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Hi everyone, Is it possible to install a newer Airport Card supporting 802.11 ac on MacBook Pro 13" Mid-2012 ( MacBookPro9,2 ) non retina ? I was looking at installing BCM94360CSAX as it was explained on this post : Can I use its 802.11ac AirPort Card on my RMBP 15 (mid2012)? but it seems to be possible only on Retina models.. I have a really great connection at home ( 1 Gb/s ) but I can’t take full advantages of it with my actual MBP Wifi Card. Speed Test on Ethernet : http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/45182… Speed Test on Wifi : http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/45182…
From your test results I would suspect your real issue is the WiFi Access Point (AP). The slower bands have this level of throughput. The higher bands allow more throughput but are limited by distance and some walls. Review this: List of WLAN channels You’ll need to first check the specs of the unit and look to see how to enable 5.0 GHz set of bands. You may want to label the 5GHz AP slightly different than your 2.4 GHz bands (I append the number 5 & 2 to my AP names). Then within your system set it for the 5.0 GHz band and re-test. You may also want to get a WiFi scanner to see what channels are being used around you. Ideally you want to use a set that is not used by others or at least channels which the other AP’s signal strength is lower so your AP can discriminate it from your AP. Start there and tell us what you have for a access point and what you get for throughput then. As to the AC AirPort: Yes you can swap it out, but the throughput won’t be different if you don’t have a MIMO AP unit. You’ll also need to make sure the driver the system is using is the correct one and you have the correct antennas within your system.
Mihai, Have you had any luck finding a suitable card? -Riley
Found this. https://subtle.design
