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Intel's Software Advantage Program will reward gamers with free games and productivity software with the purchase of Arc Alchemist graphics cards and Alder Lake processors.

@dexterz Kindly check your inbox.

Of course.

To the front page again.

Regarding the M.2 form factor, you can't find any other kind of consumer focused Wi-Fi+BT cards. Other than the M.2 A/E key, the M.2 B key can also accommodate both PCIe and USB connection streams, but the latter is mostly used for WWAN cards. You can utilize an appropriate adapter and antenna...

3160 is a chipset from 2013, hence you had to stick with the legacy (read "buggy") PROSet framework under Windows. Intel has switched to the unified wireless driver framework since then.

@manohar5321 Indeed, Intel's hardware and software are far superior than typical Realtek and MediaTek cards in the same category. Nonetheless, the lack of MU-MIMO could be a deal breaker for some, hence it's better to mention it, IMHO.

@sandeepsachin @bssunilreddy These cards are standalone Wi-Fi+BT M.2 A+E-keyed modules, not CRFs, which means they have no dependency on the host processor. As long as the motherboard (be it a desktop or laptop) has a free A+E key M.2 slot without any whitelist in the firmware, you should be...

Bumpy bump!

The ASRock-made Intel Arc A380 Challenger ITX 6GB OC is now available for pre-order in India on Prime ABGB.

Received the laptop last Friday in an immaculate condition. @fistea was kind enough to include the protective case as well. Leaving feedback.

Paid in full and got the tracking details from @fistea as well. Waiting for the courier to pick up the item.

@vivek90a Feedback left. Once again, I'm extremely sorry for such a long delay, the reason of which I explained in another post.

TIme for another bump.

Update First of all, @Slayer88 is one of the most decent people I've ever dealt with. The card was meant for my brother, who was shifting to another city. Due to the fact that his employers agreed to provide him a dedicated work setup, our initial plan was to grab a stopgap or a new card, as he...

@vivek90a The card was indeed delivered yesterday. However, I had to leave the city for work, so can only test it on Friday or so. Sorry for the delayed response.

@ibose AAEON is an associate company of Asus, hence they share the R&D as well as the logistics backend. I played with a wide variety of AAEON's UP-branded x86 SBCs in the past, and the similarities (firmware, chipset, etc.) were too large to ignore. The chip shortage does impact the vendors...

@decalpha and @mutant The 1 Gigabit one is Realtek RTL8168/8111, while the 2.5 Gigabit one is Killer E3000.

You can get the Intel cards working under macOS, thanks to the OpenIntelWireless project. However, the performance and usability are still inferior than the native/third party Broadcom-based cards. There's no love for any MediaTek Wi-Fi+BT chipset, so avoid them altogether for your hackintosh.

For the unaware, the 9560NGW modules are CRF (Companion RF), not true M.2 Wi-Fi (via PCIe) + BT (via USB) cards. As such, they are only compatible with a system designed for the CNVi (Intel Integrated Connectivity). Regarding the MT7921 modules, they are Lenovo's Field Replacement Unit (FRU ID...