Can I use its 802.11ac AirPort Card on my RMBP 15 (mid2012)?

"James Lee



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"No, its not really workable.

The issue is more than the ability to plug the unit in (slightly different sizes). The issue is the antennas the way 802.11ac works requires waveform shaping to gain the throughput your systems antennas can't offer this as they are designed to support different bands.

Testing has proven there is no benefit swapping it out (in fact it tested out worse throughput) Techctrir - Does it work?"

"I have just upgraded my network card to ac on my rMBP 13 inch (A1425)

I am getting ac connection with my 6300v2 and Airport Capsule and link speed is 1 Gbit/s :D"

"This actually looks promising. The physical dimensions of the cards seem to be exactly the same. They could be using the same interface, so it is highly likely to be compatible.

And both models have 3 dual band antennas, so the performance benefit will be significant, from 450mbps to 1350mbps"