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Inspiron 15R 7520 upgrade wifi card to 5Ghz
I have a new router Wi-Fi 600 Mbps on 2.4 GHz + 1300 Mbps on 5 GHz and wondering whether it is worth upgrading my laptop wifi card Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230
Any idea which internal card I could upgrade to?
I have looked at external USB cards but none of these seem to be significantly faster than the 300Mbps of the existing card. Or am I comparing apples with pears? And would an external card conflict with the current internal card wifi / bluetooth.
Does anyone have any experience of upgrading to 5Ghz on this laptop and whether it was worth the effort.
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January 24th, 2017 07:00
These are the validated cards with Dell part number for this model =
K2GW5 Dell Wireless 1901
R4GW0 Dell Wireless 1704
FXP0D Dell Wireless 1703
WT8X2 Intel Wireless 6150
5DVH7 Intel Wireless 2230
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January 24th, 2017 10:00
Thanks, that's helpful information as to which cards will fit in my laptop.
I'd welcome input from anyone who has done the upgrade and whether it was worthwhile.