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Just bouht a Netgear Nighthawk X8 R8500, they are MU-MIMO capable but all my office computers and laptops dont have a MU-MIMO wireless adapter.

Which USB MU-MIMO adapters are out there to buy alread?

I have seen only so far: http://www.linksys.com/us/p/P-WUSB6100M/

Is there any other USB adapters which support this function?
 
how about x4 7300 from Netgear . if it extends the wifi with extender mode using fast lane which is 4x4 quad stream ac band of 1733 which is more than sufficient for wired device to get close to half + of bandwidth with slight chance to get even 1gb's
 
Linksys WUSB6100M USB adapter just offers 150 Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 433 Mbps on the 5GHz band and Edimax AC1200 300Mbps on 2.4GHz band and 866Mbps on 5GHz band over MU-MIMO.
 
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yes atleast ie the only adaptor available for 20 bugs rest all too costly and in order to make mu-mimo compatible with wave 2 series router this small dongle does the needfull. Means 2 clients can get 866 or close to 800 Mbps which when translated will get 400+mbps .
 
Any one get one of these MU-MIMO adaptor's and see some difference in real time
 
Saw this over at Fry's the other day... so it's shipping now... It's a realtek based device...

There's a linux driver for it over on Edimax's support site...

https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/USB-AC53-Nano/

AC1200 Dual-band USB Wi-Fi Adapter
  • World’s smallest dual-band 802.11ac MU-MIMO enabled USB Wifi adapter - super-fast Wi-Fi in a nano-sized package that’s small enough to leave plugged in!
  • Plug & Play with simple setup for hassle-free connectivity - instant Wifi upgrade for desktops and laptops to 802.11ac compatibility for extended wireless coverage and higher data transfer speeds
  • Perfect for streaming and gaming - dual-band AC1200 (2.4GHz & 5GHz) Wifi connectivity with download speeds up to 867 Mbps
  • Latest 2x2 MU-MIMO technology - connect wireless devices at maximum speeds to MIMO enabled wireless routers and access points
 
Saw this over at Fry's the other day... so it's shipping now... It's a realtek based device...

There's a linux driver for it over on Edimax's support site...

https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/USB-AC53-Nano/

AC1200 Dual-band USB Wi-Fi Adapter
  • World’s smallest dual-band 802.11ac MU-MIMO enabled USB Wifi adapter - super-fast Wi-Fi in a nano-sized package that’s small enough to leave plugged in!
  • Plug & Play with simple setup for hassle-free connectivity - instant Wifi upgrade for desktops and laptops to 802.11ac compatibility for extended wireless coverage and higher data transfer speeds
  • Perfect for streaming and gaming - dual-band AC1200 (2.4GHz & 5GHz) Wifi connectivity with download speeds up to 867 Mbps
  • Latest 2x2 MU-MIMO technology - connect wireless devices at maximum speeds to MIMO enabled wireless routers and access points

Did you get the ASUS USB-AC53 Nano? Did it work well?

OE
 
Shipping now - just meant that it was available...

The "meh" was -- an answer to a question not worth asking... nor the need for MU...

Yeah, I understand.

I went ahead and spec'd the USB-AC53 Nano to overcome a laptop's wireless-n with one antenna (72.2 Mbps link rate) and it was installed by the user. Seems to work as advertised... ac link rate is now 866 Mbps. Its tiny antennas will probably have limited range, but it's good enough for the user's needs.

OE
 
Simply buying a MU capable client won't help if its not based on a Qualcomm or Intel WiFi chipset or a router based on a Qualcomm chipset. Broadcom based MU devices/routers actually can reduce performance with MU enabled as Broadcom's implementation isn't very good. MU works best with decent gains on the QCA9984 based routers (Netgear R7800, Synology RT2600AC, Asus BRTAC828). Also note that you need two or more MU clients to even make use of MU-MIMO in the first place. Also don't expect a night and day difference either.
 

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