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I'll make it brief because there are already dozens of in-depth reviews online on this card. In particular, that online retailer that names itself after a new kind of egg and the one named after the famous rainforest, have lots of detailed reviews. Why is this card so good and so often praised? Because it just works. It doesn't have issues with connectivity or cumbersome drivers or firmware. It works on pretty much all popular operating system including most Linux distributions. This particular version also incorporates Bluetooth 4.0 which means that you can use headsets, mice, and the various other bluetooth-enabled peripherals on your laptop. Most importantly on the hardware side are the AC standard and the 5 GHz. Now for those of you don't know what that is, I'd suggest a quick search over at a place that can break it down more simply but in short, its a networking standard that allows WiFi to work at higher theoretical speed. The 5 GHz is simply another radio band at which WiFi can operate. Not all phones/laptops/tablets support it but nearly all modern ones do. Put simply again, using this band can be helpful if you live in a densely populated area and there are a lot of WiFi networks in your area. Most networks operate on the 2.4 GHz band which means they are prone to more interference with each other and also from microwaves. Lastly, you should make sure that you or have someone you can ask, knows how to take apart your laptop and can install this chip (its relatively easy, search online for videos on YT 'how to install wifi card on laptop'). Also, make sure that this is compatible with the device you intend to use it on. Your specific electronic may use a different type of connector. One last note: some nefarious manufacturers add software to your machine that will prevent you from booting up the operating system if it detects a piece of hardware that is different from what the computer shipped with. This technique is known as 'whitelisting' and it is done on the Bios level (the software on your motherboard that tells the other parts in your computer how to run/work properly). Which means removing the whitelist is not an easy process. Two manufacturers that I know have done this with their laptops in the past are Lenovo and HP. There may be and probably are others that do the same so you should do a google search with something along the lines of: '[Manufacturer of your device] [model number] whitelist' and look through the forums that may come up in the search results.Read full review
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I had a terribly hard time finding a new wireless card for my Lenovo m93p Tiny machine to fix excruciatingly slow DL speeds (my fault for not speccing up when I bought it). Not all cards than can fit in the wifi card slot are compatible with Lenovo machines, and you'll get an error message immediately if using an unsupported card (I bought one before making this purchase, so I've experienced it). Please do your research. This card works flawlessly with my computer. Wifi speeds increased exponentially (I'm not joking), and I haven't had a problem with my network since installing the card.
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I needed the blanks so I can sell my Dell R710. I lost the ones I originally had and not sure where they are. Plus I can use them to fill up the spaces in the Dell R730 if needed when it is going to be sold. Not now but maybe in the future.
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Very easy to install and driver connects automatically when you use Intel driver utility. Good product wifi is very stable and much quicker.
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bought a dell laptop and it came with single band wifi, upgraded to this card and got a/c/n dual band right away and saved tons of cash by this great deal, thank you
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