Coming soon, TP-Link Archer T8E, AC1750 dual band PCIe card. Thoughts?

While looking at new routers last night I stumbled across this upcoming PCIe card from TP-Link and got pretty excited.

I'm wondering if this card will work as well as the TP-Link WDN4800 does. I don't know enough to look at the specs and see anything that says it will or won't. But it sure would be awesome if it did! Not only better performance, but it would look way cooler in my case lol.

Here are the specifications from the website incase you don't feel like traveling to the link.


HARDWARE FEATURES
Interface PCI Express
Dimensions (W X D X H) 4.5×4.8×0.8 in. (115.2×120.8×21.5mm)
Antenna Type Omni Directional

WIRELESS FEATURES
Wireless Standards IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11a,
IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b
Frequency 5GHz
2.4GHz
Signal Rate 5GHz
11ac: Up to 1300Mbps(dynamic)
11a: Up to 54Mbps(dynamic)
2.4GHz
11n: Up to 450Mbps(dynamic)
11g: Up to 54Mbps(dynamic)
11b: Up to 11Mbps(dynamic)
Reception Sensitivity 5GHz：
11a 6Mbps: -85dBm
11a 54Mbps: -68dBm
11ac HT20: -59dBm
11ac HT40: -54dBm
11ac HT80: -51dBm
2.4GHz:
11b 11Mbps: -80dBm
11g 54Mbps: -68dBm
11n HT20: -64dBm
11n HT40: -61dBm
Transmit Power <20dBm (EIRP)
Wireless Modes Ad-Hoc / Infrastructure mode
Wireless Security Support 64/128 bit WEP, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, 802.1x
Modulation Technology DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK, OFDM, 16-QAM, 64-QAM,

OTHERS
Certification CE, FCC, RoHS
Package Contents Wireless Adapter Archer T8E
Resource CD
Quick Installation Guide
System Requirements Windows 8.1 (32/64bits), Windows 8 (32/64bits), Windows 7 (32/64bits), Windows XP(32/64bits)
Environment Operating Temperature: 0℃~40℃ (32℉~104℉)
Storage Temperature: -40℃~70℃ (-40℉~158℉)
Operating Humidity: 10%~90% non-condensing
Storage Humidity: 5%~90% non-condensing

If your willing to test it please report your findings.

Seems very promising.

spballer said:

stumbled across this upcoming PCIe card from TP-Link and got pretty excited.

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Need the vendor/device ids.
802.11n/5 GHz missing???

toleda said:

Need the vendor/device ids.
802.11n/5 GHz missing???

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I don't think its out yet if by vendor/device id's you mean where can you find one for purchase.

Very interesting about the 802.11n/5 GHz not listed... I missed that. I wonder if its 2.4G GHz 802.11n rating of 450Mbps was enough for them to ignore adding a 5GHz band, but like I said, I don't know enough about this stuff to make any credible assumptions.

The TP-Link Archer T8E AC1750 is now available on Amazon. Has anyone tried it, or does anyone intend to? I'm very interested in it's compatibility and performance.

ammontgomery84 said:

The TP-Link Archer T8E AC1750 is now available on Amazon. Has anyone tried it, or does anyone intend to? I'm very interested in it's compatibility and performance.

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I've not seen any information on it's chipset nor any reviews of the card. It's $70 USD at Newegg, but no info on the chipset compatibility with OS X.

I pulled the trigger and ordered one from Newegg. I'll keep you posted once I've tested it.

ammontgomery84 said:

I pulled the trigger and ordered one from Newegg. I'll keep you posted once I've tested it.

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Thank you for voluntarily to test this card at your expense.

I have my fingers, arms, legs and eyes crossed wishing for success.

Great news. The TP-LINK Archer T8E worked for me out of the box. I'm connected to an ac router through 2 concrete walls at a consistently faster transmit rate than my 2013 macbook air.



Update: See post #12. It's not quite working as it initially did.

When I get a chance, I'll post results from a more direct line-of-sight connection, but as of now, it's outperforming my Macbook air.