So we can't change the wifi? Really? We're stuck with this crap?

The WiFi card is bios locked? You have got to be freaking kidding me....

Anyone know a way around this?

I was trying to switch out the 2200N for the 2230N.
I bought this laptop for 800$ and felt like I got a Huge bargain, each day passes and it's starting to earn it's 800$ price tag and just a regular sale .

Thanks for any reply!

 

Is there a big difference between the 2 cards?

 

eventually the bios will be unlocked, just like the y570 was.

 

I believe that this comes with Bluetooth 4.0 and users have been saying that connection is better. I find the 2200N very mediocre in terms of range and connection. Kinda reminds me of the Crap Wifi I had in the m14x R1 ...actually it might be the same ! :S

 

2200 shouldn't be bad. It's just that the antenna terminates down low where the screen hinge is, unlike other laptops that have their antennas up near the webcam

 

Yea I read the specs list and the only difference is the Bluetoooth 4.0 but otherwise it seems like it has the same range. Did you uninstall Mcafee? I heard a lot of wireless problems have been linked to the preloaded Mcafee software that comes with the 580.

 

Yeah I'm using kaspersky.

I think I'm going to just suck it up and grab a eurocom in april

 

If you're getting very poor results with the 2200, you'll get nearly identical results with the 2300, so personally I wouldn't bother. If you really want to do the replacement, get a Lenovo-whitelisted card off of eBay or another site, and that will work perfectly fine in the Y580.

 

thanks for the reply