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    Seeking Help Upgrading WIFI on new Lenovo Y410p

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by vicoftw, Mar 11, 2014.

  1. vicoftw

    vicoftw Newbie

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    Just brought it today!
    seeking to know which wifi card is upgradeable on this system
    (i heard some hardware are white listed in bios.. )

    and hopefully the most stable and best connection possible!
    my wifi router is quite far from me!

    O forgot to add
    The current wifi is
    Intel® Wireless-N 7260
    Would upgrades be needed? if i want to game and not lag and stuff..
    my router is far so my current has 4 bar connection but not stable when i start to use it for game
     
    vicoftw, Mar 11, 2014
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  2. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Lenovo does whitelist WiFi cards but the 7260 is quite good so you shouldn't have trouble.


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    saturnotaku, Mar 12, 2014
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  3. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    Contact Lenovo and ask for an AC7260 card from them. On an AC router/network - the difference is night and day (close to medium range - at extreme range; the 2.4GHz band is still preferred and you'll still get better performance (actual throughput) with the better AC card.

    I would almost say it doesn't matter what it costs at Lenovo; if you will be more than worth it if you have an AC router during the lifecycle/ownership of the notebook.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Mar 12, 2014
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