i10Gb Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 2x2 AC + Bluetooth 4.0 p/n 7260-HMW

Like Gerald J Quick I had a Samsung RV511 which wouldn't update to Windows 10 because of the factory-fitted Broadcom wi-fi card (it took me a long time to figure out that it was the card causing the update issues...).Fitting the new Intel 7260 card was straightforward. The wi-fi worked straight away, however the bluetooth didn't. I tried everything I could think of from updating drivers to completely reinstalling Windows. Nothing worked.After much Googling I came across a fix to tape-up (i.e. disconnect) pin 51, also mentioned in a couple of reviews here (one in German). This fix worked for me, and I now have fully-functioning dual-band wi-fi and bluetooth. So I'm happy, but it wasn't completely plug and play. I think this probably has something to do with the age of the RV511, which was produced in 2011.It's worth mentioning that the Intel card is end-of-life, so it's no longer supported, and the drivers are therefore no longer updated. However, being more recent than the card that was fitted to the RV511, I'm quite content with using it.

The WiFi card in my old laptop would not support 5ghz AC connections to my internet router.Purchasing this i10Gb Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 card was a very cost effective way to speed up my connection to the internet without buying a new laptop.Very easy to install and setup.Before you attempt this kind of modification, make sure that you check the upgrade options for your laptop and confirm that the card is a suitable replacement.Would recommend this product as an upgrade for an Acer Aspire V3-772G.

Was no longer able to get wifi when virgin upgraded to Super 4 router. This module not only fixed that but improved the speed sooo much. I was well impressed. Simple to swap over and plenty youtube videos if you're nervous about. This also added bluetooth to my laptop. To get it right, you'll need to download the driver from intel. Then just run the *exe file.This improved my laptop so impressively that I bought a second - exactly the same - for my daughter's laptop.

A simple and cost effective upgrade to an old laptop. Much faster WiFi, improved range and with Bluetooth too.

I bought intel AC 7260 for adding wifi and bluetooth to my old NUC DC3217IYE box. I have Fedora 30 on it. It was easy to install the card. Good quality. Worked straight away. both wifi and bluetooth works fine and it gives good range as well. I can listen to music over bluetooth anywhere within my house.

This was purchased as a replacement for the Intel 7260 N (2.4Ghz only) wireless card that came fitted to my Dell Inspiron 15 7000 (7537) laptop. It uses the same set of drivers as the 7260 N (as per the Intel support page) so was simply a matter of swapping them out, an easy job which involved removing a few screws and un-clipping the two antenna leads .There is a notable improvement in speed even on the 2.4 Ghz network but the 5 Ghz is fantastic and I can now take full advantage of the download speeds that I have been paying for. My laptop is always fairly close to my router so I cannot really comment on range.Please note the bluetooth driver did require updating via device manager before it would work, but downloaded and installed first time via the "search automatically for drivers" option without any issues.

I needed to upgrade my old Centrino wireless n 2230 single-band wireless card, and this dual-band card is the perfect replacement. Attaching the card was easy enough - it slots into the motherboard, and is secured by a small screw (the screw wasn't provided - I re-used the one that was secured my old wireless card). Far fiddlier is attaching the 2 antennae wires to the card (again, the antennae aren't supplied; I simply re-used the ones already attached to the old card I was replacing). The antennae clip on - but they are very small, so this is quite tricky do to (probably tricky for all cards of this size, not just this particular model?) The easiest approach is to clip the antennae to the card first, then secure the card to the motherboard. After attaching the card, I downloaded the Intel Driver and Support Assistant, it scanned for the right driver, and the upgraded card works with no problems. Only had it a few days, so can't comment on durability.

Installed in Fujitsu Lifebook AH530 to replace the original Atheros card (no longer working, probably a Windows 10 compatibility problem). The card swap took 5 mins, then Driver Booster put in the latest driver from Intel in a few more mins. The card is working perfectly, on both frequencies. Couldn't have been easier, laptop wifi now restored.

Comprata per sostituire la vecchia scheda wifi integrata nel pc fisso; la procedura di installazione è semplice poichè si tratta di un pezzo con attacco a incastro sullo slot mini pci express. Prima dell'acquisto è fondamentale accertarsi della compatibilità del dispositivo, nei laptop in particolare possono sorgere problematiche da questo punto di vista, oltre al pc fisso dove l'ho montata definitivamente l'ho testata su un HP 2193el, su un Hp mini 210sl e su un Toshiba Portege R700 e in nessuno dei dispositivi è risultata compatibile.Le prestazioni sono notevoli, nel mio caso sono passato da una scheda N300 Mbps a questa che è una scheda AC867 Mbps. Può essere banale dirlo ma le prestazioni massime della scheda si sfruttano se la trasmissione del vostro router lo permette, se quest'ultimo non supporta il traffico AC è un acquisto inutile.

Rien à reprocher au vendeur, la carte fonctionne parfaitement. Le "mais..." concerne les fabricants d'ordinateurs portables, qui n'hésitent pas à verrouiller le matériel. Cette carte a été installée sur un portable HP qui n'a pas voulu la reconnaître dans un premier temps parce que monsieur HP a décidé que seules une poignée de cartes seraient "compatibles". La carte n'est pas sur la whitelist? L'ordinateur ne démarre pas, passez à la caisse et achetez une carte estampillée HP. Alors pour un pc HP vieux de 10 ans, une carte wifi AC / Bluetooth, autant dire tout de suite que HP n'en a pas prévu. Pourtant le format est standard et la carte, après manipulation, est parfaitement compatible.Il a fallu que je flash le bios avec une version sans cette whitelist. C'est une manipulation rapide et simple à réaliser, mais non sans risque, ce qui peut la placer hors de portée du consommateur lambda.Si après installation de cette carte (ou une autre déclarée "non compatible" par le fabricant de votre ordinateur) le pc ne démarre plus et que vous avez un message vous indiquant que "le module wifi installé n'est pas compatible", n'accusez pas le vendeur ou la carte wifi, cherchez sur google "bios whitelist".

Für ältere Laptops ist die Karte eine tolle Erweiterung um 5GHz Wlan und 4.0 Bluetooth, wenn sie denn dann funktioniert!Getestet habe ich die Karte in einem Dell XPS M1530 und einem Fujiitsu Siemens Esprimo D9510.In beiden funktioniert die Karte tadellos, jedoch Bluetooth nicht auf Anhieb und nur mit einigen Tricks.Wlan funktionierte in beiden Fällen auf Anhieb und mit den Windows eigenen Treibern. Nur Bluetooth blieb unsichtbar.Nach vielem Suchen bin ich dann auf einige Tricks gestoßen, die ich gerne hier zusammenfassen möchte:- Die alte Norm der mini PCIe Steckplätze sieht eine Beschaltung des Pin Nr.51 nicht vor. Die AC 7260 nutzt diesen Pin jedoch um Bluetooth ein- und auszuschalten! Bei vielen Laptop ist dieser Pin51 einfach auf Masse gelegt, was die AC 7260 mit einem Abschalten der Bluetoothfunktion quittiert.Trick 1: Pin Nr. 51 (letzter Pin auf der Vorderseite) abkleben => Bluetooth ist nun dauerhaft aktiviert.- Weil bei einigen LapTop die mini PCIe Steckplätze nur für definierte Module vorgesehen sind, sind sie teilweise nicht vollständig auf dem Motherboard angeschlossen. Dadurch funktionierte bei mir immer nur Wlan, aber kein Bluetooth!Trick 2: bei mir musste ich in beiden Fällen die AC 7260 in den mini PCIe Steckplatz für UMTS-Module stekchen. Erst dann wurde mir neben Wlan auch Bluetooth als neue Harware angezeigt.-Eine Karte, zwei Treiber!Intel stellt auf der Treiberseite zur AC 7260 mehrere Treiber, sortiert nach OS und Bit-Architektur (32/64Bit) zur Verfügung.Trick 3: 1. preparierte Karte rein. 2. Wlan-Treiber installieren. (3. ggf. Trick 4: anwenden) 4. Bluetooth-Treiber installieren, freuen! :-)- Bei einigen Modulen von Intel kann man in den Einstellungen der Wlan-Hardware eine Bluetoothfunktion ein- und ausschalten.Trick 3: in dem Gerätemanager unter Netzwerkadapter die AC 7260 auswählen. In den Eigenschaften den Reiter 'Erweitert' auswählen und bei den Eigenschaften den Wert von 'Bluetooth (R) AMP' auf 'aktiv' setzen.(Diesen Tip habe ich im Netz gefunden. Bei mir war dieses Vorgehen jedoch nicht erforderlich).Diese Tricks habe ich im Internet gefunden, sie haben mich viel Zeit gekostet und zum Schluss auch zum Erfolg geführt.Sie bilden dennoch keine Funktionsgarantie! Ich schließe ausdrücklich jede Haftung aus. Wer diese Tricks befolgt, tut dies auf eigene Verantwortung und wer sich nicht mit der Materie auskennt, sollte lieber die Finger davon lassen!

Muy buena experiencia , poner y quitar con Windows 10 los driver se instalan automáticamente y funciona perfectamente.Por wifi con 5G alcanza sin problemas los 300 mb en subida y bajada (lo que tengo contratado)Desde la otra punta de la casa con paredes por medio, supera los 100mb también en subida y bajada.Muy recomendada

Ho installato questa scheda di rete su un notbook Asus N56JR (2013), in sostituzione della scheda di rete di fabbrica che aveva prestazioni assolutamento insoddisfcacenti. L'installazione è stata molto semplice ed immediata (letteralmente plug&play), raccomando fortmente di installare i driver aggiornati dal sito Intel: ne dovete scricare due, uno per la parte WLAN e uno per il BT. Infatti usando i driver di default di Windows 10 ho notato problemi di stabilità con il BT, e anche la velocità del Wifi non era ottimale. Segnalo che a volte questa scheda sembra faccia fatica a passare dai 2.4 ai 5 GHz, rimanendo sulla banda dei 2,4 GHz non si riesce a sfruttare a pieno tutta la capacità possibile. Per ovviare al problema ho "forzato" la scheda a lavorare sui 5 GHz agendo nelle impostazioni di Win 10 ed impostando questa banda come preferita. A quel punto ho raggiunto velocità di tutto rispetto, sfiorando i 500-520 Mbit/s nella stessa stanza del router, e i 250-300 Mbit/s in stanze adiacenti. Quindi al momento mi ritengo assolutamente soddisfatto dal prodotto.