SUMMARY
Aesthetically these short mini-itx WiFi antennas are hard to beat. While they aren't the be all end all of performance, they get the job done for an affordable price.
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BUILD QUALITY75
FEATURES90
SIZE & WEIGHT100
PERFORMANCE70
WHERE TO BUY
Zigbee Mini WiFi AntennaFrom $5.99
Building a compact system has can create compromises. One of the issues I have always had is that my WiFi antennas were always sticking out of the back. Visually I was never a fan, and if really effected the portability of my builds.
After a while I decided to look for some mini wifi antennas. There are really no mainstream options available. I found these Zigbee Antenna after many hours of searching. Most of the units available simply will not fit, or are designed for a completely separate purpose.
Out of the box I was disappointed to find out that the gold gold pin was too wide to fit on my motherboards standard size antenna posts. I had to use a screwdriver to remove the pin all together. After I did this it fit with no issue.
I compared the speeds of the new small antennas with the standard size antenna that came with my motherboard using Google Speed Test, and SpeedTest.net.
WiFi Antenna Speed Test (Mbps)
| Standard Antenna | Mini Antenna | |
| Speedtest.net Down | 67.4 | 47.1 |
| Speedtest.net Up | 12.14 | 11.97 |
| Google Down | 43.5 | 36.7 |
| Google Up | 11.9 | 11.5 |
WiFi Test Setup
| Router | Asus RT-N66u |
| Wireless Card | Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 |
| Frequency | 2.4Ghz (5GHz disabled) |
| Distance | 35-40 Feet |
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