+98%
-3%
" ... Easy to I'll install. ... "
" ... 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 have a Win10 OS, quick and easy hardware installation and its ready for use as soon as the PCs turned back on. ... "
" ... I learned very quick that if a product of theirs is not working correctly out of the box, re check your installation because you probably did something wrong putting it in. ... "
" ... The install disk works perfectly with Windows 10. ... So to make things simple, here is what the instructions should say. ... "
" ... Kudos to Asus for using an Intel chipset, this makes getting it running on Linux a completely painless experience. ... "
" ... Easy to install too ... "
" ... It installed perfectly. ... "
Device Compatibility
114pc, windows 10, connect, asus, windows
+75%
-25%
" ... Works well with multiple devices connected and have never had issues with it. ... "
" ... Overall though, it has been working great and I will be purchasing a second one for my other PC. ... "
" ... Works great, my desktop is about 40ft away and blocked partially by an interior wall, with my Windows 10 PC. ... "
" ... 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). ... "
" ... I run a windows 10 rig, and right as I plugged it in, started to recognize the device. ... "
" ... Plugged it in, it was immediately detected and just works. ... "
" ... I have Windows 10 and I just plugged it in and it started working immediately. ... "
" ... The blutooth works perfectly as well ... "
Ports
112adapter, ethernet, wifi adapter, pcie, slot
+87%
-13%
" ... Asus lives on to be my most trusted computer product producer, amazing product, I connected it to the pci express slot and connected the 2 antennas to the dual band range extender and I didn’t even have to install drivers, had a tp-link $20 card that absolutely sucked, slow speed, with this it started a bit slow but my WiFi hasn’t been faster ... "
" ... Plugged it in, it was immediately detected and just works. ... "
" ... Best usb WiFi adapter I have ever used. ... "
" ... much better than the usb dongle i had before (which works pretty good but is now attached to my older laptop). ... "
" ... You will need a motherboard manual to figure out what is a good port to use since the "F_USB" nomenclature was not used on my ASUS manual. ... "
" ... This review is regarding the ASUS USB-AC68 Dual-Band AC1900 USB 3.0 Wi-Fi adaptor. ... "
" ... This PCI based card is a rock and enjoys excellent connection speed. ... "
" ... The ASUS PCE-AC55BT B1 Wireless-AC1200 Bluetooth 4.2 PCIe/mPCIe adapter is a great choice of a product if you are looking for upgrading your PC with a bluetooth adapter and also with a very good quality antennae for the Wi-Fi signal. ... "
Drivers
101driver, windows 10, asus, installed, windows
+61%
-39%
" ... -drivers are easy to find online and install over usb, or borrow an optical drive and use the included cd ... "
" ... Drivers are decent. ... "
" ... Then boot it up, install the WiFi driver and do your password connection. ... Then install and test the Bluetooth driver. ... "
" ... I didn't have to install any drivers at all, although updating them shouldn't hurt. ... "
" ... Downloaded drivers from Asus with no problems. ... "
" ... you must install the DVD driver before putting the card in, then reboot and connect. ... then run the DVD again and install the bluetooth driver. ... "
" ... Installed Wireless drivers, then Bluetooth drivers. ... "
" ... Installation was a breeze, Windows 10 found the drivers for both immediately. ... "
Overall performance
82speeds, performance, fast, asus, intel 8260
+94%
-6%
" ... It was easy to install and the speed is fast. ... "
" ... Great value and great performance. ... "
" ... This uses an intel 8260 and you can even upgrade the card later if you'd like. ... "
" ... Running on 7th gen i7 and ASUS rog board ... "
" ... Great range and speed! ... "
" ... Works just great ... "
" ... I searched and looked at a bunch of different cards and ultimately landed on this one because it offered high speeds, it was a good price, it had good reviews, and it offered Bluetooth which wasn't needed but a nice addition. ... I am getting 27.5Mbps down and 14.5Mbps Up. ... "
" ... Works pretty well. ... "
Software Platform
69windows, asus, linux, os, driver
+65%
-35%
" ... The install disk works perfectly with Windows 10. ... "
" ... Works with Elementary Linux out of the box. ... It recognized it right away during OS install. ... "
" ... It most definitely DOES work on Windows 10. ... "
" ... Booted up Win10. ... "
" ... Originally had Windows 7 on my desktop and it worked great on them. ... Recently upgraded to Windows 10, and it still works great! ... "
" ... I was skeptical at first, having seen many people saying it didn't work on Windows 10, but when I plugged it in, it worked just fine without even installing the drivers. ... "
" ... Install it and let windows 10 do the rest. ... "
" ... I have bought and relied on ASUS hardware on a daily basis for over a decade and have never had any reason to doubt or be disappointed by this brand. ... "
Product Reliability
60months, worked, problems, card, installed
+60%
-40%
" ... Bought this, installed this is < 10 minutes (didn't time) was automatically recognized and ran fine without any mods. ... "
" ... The led is also very helpful to tell you when the product is working. ... "
" ... Been using this for 2 or so months now and have had no problems. ... "
" ... 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. ... "
" ... I plugged it in and it worked. ... "
" ... About 7 months in now. ... "
" ... It worked after that. ... "
" ... Worked fine for a couple of months and now it just keeps disconnecting for no reason from my pc. ... "
Ease of Use
56easy, install, super, simple, setup
+100%
" ... Setup was surprisingly simple. ... "
" ... Its too darn easy to install and use. ... "
" ... Note how I said it was fairly easy to install. ... The card itself was simple. ... "
" ... Impossible to find fault with something that does its job well and seamlessly. ... "
" ... Super easy install and great speed! ... "
" ... Easy to install too ... "
" ... Easy to I'll install. ... "
" ... The install and set up was very easy. ... "
ISP
42connection, internet, mbps, speeds, isp
+83%
-17%
" ... Now I am out $100+ and never was able to see AC1900 speeds. ... "
" ... I'm easily able to get 250Mbps of download speed, which is my provided max speed from Comcast, and it maintains the speed throughout downloads. ... "
" ... -works better than expected, gives me internet as fast as my isp will provide me ... "
" ... With a better router I might do better. ... "
" ... Works better my internet with this adapter asus ... "
" ... getting full speed from Comcast internet . ... "
" ... My wireless connection is lightning fast now. ... "
" ... I discovered with both network cards running my speed went to 96.18 Mbps from 86.56 Mbps. ... "
Cables
33cable, wire, connector, wires, short
+61%
-39%
" ... Granted the Ethernet wire I used was just some Basic att one I believe. ... "
" ... Cable supplied for BT is male at both ends. ... "
" ... The cable is maybe 3ft long and just long enough to sit on my desk with the PC on the floor. ... "
" ... Works great, but cats love to chew the antenna wires. ... "
" ... Cable modem is on first floor, PC up on third floor- somehow gets wired or faster speeds. ... "
" ... It was easy to install and it adds great cable management I would definitely buy again. ... "
" ... Cable supplied for BT is male at both ends. ... "
" ... The metal and pci materials are of great quality, I know that the plastic antenna and thin spaghetti wire may concern some of you but the performance and durability is high for what it looks to deliver. ... "
Capacity
31house, walls, room, feet away, wifi
+97%
-3%
" ... I live in a building with shared WiFi broadcast throughout (kind of like being back in a college dorm. ... "
" ... Signal I'm getting is 1 bar compare to my laptop which has 3 bars. ... "
" ... My router is about 70 feet away and through multiple walls and it works great. ... "
" ... Everything is on 1 floor, but in separate rooms. ... "
" ... Small, powerful with the benefit of AC Wireless! ... "
" ... I now have a working computer with internet connection and wifi throughout the space. ... "
" ... I've used multiple products to try and get the best connection from my basement PC from the main floor. ... "
" ... It works great to connect my computer to the internet router about fifteen feet away and in another room. ... "
Gaming
29games, game, lag, online, gaming pc
+90%
-10%
" ... Runs all games with no lag. ... "
" ... Great product and it has never let me down once and I was downloading hundreds of gigabytes of games once I got it installed so it got put through it's paces. ... "
" ... My son also uses the Bluetooth for streaming audio and gaming. ... "
" ... Pretty good for gaming depending on your internet connection speed at home. ... Overwatch plays without any lag or dropouts. ... "
" ... I've had the chance to game on this card. ... I've been playing several intense shooter games and it works amazingly. ... "
" ... I bought the ASUS PCE-AC55BT B1 Wireless-AC1200 PCIE card for a new Intel i5 8600K gaming rig and it runs so good! ... "
" ... One for my Wife's desktop (which has passed to my sister), and one for my buddy's entry-level gaming machine. ... I've gotten no complaints from my buddy when he games either. ... "
" ... Videos buffer more quickly and my online connected games load more quickly as well, with less lag in online play. ... "
Price
25worth, money, works, value, pay
+92%
-8%
" ... This thing is totally worth the money. ... "
" ... Spend the little bit of extra money for the upgrade over lesser products as it totally worth it. ... "
" ... Good price and good product. ... "
" ... Worth the price and worth the longevity. ... "
" ... A good value for the price. ... "
" ... Worth every penny! ... "
" ... It worth for the price ... "
" ... This was worth a couple extra bucks. ... "
Build Quality
19plastic, metal, card, bracket, wire
+84%
-16%
" ... Does it's job, gets pretty good reception and good build quality. ... "
" ... I put this in a new computer that I built from scratch. ... "
" ... Quality board build . ... "
" ... I put this in a new computer that I built from scratch. ... "
" ... Not only that, but my ping appears to have dropped a few ms and appears to be less "jittery" than ever before. ... "
" ... A very good card but not the most durable. ... "
" ... The metal and pci materials are of great quality, I know that the plastic antenna and thin spaghetti wire may concern some of you but the performance and durability is high for what it looks to deliver. ... "
" ... The build quality and stable connection really speak for themselves. ... "
Marketplace
14works, delivery, advertised, time, thank
+79%
-21%
" ... Thank you for the great product. ... "
" ... Works just as advertised. ... "
" ... Works just as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as advertised!!! ... "
" ... Great product, great service from amazon, how could you go wrong? ... "
" ... Product exactly as expected. ... "
" ... One day delivery from Amazon ( thank you Amazon ) ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
Returns
11return, back, sent, send, fix
+18%
-82%
" ... The one gripe that I cannot seem to fix . ... "
" ... I will be returning this as soon as possible. ... "
" ... As such, it was about a month or a month and a half until I put it in, outside the deadline for a return. ... I looked it up and others had this problem, but it was just a dead card and was fixed by a replacement. ... "
" ... 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. ... "
Fit
11screws, case, card, something, screw
+91%
-9%
" ... A snap to fit and set up. ... "
" ... Don't have a need for the included half-height bracket, but its a nice touch for those with itty-bitty cases. ... "
" ... The hardest part of installing this item, was removing the screws on the case. ... "
" ... This was easy to install, although it cannot simultaneously fit into my motherboard and screw into the computer case at the same time. ... "
" ... Everything needed is in the box, all hardware fit and installed fine. ... I'll probably use some double-sided tape or hot glue to secure it a coaster or something with some heft. ... "
" ... other than that this card is a pcie x1 and fits and works perfectly in my asrock h97 pro4m 2nd pcie x16 slot. ... "
" ... Good product should have at least put magnets on the antennas base to stick it to your case or something for a better hold ... "
" ... When you need to move it, the product folds up nicely. ... "
USB
9adapter, plug and play, wifi adapter, port, windows 10
+89%
-11%
" ... 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. ... "
Lagging
8streaming internet drops, restart, lag in video, computer, spikes
+38%
-63%
" ... The -AC56 would repeatedly disconnect and also crash the system. ... "
" ... 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. ... "
Cable Length
8antenna, short, cord, length, desk
+38%
-63%
" ... My only complaint, that doesn't actually matter, is the antenna cable is only about 2 feet long. ... "
" ... Only bad thing is the wire is short, can barely sit on my desk. ... "
" ... My only complaint is that the antenna cable is way too short. ... "
" ... My only complaint is that the antenna cable is way too short. ... "
Resolution
7card, 1080, watch
+100%
" ... 4K streaming from a router about 20 feet away has about a 1-4 second start-lag and then is perfectly smooth on YouTube with no interrupts. ... "
" ... Now that I have a fast WiFi card, I can stream 720p (haven't tried 1080p) video from my PC (this card) to my Surface 3 without stuttering, which was one of my main goals for getting an AC1200 card. ... "
" ... Now that I have a fast WiFi card, I can stream 720p (haven't tried 1080p) video from my PC (this card) to my Surface 3 without stuttering, which was one of my main goals for getting an AC1200 card. ... "
" ... you can watch 1080 HD effortlessly. ... "
" ... you can watch 1080 HD effortlessly. ... "
" ... - EVGA GTX 1080 Hybrid. ... "
" ... HD streaming was not my aim, but i feel comfortable to do that too with the speed i currently have. ... "
Band
75ghz, 2, rarely, installation, bars
+57%
-43%
" ... I had the Rosewill Dual Band AC1300 . ... "
" ... I didn't notice any lag on 5ghz band. ... "
" ... The ASUS PCE-AC55BT runs on the 5MHz band quite well, in fact, that's my preferred one, less congestion as opposed to the more crowded 2.4 networks. ... "
" ... Now with ASUS USB-AC68 I get 3 bars out of 4 and very good band width. ... "
Product As Described
7advertised, described, works as advertised, expected, exactly
+100%
" ... Works as described. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... Product exactly as expected. ... "
" ... Works as advertised!!! ... "
" ... Works just as advertised. ... "
" ... Works just as advertised. ... "
Delivery
7service, box, time, one, got
+86%
-14%
" ... One day delivery from Amazon ( thank you Amazon ) ... Boxed in no damage box. ... "
" ... Got it in the mail on time, box in perfect condition. ... "
" ... This product delivered on performance and quality. ... "
" ... Works right out of the box. ... "
" ... It works great and everything arrived quickly :) ... "
Design
7better, like, red, looks, led
+100%
" ... I feel like an attached design rather than detached would be better, but I don't know. ... "
" ... and interesting construction detail . ... "
" ... Replaced with something similar but better design. ... "
" ... Very beautiful and it is unique of its kind ... "
" ... Great product and design. ... "
" ... 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. ... "
Internet
6download, speed, mbps, upload speed, mb
+100%
" ... Download: 458 mbps ... "
" ... I can tell the internet browsing speeds have slightly improved. ... "
" ... Best internet we have had yet. ... "
" ... Download speed is about 6 mb/s, my internet top speed is 10 mb/s. ... "
Sound Quality
5speaker, sound, screen, output, jg jg jg
+60%
-40%
" ... The iSplitter lets me clearly hear the computer's audio output. ... "
" ... I have completed installation and am trying to hook up a bose Soundlink external speaker. ... "
" ... I have completed installation and am trying to hook up a bose Soundlink external speaker. ... "
Apps
4windows 10, website, downloaded, asus, restart
+50%
-50%
" ... It also has software that runs in the background which I don't like. ... "
" ... The card would show as enabled in Device Manager only. ... "
Video Playback
4streaming internet drops, videos, lag in video, lag, games
+75%
-25%
" ... Videos buffer more quickly and my online connected games load more quickly as well, with less lag in online play. ... "
" ... I have even streamed multiple videos with zero issues. ... "
" ... Facebook is snappier and video streaming does not have any buffering. ... "
Features
4features, tab, power, led, blue
+25%
-75%
" ... I really wanted to like this card because of the M.2 removal feature. ... "
" ... My only complaint is that you can’t turn off the blue LED indicator. ... "
" ... - Allow this computer to turn off this device to save power = "uncheck" this box to disable (<= this option is on the Power Management tab, not the Advanced tab) ... "
Size
4design, move
+75%
-25%
" ... Compact design and powerful reception. ... "
" ... When you need to move it, the product folds up nicely. ... "
" ... Small, powerful with the benefit of AC Wireless! ... "
Comfort
4fingers
+75%
-25%
" ... Rather than edit the above review, felt it best to add a comment to reflect what I later discovered. ... "
" ... It was plug-and-play, as long as you're comfortable fishing around inside your PC. ... "
" ... A snap to fit and set up. ... "
For Kids
3+100%
" ... My son suggested this for at home with my computer and it works great. ... "
" ... I have purchased three for my sons and myself. ... "
" ... After being an IT guy for a 4 campus school and having a lot of networking experience I can tell you this is well worth the extra money you will spend on it above the other cheaper brands like tp link or others of the same quality range. ... "
Memory
3windows 10, gb, easy to install, booted
+67%
-33%
" ... This was not only easy to install, It booted right up on my 2014 Dell Vostro i3 w/8g RAM- I have Windows 10 and the driver was located automatically. ... Next option to speed things up will be to add RAM. ... "
" ... My PC is a custom build: Win 10 64-bit, Ryzen 7 1700, NVIDIA GTX 1070, 32GB RAM. ... "
Remote
3signal, antenna
+100%
" ... The remote thing might help someone but it’s clutter here. ... "
" ... Now the remote system has almost as much speed as the hardwired computer. ... "
" ... - Remote antenna boosts signal quality. ... "
Data reception
3speed, soon, since, mbps, gets
+100%
" ... It works as intended with both 5g and 2.4g ... "
" ... Went for the AC1300 since I don't plan on getting 1Gb internet service anytime soon. ... "
Cleaning
3+100%
" ... It's now a week later, and I went into my downloads folder to clean up old things that are taking up space and this driver is one of them. ... "
" ... Close the case and clean up. ... "
" ... I put this in a new computer that I built from scratch. ... "
Camera
3+67%
-33%
" ... Pictures say it all. ... "
Call quality
3would, never, calls, said, level
-100%
" ... They kept saying they would have to call me back and "escalate" it to a higher level, but those 'higher level" people who called back over the next few days also had heavy accents and didn't do much but ask more questions. ... "
" ... After 4 calls to the company I never got it to work. ... They said they would call me back and never did. ... "
" ... When I reached 2 hours I ended the call and asked Asus to call me back. ... "
Water Resistance
3future
+100%
" ... This card blew my expectations out of the water. ... "
" ... Should be future proof for awhile. ... "
" ... Idiot proof instalation and operation. ... "
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