i have this really old laptop (1 gb ram dual core and a broken wifi card) that i want to give to my gramps (mail check, light browse and the ocational skype call with their great grandsons) i already swap the ram for a 4gb one i changed the hdd for a 240 ssd i had rolling around for a couple of years but the wi-fi card it's damaged or is utterly crap its a RTL8723BE and i want to change it what could be the best option? he lives with one of his daughters and she have AC capable router is there any chance that i could update the card to an AC capable one? thanks!
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Yes, in theory there is as long as he buys an Intel 7260 in - I assume that's what you have - mini PCI Express format.
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koneko22,I have an Intel AC-7260 mini pcie wireless card I no longer need.
If you are in the USA lower 48 I'll send it to you free for your gramps.
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Wifi cards tend to be whitelisted in the bios,check the manual for this laptop and what options they had for it and then its a sure thing.. better is use a usb wifi card, I was stuck on N- speed and then got Linksys WUSB6300 AC1200 dual band, now I connect at 433 Mb/s.. $15-19.00 then your in like flint...You need an AC router and supporting ethernet carrier--like cable to get fast downloads,,I'm using Tp-link AC2600 got on sale an newegg with 3 year warranty,, brand new.. Oh almost forgot look for Qualcomm chipset they are tops,,I have all qualcomm,,,
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I too would like to see whitelisting vanished,, yet the bios except in certain models is crippled and need a mod, which I dont like doing to get to the switches that are hidden, You forgot Dell in whitelisting..
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upgrade wi fi card on a old laptop
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by koneko22, May 10, 2018.