I've googled the other threads where you replied but there was no conclusion for the non-Retina model. Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch mid-2012 model -Apple- Laptop Notebook computer.
How many antennas that can be used in MIMO does this one have? (I've read everywhere that it is suppose to be 2.but then I saw some pics with the actual wifi/bluetooth card where it seemed to have 3?! maybe I did not find the right one.that's what I think at least)Ĭan I upgrade it to 802.11ac despite the hardware limitation?įrom what I've read the one that the people who have the same model but with Retina have tried, is not the same size and does not fit. I have bought an AP that can do 802.11ac 1 month ago and wanted to also upgrade my laptop.
I have the same laptop as Matthieu and I've tried playing with channels, testing on both 2.4 and 5 Ghz.I get at most 30 Mbps (from the kitchen to the living room in a 64 square meter apartment - no huge concrete walls or anything equivalent).
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. Yes you can swap it out, but the throughput won't be different if you don't have a MIMO AP unit. Start there and tell us what you have for a access point and what you get for throughput then.
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. The MacBook Pro 'Core i7' 2.9 13-Inch (Mid-2012/USB 3.0) features a 22 nm 'Ivy Bridge' 2.9 GHz Intel 'Core i7' processor (3520M), with two independent processor 'cores' on a single silicon chip, a 4 MB shared level 3 cache, 8 GB of 1600 MHz DDR3L SDRAM (PC3-12800) installed in pairs (two 4 GB modules), a 750 GB Serial ATA (5400 RPM) hard drive. System crashed and hard drive could not be repaired. You may also want to get a WiFi scanner to see what channels are being used around you. Apple MacBook Pro 13.3 inch Laptop - For Parts/Not Working (Silver, Mid-2012). Then within your system set it for the 5.0 GHz band and re-test.
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