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Hello
I need for my hackintosh built a very small USB wifi and bluetooth dongle - that can be both wifi and bluetooth.
In my google search I found this one from Edimax but as I see it's not working with Mac : Amazon .
As I said I'm looking to find the smallest that can work under High Sierra for my Built.
Any experienced help will be very helpful

thanks
 
Really?! On the Amazon page you listed is a questions section. There it says it's macOS compatible. See https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F97PU18/?tag=tonymacx86com-20

On the Edimax download page, you can get the drivers for up to Sierra. No High Sierra yet. I'd ask their support folks if a High Sierra will be ready soon and, if not, then would the Sierra driver work on High Sierra.
http://www.edimax.us/html/english/frames/b-download.htm

However, this dongle has very "primitive" WiFi. 802.11n at N150 (150bps) speeds only on 2.4GHz, and no WPA2-AES security. The User Manual has a 2010 publishing date. Sigh...

You are better off with a BT4 USB dongle from the list in the tonymacx86 Buyer's Guide (Accessory section) and a more modern USB WiFi dongle if your Laptop has several USB ports. I've used the Edimax EW-7822UAC Wireless AC1200 Dual-Band USB 3.0 Adapter with Edimax's drivers before.

Finally, check out what the tonymacx86 members are using in the Network and laptops forum sections.
 
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