Tablets with strong wifi? (preferably dual boot)

[H Pham]

Well, I can tell you which dual-boot tablet from China does NOT have spectacular WiFi….the Chuwi Hi8 Pro Dual. I got one last week and its Wifi performance is nothing to write home about. The screenshots below were taken using the Network Signal Info app, while I was sitting in my living room on the 1st floor. My router is about 30′ away in the opposite corner of the house, and 10′ down in the basesement.

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[BBaker]

Can you guys report what was the wifi NIC (device) that those tablets were using?  Then we can compare them and perhaps find out why they had poor performance.

@ag, probably most important for YOU to know is if the NIC is a separate/discrete card (I think it’s called an M.2 PCI card?) versus soldered onto the motherboard. That way it is changeable.  I believe the vast majority have them soldered on.

[H Pham]

BBaker wrote:

Can you guys report what was the wifi NIC (device) that those tablets were using?

How do I find the NIC info? I booted my Hi8 Pro Dual in Win10, Device Manager–>Network adapters shows “Broadcom 802.11n Wireless SDIO Adapter”.

 

 

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