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    Intel 6250 wifi free from dell.

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by niko2021, Oct 21, 2011.

  1. niko2021

    niko2021 Notebook Evangelist

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    After an hour talking to a dell rep, letting him remotely control my pc, he said a lot of people are having issues with the Intel wifi link 1000, and that replacing it might not solve the issue. I asked if I can upgrade the card, he said the 6250 would cost me 80 dollars through them. I was about to hang up, when he said that he can try to get me one for free. Luckily, he did, with overnight shipping, all free. It arrived today, installed it in a minute, had the drivers ready, and it works flawlessly. I'm loving it. If anyone else if having the drop signal/failed re-connection problem with the wifi link 1000 should upgrade to it. If dell wont replace, it's only around 25 dollars on ebay. Great service by Dell finally IMO.
     
    niko2021, Oct 21, 2011
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    I just ordered me the 6250 as my 1000 was constantly dropping connections so I hope this will solve my problem it was 26 on ebay
     
    nlovejr, Nov 8, 2011
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    Lol thats why I was always recommending everyone at least get the 6250.. Ive seen reports from alot of other computers that the 1000 has issues
     
    Gearsguy, Nov 8, 2011
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    Well upgrading through dell is expensive. 50 bucks from the site. So it's a better idea not to get the 6250, see how the intel 1000 fairs, and then if it's not performing satisfactory, buy the 6250 on ebay for 20 bucks :)
     
    niko2021, Nov 8, 2011
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