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    Acer Aspire 4830TG WiFi upgrade

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by jrh_james, May 23, 2020.

  1. jrh_james

    jrh_james Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi I have an Acer Aspire 4830TG and I was looking at upgrading the WiFi to support dual band. Will it work if I replace the mini PCi-E wireless combo card with something like an Intel 6230 like this:

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201521789710
     
    jrh_james, May 23, 2020
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  2. downloads

    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    It will work as long as it's not a card meant for Lenovo, HP or Dell (I'm not sure if the latter two still use whitelisting).
    You could buy an Intel 7260 as well.
     
    downloads, May 23, 2020
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    Ok cheers. James.
     
    jrh_james, May 23, 2020
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    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    That thing belongs in a museum. :newpalm: I owned a 3820TG over a decade ago. How is the old Graphics holding up?
     
    Bronsky, Oct 15, 2020
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