Model | Detail | Where to buy |
Devices | https:// | https:// |
Foxconn U98Z081.00 (HP) (AR5BHB112) | https://deviwiki.com/wiki/Foxconn_U98Z081.00_%28HP%29 | https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=36565480405 Its regulatory domain is 0x6a (World roaming with 1 ~ 13 channel on 2.4g). |
Bigfoot Networks Killer Wireless-N 1103 | https://deviwiki.com/wiki/Bigfoot_Networks_Killer_Wireless-N_1103 | https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=39412868118 Its regulatory domain is 0x60 (World roaming with 1 ~ 14 channel on 2.4g). The photo in the store shows a Foxconn U98Z081.00, but I got one Killer card from this store. |
Lite-On WN6503A (AR5BHB116) | https://deviwiki.com/wiki/Lite-On_WN6503A | https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=36203679539 |
Apple AR5BXB112 | https://deviwiki.com/wiki/Apple_AR5BXB112 | https://s.taobao.com/search?q=ar9380 They usually cost ¥50 in China, but their regulatory domain may vary. |
SparkLAN WPEA-127N (AR5BXB112) | https://deviwiki.com/wiki/SparkLAN_WPEA-127N | https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=533808651815 https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=533872746942 It has a same form factor with Apple AR5BXB112, but its regulatory domain is 0x6a. Ar5bxb112s tend to have poorer radio gain than ar5bhb112. |
Atheros AR9287 BGN | Wi-Fi adapter for laptops upgrading, half-height mini PCI-E, 11n 2×2 MIMO https://deviwiki.com/wiki/Atheros_AR5B97 | |
TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 (AR9380) | Good AR9380 PCI-E card for desktops and workstations, 11n 2.4/5 GHz, 3×3 MIMO, great performance, free software (ath9k), no firmware, still great after 2 years https://deviwiki.com/wiki/TP-LINK_TL-WDN4800 | https://s.taobao.com/search?q=TL-WDN4800 |
Mini-PCIe to PCIe converter board | TL-WDN4800 is good for desktops, nowadays if you can get one under 70 CNY it would be a good deal, however their availability is limited and only a few vendors sell them with higher price. Getting a 15 CNY converter board with a 20 CNY miniPCIe card is a better choice. | https://s.taobao.com/search?q=MINI+PCI-E转台式机PCI-E转接卡 |
QCNFA222 (AR9462) | AR9462 card that can be used on laptop. Note: You must buy the A+E key version. The bluetooth of AR9462 needs proprietary firmware. | https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?&id=555762063297 |