Amped Wireless Trots Out AC1200 Adapter

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Tim Higgins

Amped Wireless logoAmped Wireless will start shipping an AC1200 class USB 3.0 adapter soon.

The ACA1 High Power 500mW Dual Band AC Wi-Fi USB Adapter is a dual-band draft 802.11ac adapter supporting maximum link rates of 867 Mbps in 5 GHz and 300 Mbps in 2.4 GHz.

Features include two upgradeable 5 dBi dual-band antennas (RP-SMA connector), USB 3.0 interface and transmit and receive amplifiers on both band radios.

Amped Wireless ACA1

Amped Wireless ACA1

The adapter can sit on a disk or be attached to a tablet or laptop screen with a supplied clip. Supported OSes include Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8 and MacOS 10.4 to 10.8.

The ACA1 is covered by a one year warranty and is available for pre-order now direct from Amped for $89.99. Shipments begin next Monday, 22 July.

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