Simple answer is no. You will have to replace the card for dual band wifi. If your talking about 5G Wireless its not even worth it as its a super new standard and nothing is really out for that yet.
I have virtually the same question and don't quite understand this reply. Clearly, the wireless card on the Inspiron can be replaced but whether it can be "upgraded" to a dual band card that gets 5g wireless is my question. This leads to two issues in my mind:
1) Will the Inspiron 3252 Bios support a 5g card of any type? I understand there may be "whitelist" issues.
2) If so, is there a specific card, manufacturer and model, that will work?
Not sure what the "nothing is really out for that yet" refers to. A card? 5G is certainly new-ish but it's not exactly esoteric.
Awesome. Thanks. Any particular card or any identifying IDs that would suggest a compatible card (beyond simply eyeballing the size and slot for the existing card)?
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I have virtually the same question and don't quite understand this reply. Clearly, the wireless card on the Inspiron can be replaced but whether it can be "upgraded" to a dual band card that gets 5g wireless is my question. This leads to two issues in my mind:
1) Will the Inspiron 3252 Bios support a 5g card of any type? I understand there may be "whitelist" issues.
2) If so, is there a specific card, manufacturer and model, that will work?
Not sure what the "nothing is really out for that yet" refers to. A card? 5G is certainly new-ish but it's not exactly esoteric.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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Dell doesn't use whitelists -- any card that will fit AND use the same antenna connections in the system should work just fine.
You can't swap in a card requiring three antenna leads (your system probably has two) - other than that, the upgrade will be straightforward.
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Awesome. Thanks. Any particular card or any identifying IDs that would suggest a compatible card (beyond simply eyeballing the size and slot for the existing card)?
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Something like this should work fine.
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Wireless-AC-802-11ac-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth/dp/B00STV5UKW/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1522536739&sr=1-2&keywords=intel+7265