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    W230SS Wireless card upgrade

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Grim Tuesday, Sep 4, 2015.

  1. Grim Tuesday

    Grim Tuesday Notebook Consultant

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    I got a W230SS a bit less than a year ago and have been very pleased. I recently moved into a new house with a very fast internet connection (150 mb/s) which my friends have been able to take advantage of but with the default wireless chip in the W230SS I have seen my speeds maxing at about 30 mb/s and my ping climbing to 300 most of the time. I want to upgrade my wireless chip but I'm not sure which one is good to get. I remember people said the 7260 had issues with drivers and all that a while ago but are they fixed now? I'd prefer to order from eBay because I have a $25 gift certificate from them that expires in two weeks. I'm comfortable installing it myself but what form factor should I be looking for?
     
    Grim Tuesday, Sep 4, 2015
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  2. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    I believe it is an mPCIE card... There is like a new revision of 7260 and you should be fine with it then..
     
    TomJGX, Sep 5, 2015
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