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ASUS PCE-AC51

AC750 Wi-Fi PCI Express Card (AC433 Mbps N300 Mbps)

Last price 34€94
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Overview

A powerful wireless connection throughout the house!


The ASUS PCE-AC51 is a dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac 433Mbps + 300Mbps PCI Express network adapter that allows you to move from a cumbersome wired connection to an equally fast wireless connection using the 802.11ac standard, which can deliver ultra-fast throughput! What's more, its elegant base is magnetised to give you the freedom to change the position of the antennas to get the best Wi-Fi signal.

New 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard


The ASUS PCE-AC51 Network Adapter features a 5th generation Broadcom chip that supports 802.11ac Wi-Fi and delivers up to 3 times the performance of 802.11n. It has two frequency bands, one at 2.4 GHz and the other at 5 GHz. Also, the PCE-AC51 remains compatible with previous Wi-Fi standards and can work well with existing devices.

The high-speed design of the PCE-AC51 improves the Wi-Fi signal by 150% compared to an equivalent generic product. This provides full coverage and avoids dead zones so that data flow is not interrupted.

Main features:(written by ??????·????)

  • 433 Mbps + 300 Mbps AC Wi-Fi PCI Express card
  • 2 SMA antennas
  • Operating frequencies: 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
  • Secure signal via WEP (64/128 bit), WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK encryption
  • Compatible with Windows 7/8.1/10 and Linux
Specifications
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General information

Product name

ASUS PCE-AC51

Brand

ASUS

Model

90IG02S0-BO0010

Technical specifications

Network card type

Internal Wi-Fi Card

Bus

PCI Express x1

Low profile

Yes

Network standard(s)

Wi-Fi AC 430 Mbps (IEEE 802.11ac)
Wi-Fi AC 750 Mbps (IEEE 802.11ac)
Wi-Fi N 300 Mbps (IEEE 802.11n)

Bluetooth

No

Connector(s)

None

Dual-Band

Yes

Encryption

WEP
WPA - PSK
WPA2-PSK

Boot ROM socket

No

Wake On LAN

No

Warranties

Commercial warranty

Seller 2 years

Legal warranty

See terms & conditions

Product referenced on 31 May 2016

Customer reviews
Global rating
5/10
based on 24 reviews Editorial and moderation guide
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    8 reviews
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    12 reviews
  • by AlexandraD
    Posted on 22 Feb 2022
    Bought on 16 Feb 2022 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 1

    no

    This network card should not even be in your catalogue as it is so out of date! It can't even pick up a box that is 6 meters away!

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  • by FlorentM
    Posted on 26 Nov 2021
    Bought on 20 Nov 2021 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 1

    Avoid, Just doesn't work

    I have been using a netgear wifi usb stick for about 7 years now and I wanted to change to a PCI-E wifi card to gain in stability, on the advice of a friend.

    The antenna is simply not powerful enough, no matter the speed announced on the packaging, if the card can not receive the signal of the box correctly, no interest ...

    The only thing I can think of is that my wifi usb key detects a dozen boxes around it, whereas this one only detects (barely) my livebox 5 which is only 5m away with very few obstacles in the way.

    I'm going to try to return the product, hoping to get my point across.

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  • by JulienE
    Posted on 26 Dec 2020
    Bought on 7 Apr 2020 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 1

    Product to avoid

    The installation was rather simple at first, but then it was a big problem because the AC protocol was simply impossible to obtain, or only for a few minutes, which caused repeated interruptions.
    After hours of pulling out my hair and testing different drivers and configurations, nothing really worked.

    I'm not sure if this is the only case, the product is not defective but just very bad. To be avoided.

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  • by Pierre-Louis B
    Posted on 12 Dec 2020
    Bought on 1 Nov 2018 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 9 Average rating: 7

    no

    My usb key that was a network card worked better, the card is well connected I tried it on 3 fixed pc's but the network card throttles the flow and cuts the connection every 5 minutes.
    Product to avoid.

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  • by HugoR
    Posted on 21 Sep 2020
    Bought on 1 Oct 2018 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 1

    Problem (found? )

    Simple, in the data sheet it says that the card is 802.11n
    when in reality it is not, which means that many people like me who have a freebox revolution that is 802.11n cannot connect with this equipment.
    I thank Asus/ldlc for not specifying this on the product.
    And in case someone managed to make it work, well done, either you are very talented or you are a magician because even after advanced modifications in the peripherals of the wifi card, nothing works.

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  • by UlysseL
    Posted on 18 Jul 2020
    Bought on 4 Jul 2019 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 2

    to be avoided

    After the rather simple installation of the product, and an even simpler installation of the drivers, the network card is ready to use. But these are its only two qualities, because everything else is only marginally functional. First problem, and not the least, the network card spends its time deciding to disconnect itself, then to start again only if the computer is completely rebooted. Moreover, it capriciously chooses between 2.4GHz and 5 GHz networks, but mostly in a completely arbitrary way, and without telling you in advance on which of the two it will accept to connect... not to mention the frankly limited speed.

    In short, for a budget of 30 euros, this card does not do the trick at all, better to turn to TP-Link which, for the same price or even cheaper, will have much more reliable and efficient products.

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  • by GuillaumeS
    Posted on 14 May 2020
    Bought on 4 May 2020 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 1

    Defective card that affects the system

    The card works next to the box but as soon as I move away from it (where all my peripherals work fine, loses the connection and crashes the system)... The card sees the wifi, with 5 bars, but can't connect to it and the system crashes afterwards...

    The crashes persist and multiply when trying to install the official asus drivers.

    Never had so many problems with a simple wifi card

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  • by PierreM
    Posted on 12 May 2020
    Bought on 6 May 2020 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 1

    Crash when used

    Well received . some things don't fit . Not even a single screw included .

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  • by joschua
    Posted on 1 May 2020
    Bought on 27 Apr 2020 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 7

    It works, yes but!

    Like some of the 1 star comments I have had the same problem of permanent disconnection and it is very annoying. It's easy to see that there's a conflict somewhere. By searching a bit on the net (fortunately I have another connection source) I found the solution and it worked.
    Right click on the windows logo in the taskbar and click on Command Prompt (admin)
    then type in the order and without fault the 3 following lines:
    ipconfig / release
    ipconfig / flushdns
    ipconfig / renew
    if the result is not stable, stay on the command prompt (still in admin) and type the following 6 lines until the end and restart your computer only at the end
    netsh winsock reset
    netsh winhttp reset proxy
    netsh winhttp reset tracing
    netsh winsock reset catalog
    netsh int ipv4 reset catalog
    netsh int ipv6 reset catalog

    good surfing

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  • by DanyD
    Posted on 18 Apr 2020
    Bought on 14 Apr 2020 from LDLC
    Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 1

    Jumps and loss of connection

    Repeatedly losing connections and jumping throughput. This does not happen to me when I use another ASUS PCE AC56 network card

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