Intel 7260.HMW Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 Network Adapter PCI Express Half Mini Card 802.11 b/a/g/n/ac

Bought this to replace a slower non-BT card that was installed in an old Dell Inspiron 3521.The AC 7620 works great, im getting about a 40% uplift in network speed and a significant reduction in ping and i now have bluetooth support but if anyone else is considering this as an upgrade for an older platform, be aware that drivers are not readily available on Intels website.I would post direct links here but im not sure if thats allowed by Amazon but just google "Intel AC 7620 drivers reddit" and one of the results has a top reply giving links to hidden URLs via WayBackMachine that worked perfectly for me (the drivers state that they are for windows 10 but they work just fine on my laptops windows 11 OS) just be sure you know which architecture your machine is running (32 or 64 bit) and choose the correct driver.Just download the (2) drivers and install (i installed (1) at a time, starting with wifi and then restart PC. After restart, installed bt driver and again restarted.)Couldnt be happier with the results!

I've re-purposed an old (2010) Asus P50IJ as a Linux Mint machine and been pleasantly surprised how much I've enjoyed the OS. The original 802.11n card needed an upgrade. This Intel 7260.HMW surprisingly included a half to full mini PCI-E adapter that I needed. Linux Mint (Virginia 21.3) seamlessly utilized the new WiFi card on reboot along with new Bluetooth capability. The WiFi router connects at 5 GHz, so enjoying the simple pleasure of an easy upgrade.Put my Windows 10 ssd back in and it was a challenge to get a stable connection on the latest v.18.xx drivers. It would intermittently randomly drop and/or revert to 2.5 GHz (802.11n protocol). Ultimately, I reset the network settings and used the v.17.15.0.5 driver, which was successful. Win 10 requires a separate Bluetooth driver that was easy to find online and less finicky (all versions worked). Getting real world Speedtest >400Mbps WiFi download, not bad for basic tier service on EOL legacy hardware.

Perfect replacement for my Dell's B/G/N adapter.Before you try this for your laptop, here's what you need to know;1. Do I have a 1/2 height mini PCIe slot? Find an exact replacement for your laptop and read the description... if it's a 1/2 height mini PCIe, continue... if not, look elsewhere.2. Does my laptop manufacturer 'whitelist' components in the BIOS? Whitelist is a method the vendors use to limit your options to only hardware they allow. The questions is a hard one to answer too; I had to google quite a bit to find out the Dell does not whitelist. Your vendor might... If they don't, continue... if they do, consider a USB adapter.3. Can you get to the card and are you comfortable with the task? Again, google and youtube are your friends... I youtube'd how to replace my wifi card and a perfect video showed me how to remove my keyboard to gain access to the card and how to swap the card. If yes, continue... if no, look elsewhere.I installed the card in my 18 month old Dell Inspiron 17R, Core i3, 8 gig, Win10... I downloaded and installed the Intel drivers from a comment in a review before I installed the card. When I powered back on and booted up, the adapter worked instantly with no additional action required. My 5 Ghz network was immediately available and connected with no issues. Previously speedtest.net put my downloads from Charter at 35 average from my TP-Link AC1750 router. After installing this card and connecting to the 5Ghz network, my speedtest results easily top 120. It's a huge change for $30 and about 15 minutes of actual installation work. I spent about 2 hours googling the various compatability questions and watching how-to videos.Highly recommend this card to anyone willing to do the research ahead of time to ensure it works. The AC speeds are fantastic and I don't have a USB dongle or external card to worry about snagging or breaking.

This network adaptor card was very easy to install on my Dell Inspiron 3542 laptop. After installation I was able to connect to my 5G option on my older Netgear AC router. Average download speed (50mbits/sec) was an increase of 50% over the old card at a working distance of about 30 feet from the router with several walls in between. I am very happy with the performance. I did a fair amount of research into the Revision (R) designation discrepancy. Intel has many reasons for letter designations and many times it is not related to device performance. In this case the difference was at most due to compatibility issues with some motherboards. While I have to fault the vender and Amazon for the way this card is advertized and labeled I don't believe there is any reason to reject it for that reason alone. If you happen to have one of the motherboards that has comparability issues and it really is not a R version then I am sure you will be able to return it for a refund. It is priced in line or below other AC7260 non R boards so if it works in your laptop which it most likely will then its a good deal.