TP-Link WiFi 6 AX3000 PCIe WiFi Card (Archer TX3000E), Up to 2400Mbps, Bluetooth 5.0, 802.11AX Dual Band Wireless Adapter with MU-MIMO,OFDMA,Ultra-Low Latency, Supports Windows 10 (64bit) only
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The antenna wire is 3 feet 3 inches long from the end of the base to the beginning of the tips that screw onto the pci- e card.
Yes, if the Bluetooth header cable can be plugged into the motherboard.br>br>This card functions as a Bluetooth receiver and adapter. br>br>If your headset can communicate wirelessly via Bluetooth. It is going to work. br>br>(The appropriate drivers must be installed.)
I didn't realize I didn't have a USB connector, so I just plugged in the card and it connected to the internet. I didn't even need the CD. The addition of a Bluetooth connector would have been a nice touch. It's not as fast as my laptop, but I needed connectivity for an older desktop that I relocated to a backyard office; I probably should have done more research and saved a few dollars.
Yes, the antennas can be attached to the card or the antenna base that comes with it.
Selected User Reviews For TP-Link WiFi 6 AX3000 PCIe WiFi Card (Archer TX3000E), Up to 2400Mbps, Bluetooth 5.0, 802.11AX Dual Band Wireless Adapter with MU-MIMO,OFDMA,Ultra-Low Latency, Supports Windows 10 (64bit) only
Pros:
- Wifi speeds have increased significantly. I progressed from their TL- to their TL- When I connected the WN725N USB dongle to this PCIe card, my download speeds increased from 30 to 85 Mbps on average.
- My apartment now has a strong Bluetooth signal in every room. As I walk from one room to the next, my Bluetooth headphones no longer cut out.
- The installation process was simple and quick. br>br>Cons:
- Unlike a dongle, it's much bigger.
- It is necessary to have a USB 2. -On your motherboard, there is a slot numbered 0. br>- Because I don't have a CD drive, it only took my computer a second to locate and download all of the drivers required for Wifi and Bluetooth to function properly. EDIT: br>br> After a little more than a week of use, I'm having trouble getting the card to show up on my PCI-Express card reader. e slot. I'm not sure if the card suddenly went bad or if there was a driver update that caused this. br>br>When I look at my BIOS, the slot is empty, and my internet adapters aren't picking up the card. Oddly enough, however, Bluetooth continues to work. I can only fix this problem by turning on my computer, unplugging the card, and plugging it back in each time I turn it on, which is very inconvenient. br>br>I've ordered a replacement card to see if it fixes the problem; if it doesn't, I'll return to look for another product. br>br>EDIT 2: br>I got the replacement card, put it in, and tested it. Everything appeared to be in order, and my original card appears to be functional as well. br>br>Given that the original worked for a while before cutting in and out, I'm wondering if it had anything to do with the drivers and that installing the new card flushed them out? br>br>If anyone else is having problems, please let me know; I'd like to figure out what's causing this strange bug. Regardless, we're back to 5 stars!.
I already had a $100 ASUS router with four antennae, but I wanted Bluetooth, so I tried this. In addition, I have a TP-bag. I wanted to see if this could compete with an ax link router. When all factors are taken into consideration, this is a better option. It has Bluetooth, a smaller profile, and two antennae for half the price. Despite this, I returned to ASUS. I have a gig that I download and get 500-1000 views per day. With ASUS, you can get 600 Mbps and 300 Mbps, respectively. With this rig, you can get 400 watts. The ASUS outperforms the competition. I can't tell the difference between ax and ac, or any other MU- Let's just say I'm okay with doubling the cost, losing BT, having this honking thing sticking out the side of my tower, fiddling with the antennae to see which directions most often yield nearly 600Mbps through three walls and about 20'. If you're one of those people, the ASUS is the way to go. If you're not one of those people, this is the book for you. It is more adaptable and suitable. If "good enough" isn't your thing, I suppose you could do what I did.
After almost reinstalling my entire Windows OS to figure out why Windows was BSODing all over the place, I discovered a driver conflict with my existing Intel based wifi driver from my motherboard. br>br>Once I figured that out, I ran a speed test on speedtest. net. My download speed was 140Mbps with my motherboard wifi, but 32Mbps with this fantastic new wifi NIC. TRASH. br>br>Amazon is calling. I'm sure this will work for some, but it's insane how much slower this is than my onboard wifi. I even tried extending the antennae closer to the router with extension cables. Nothing was of any assistance. Oh well. br>br>Be sure to disable your onboard wifi device before attempting to get this to work, or you will be perplexed by the constant windows resets with no real codes to diagnose, only generic codes causing BSODs. br>br>I've worked on computers for 15 years, and diagnosing this was a pain. When developing your drivers, you should communicate with OS companies more. TP- Link.
I couldn't wait to install this card on my computer. But beyond the Bluetooth, I could never get the card to work 100%. The Bluetooth connection was flawless. Windows 10 64-bit is installed on IU's computers. bit on my PC, but the card (which it didn't recognize) and the software (drivers) kept disappearing. TP-Link's wifi management software Link didn't appear to be able to assist or help in any way. br>br>When I finally got it to work on 2, it was incredibly slow. The frequency is 4GHz. 5Ghz; all over Both PCI- and PCI-X modes were tested. While my PC was 8 feet away from the router, I had E 1x slots and every USB header on my board. Instead, I went with ethernet cable. br>br>Everything in the box felt very well made, and the base has extremely strong magnets. I'm not sure if it was a case of user error or a hardware problem on the cards' or mine's end.
I was eager to put this new Wifi card to the test in order to improve my signal. Because I do not have a CD, I first downloaded the drivers from their website. Who cares about Rom any longer? I uninstalled my previous Wifi Card and replaced it with this one. I put the magnetic base on top of my PC tower and turned it on. There were no wifi signals found, but that's not a big deal because I hadn't installed the drivers yet. I rebooted after installing the drivers and seeing that they were installed successfully. Nothing has been found so far. When I went into my device manager, I noticed that the device was not functioning properly. It was throwing a (code 10) error at me. I contacted tech support, which was terrible because it was only available via chat, and after an hour or so, they gave me no useful advice and tried to convince me that the problem was with my computer. I reinstalled my old wifi adapter and it worked fine without the need for any additional software. I'm not sure if I got a dud like some others, but the tech support was terrible, and it was honestly easier to just return it than to jump through all the hoops they wanted me to jump through.