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802.11ac and BT 4.2 are here for unibody MBPs and A1342 MB!
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Pre-order with payment isn't probably the right thing, but maybe a "reservation" system would be better? So far almost each batch was sold out within a day. By the time I could read the notification email for your website, the card was already sold out. I'll keep trying for now.
We will be wrapping up anechoic chamber testing of our current batch in less than 3 weeks.
The amount of thorough testing and validation you put into this thing is incredible.
That´s why I prefere his cards over others solutions. Really, it´s not expensive. as they work perfect. Maybe in the future we can say that about other solutions, time will tell, but I will not take the risk to be a "beta tester". I have two from @troop231 and in more than a year, cero problems. And they work with my Apple Watch perfect.
I just have a quick query, why do the cards need to be tested in an anechoic chamber? Isn't it an Apple wifi card with an adapter? What has been modified that needs testing?
Because it is a fully polished product with no antenna adapters required. It is the proper way to do things.
We finally got more reels of delayed components and have decided to increase the current batch quantity by 50%, so please bare with us.
It seems like the product was thoroughly tested and, overall, I am very happy with both, the performance and how it was shipped --I got a bit nervous when I saw a padded envelope, my postal worker is not all that careful. However, even though the instructions do speak to an OWC adapter, I could not get both, the adapter and the WiFi+Bluetooth because the flat cable forced a specific position in my 2010 15". It wasn't that big of a deal but the separate SSD would make things much easier with the "Big Sur on an unsupported Mac" experiment.
I am not looking for anything other than help and I would absolutely recommend the product, it works like a charm! Anyone have any experience with any of the BSDs? The invoice does say that there are no guarantees with other OSs but (AFAIK) that means windows.
I am not looking for anything other than help and I would absolutely recommend the product, it works like a charm! Anyone have any experience with any of the BSDs? The invoice does say that there are no guarantees with other OSs but (AFAIK) that means windows.
Hi! This also applies to patched unsupported macOS versions that aren't officially supported by Apple.
I can honestly say that, with Catalina 10.15.7, it works like a charm. Apple stopped supporting THIS machine way back in El Capitan I think; far back enough that I do not remember and functional enough that it hasn't mattered at all until someone decided to turn my Mac into an iPad!
Just to confirm, I thought we DO NOT need any other adapter if we purchase this item. I thought it could be installed without any modifications. 2012 MacBook Pro 15". Hoping they are ready soon...
RB, as a matter of fact, if I had not needed an extra SSD, I would not have had any problems. The part fits perfectly when the optical drive is there. I just need a couple of SSDs --they might become NVM2-- to raid 0 with a direct backup to iCloud far more than I need an optical drive. The problem is that I need 802.11ac far more than I need the extra ssd.
This can be looked up. Really, it can.
High Sierra is the last MacOS officially supported by Apple on the 2010–2011 — ignoring the fact that HS support ended November 2020. It still runs, of course.
Catalina is supported on the 2012 as is Mojave. In November, 2021, Apple will drop official support for Mojave—again, won't prevent it from running. Catalina remains a supported MacOS through November 2022.
I have run Big Sur on my 2012 i7 MBP without incident as far as this wireless card goes. As others in this thread have reported, it just works.
My daughter is coming to visit next week with her 2012, identical to mine. Actually, it was originally mine but the wireless card didn't work so we swapped. I'm on the waitlist for the next batch and I hope it ships while she's here. I'd love to pop one into hers before she leaves.
Okay I've acquired a mid 2012 15" so I'm in for the next batch. Stoked.
Awesome! For anyone wondering why there hasn't been an update, we are awaiting shipping supplies still. The batch we ordered was lost, and throw in the resin shortage and yeah.. no bueno.