I need a more speedy WiFi card for Clevo P370EM, what options I have?

I've got killer wireless-n 1202 in my Clevo P370EM and I just got fiber optics 500mbps internet available in my house. Seems like my WiFi card is the bottleneck in the chain that limits my internet speed.

What other WiFi cards would be suitable for me to use that will have better throughput to use with the latest/fastest WiFi routers?

 

You can opt for the Intel AC wifi card as most seem to recommend it. No doubt it's faster than the killer wireless.

 

Can you tell me the exact model of that card?

 

"Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 AC Wireless LAN"

 

thank you!
If others know other options, lmk

 

If you do get the 7260 you will probably need to upgrade your router to one that supports AC so you can get the faster speeds. And FYI incase you didnt know your 1202 can transfer up to 300Mb/s

 

I have this explanation from some expert:
The Killer wireless-n 1202 is a 2x2:2 so it is 2x150mbps.

 

That is indeed correct. a 3x3 card would be 3x150Mbps for 450Mbps transfer rate, with wireless N only however, and also ONLY with a router that also has 3 antennas.

Wireless AC seems to be able to access up to 900Mbps with 2x2 antenna setups though. There's really no contest, it is *THE* fastest available wireless standard today. N caps out at 450Mbps as explained earlier. And again, you need a sufficient wireless router that supports it, both for 450Mbps N performance (with a 3x3 N card) and ~900Mbps AC usage

 

I heard there is a newer card: Intel Wireless-AC 7265
Is it better than Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260?

 

Yes it probably has less issues then the 7260... Get that instead...

 

Are you sure it's compatible with P370EM?

 

You will have no problem to fit it in a P370EM,the issue you could have is W7 that may not have driver for it, but since you are on windows 8,you won't have any problem, software or hardware
go for it

EDIT : apparently it's not that simple, check further in converstion guys

 

7260 is mini PCI-E
7265 is M.2 and it needs an adaptor to mini PCI-E and then antennas won't fit... How it is compatible?

 

WOUPS,
didn't knew that intel made M.2 wifi card ....
Anyway, intel AC7265 seem to be compatible with both format ( datasheet : http://www.intel.com/content/dam/ww...t-briefs/dual-band-wireless-ac-7265-brief.pdf ).
So as i didn't saw M.2 port vs mPCIE port, i think you have to carefully choose version so you can have a direct mPCIE card ( HYPOTHETICAL)
Anyway, sorry for talking with veryfying ^^

Elipsus

 

Heh, I can't seem to find where to buy 7265 atm... And I'm not sure I want to try the lottery with adapters/antennas...
And I don't want to run into issues of the 7260 either...

What a mess

Are there any other mPCIE Wi-Fi AC cards that fit well, have no issues, and deliver speedy Wi-Fi?

 

I'm reading about Broadcom BCM4352 but how good is it in Clevo laptops?

 

Broadcom wi fi cards are known to be junk.. Stay away from them like a plague.. try finding the 7265 otherwise, really the 7260 is your only option..