Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 Network Adapter (7260.HMWWB.R)

The Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 Network + Bluetooth Adapter (7260.HMWWB.R) has completely transformed my connectivity experience, offering seamless Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities. This 2x2 adapter combines exceptional performance with reliable Bluetooth connectivity, making it a versatile and essential addition to my devices. I am thrilled to provide a five-star review for this remarkable network adapter. Fast and Reliable Wi-Fi: One of the standout features of this network adapter is its fast and reliable Wi-Fi connectivity. It ensures that I have a strong and stable internet connection for all my online activities. Dual Band Support: The dual band support allows me to choose between 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies, optimizing my Wi-Fi connection for various tasks. Seamless Bluetooth Connectivity: The built-in Bluetooth adapter is seamless and reliable, providing a convenient way to connect my devices and peripherals. Exceptional Performance: The adapter's 2x2 design and Intel's high-quality engineering guarantee exceptional performance, reducing latency and enhancing data speeds. Compact Design: The compact design of this adapter ensures it can easily fit into various devices, making it a versatile choice for upgrading or adding wireless capabilities. In conclusion, the Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 Network + Bluetooth Adapter is a five-star solution for individuals seeking seamless connectivity and exceptional performance. With fast and reliable Wi-Fi, dual band support, seamless Bluetooth connectivity, and a compact design, this adapter offers everything you need to stay connected and efficient. Whether you're upgrading your laptop or adding Bluetooth capabilities to your desktop, this network adapter is a top-tier choice. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone in need of reliable and high-performance connectivity.

First off, I pay for 60 Mbps internet and only have a dual band wireless N router... So this card is overkill for my set up as it probably will be for most people. However, for only $25 (at the time of this review), this is one of the few times overkill is very affordable. More importantly, I can take the card with me to my next computer. Performance: I get 58 - 65 Mbps performance (that is full speed from my ISP) on this card from anywhere in our normal sized house on both the 2.4 and 5 GHz wireless-n band. To put it in some perspective, I get same performance from my HTC One M8 on the 5 GHz band within 10 - 20 ft from router, but performance drops off to 40 Mbps at about 35 ft for my HTC One M8, but stays at 60 Mbps for this card. All tests done using speedtest.net. Takes under 3 seconds to connect to a known network when you manually select it in Windows. No dropped connections ever. Connects to the default network as fast as computer can automatically log me in after booting up (Windows 10 on SSD). Bluetooth works great as well (although I had to put some tape on one of the pins to get it working, more details later). Where it also shines is connecting between devices on the same network (like Windows Remote Desktop Connection or Xbox One streaming to Windows 10). I loved it so much that I am getting one for my newly built desktop (with an adapter for PCIe of course). In fact, cost of this card and an adapter is cheaper than the high end desktop AC wireless cards. Pros: Easy to set up and Windows automatically got drivers for me after detecting it after a few reboots. One of the few internal parts (along with your SSD) that you can expect to take with you when you upgrade your entire computer. Cons: For the average person, cheaper $5 - $15 802.11n cards will give them all the performance their network set up can provide and this card could be a bit of an overkill. P.S: For those trying to use this on Lenovo laptops, it is still usable but it will not be simple. First off, you will need to flash your BIOS to remove the wi-fi card white list or add this card to it. Also, you will have to physically add a tiny cut of tape to cover one of the pins directly on the card (pin 51 I believe) to get Bluetooth to work at all.

I loved that it was so easy to install! This was purchased to upgrade the WiFi Card in my Dell Inspiron 17R SE 7720 Laptop. I wanted to make the 5Ghz band accessible on it. The original card only allowed access to the 2.4GHZ band. I installed it in fewer than ten minutes, using only a jewelers screwdriver. Once installed, I turned on the Laptop and the drivers were automatically discovered, downloaded, and installed by Widows 10 Pro. The Internet Menu now showed both Bands ... so I just selected the 5Ghz band and was able to operate IMMEDIATELY. A speed test showed download speed of 175 Mbps on the 5GHZ band compared to the 80 Mbps achieved with the original card on the 2.4GHZ band. Overall, I am very happy with the purchase, which was seamless. I now have an improved Laptop that lets me work quickly! ****** UPDATE: I purchased another one of these for my Dell XPS17(L702x) Laptop. Once again, the download speed was greatly increased (2 1/2 fold) simply by having and using the 5GHz band. Installing this card in the XPS17(L702x) was fairly difficult. It required some deep surgery, requiring removal of both the the palm guard and the keypad. That involved removal and reinstallation of tiny screws and four ribbon cables that were very delicate. It took 3x as long as the Inspiron17SE7720 install. The latter merely required an easy removal of the rear cover. Biput BOTH laps are operating beautifully!

Ho comprato la Intel 7260 AC per sostituire la Ralink RT3290 presente sul mio HP Envy 15j-100el, la quale mi stava dando problemi da diverse settimane. Che dire, il pacco è arrivato con un ritardo di un giorno, ma per ragioni non dipendenti da Amazon, bensì dal corriere; e questa è l'unica nota negativa che devo fare. Per il resto ho installato la scheda in pochi minuti e funziona alla grande; rispetto alla vecchia Ralink, la scheda Intel ha una ricezione maggiore e il segnale è molto stabile. Non ci sono sostanziali guadagni di velocità, ma in compenso ci sono molte funzioni da poter personalizzare nella gestione dispositivi di Windows: consiglio agli utenti meno esperti di lasciare le impostazioni di default. Sebbene appena avviato il PC dopo la sostituzione, Windows avesse rilevato già la scheda e installato i driver generici della Microsoft, ho preferito farmi trovare preparato scaricando i driver appositi Intel dal loro sito. Basta cercare il modello della scheda e scaricare il pacchetto "driver only", in quanto ci viene offerto anche un software per la gestione della connettività, che a mio avviso è abbastanza inutile. Non dimenticate di scaricare anche i driver bluetooth! Installate entrambi i pacchetti in pochi click e riavviate per sicurezza il sistema; a me non è stato chiesto il riavvio ma ho preferito farlo per controllare che i cambiamenti risultassero effettivi. In definitiva, vale la pena spendere una trentina di euro (questo il prezzo a cui l'ho acquistata io) per sostituire una scheda di bassa qualità o difettosa; sui computer di fascia alta la sostituzione si può effettuare tranquillamente da soli aprendo il vano posteriore. Ci si impiega veramente due minuti e i risultati sono immediati; sicuramente è una soluzione migliore che non lasciare il computer in assistenza per chissà quanto tempo ed eventualmente sborsare una cifra molto più elevata. Vorrei dare un ultimo consiglio a chi sta pensando all'acquisto: prima di comprare questo o un altro modello di scheda per il vostro computer, verificate se il vostro produttore ha preimpostato una "whitelist" nel BIOS; molti produttori programmano il BIOS per impedire l'avvio del computer se rilevano una scheda wi-fi diversa da una di quelle presenti nella lista. Per controllare è sufficiente andare sul sito del produttore e cercare la guida alla manutenzione relativa alla vostra serie di computer; nel mio caso, ho trovato una guida valida per tutti i modelli HP Envy in cui, alla voce "WLAN Module" era presente un elenco ristretto di schede. Non era specificato esplicitamente che essa fosse una "whitelist" vincolante, ma ho preferito attenermi ad esso per evitare problemi, e la Intel 7260 AC era in elenco. Se non trovate la guida alla manutenzione, potete usare anche la sezione driver del sito del produttore; nel mio caso, alla sezione driver WLAN della HP per il modello del mio PC, ho potuto constatare che si potessero scaricare driver per diversi produttori, fra cui Intel. Ho scaricato il driver Intel e controllato nel file Readme l'elenco dei dispositivi supportati, nel quale figurava proprio la 7260 AC. È incredibile come sostituendo una piccolissima scheda possa cambiare l'esperienza di navigazione e download in modo così netto!

Definitely, A MONSTAAA!!! I decided to buy this little monster in order to replace my old crappy laptop's wireless adapter and I did the best thing I could do for my old, but still strong ASUS (X54HY-SX030D). At first, I was a bit reluctant as I'd done some research and I found out that it could be incompatible with some laptops. But I took the risk and now I'm among one of the happiest tech geeks - so, now, guys for those of you who still have an old K54 or X54 laptop, it works flawlessly. The Wi-Fi's signal has improved by a little edge - the most important factor here is the router/access point, the speeds went through the roof, but most importantly the connection is A LOT more stable than it used to be - no drops, more constant speed and reduced latency. In addition to all of these super benefits, you get Bluetooth 4.0 LE which is a lovely pleasure to use in combination with an excellent pair of wireless headphones - mine is Ausdom M05. Now, I can walk around my room with my headphones on without having to worry about an annoying wire hanging around

Bought this to replace an old Wi-Fi/BT chip that would overheat and stop working. My laptop is a HP Pavilion G6-2248CA from 2013 that we previously upgraded to Windows 10. The end result: computer now is operating amazing with full dual band AC WI-FI and Bluetooth 4 (old card was BT3 & single band N wifi and slow - when it used to work) when combined with fresh reinstall of Windows 10. Can't speak to the longevity but performed 2 days of heavy use with no malfunctioning of the card. Tips: Apparently there is a whitelist of cards (this wasn't listed as one of them) for older HP machines. I did a BIOS update (available on HP website) before installing the chip and perhaps that's what allowed this chip to work (or maybe it works anyway). Be sure to delete the drivers of the old card before swapping cards or be prepared to install a fresh copy of Windows 10. Card worked without deleting old drivers until I restarted computer and got a fatal error(could have been one of many factors though-i read somewhere that you should delete). I had already reinstalled Windows so doing so a second time wasnt a huge deal and now it works great. Installed newest drivers from Intel's website for good measure since the ones windows auto installs are about 5 years old. Easy install - 2 screws total in my case (one for plastic cover one for card) and just had to plug in antennae.

Se compro para un equipo lenovo G50-45. Pero no la reconocio, tuve que actualizar con un bios personalizado el cual incluia una lista blanca de tarjetas de red. El equipo opera de maravilla en ambientes donde se dispone de doble banda ya que en la banda de 5ghz hay menos saturacion y ruido, lo que le proporciona un internet muy estable y rapido.

J'ai mis à jour mon vénérable ordinateur portable Sony Vaio VPC SE 2C5E (2 ans) Intel Core i7, SSD 1TB, TPM, HD, etc. Cet ordinateur portable est passé de Windows 7 Pro à W10 Pro. Cette migration a fonctionné sans problème alors que je redoutais des problèmes de pilote pour les composants, Sony ayant arrêté la fabrication (cf. dégâts collatéraux Fukushima) et le support efficace pour ces excellents portables, le support étant sous-traité en Chine. J'étais donc inquiet de ne pas pouvoir utiliser ce composant. En fait, j'ai pu facilement utiliser le logiciel de mise à niveau des pilotes Intel - fourni par intel en ligne - qui analyse tous les périphériques Intel (pas seulement cette carte) et met à niveau chacun des pilotes lorsque cela est nécessaire ou utile. Travail extrêmement très facile (15 minutes pour le matériel, 15 minutes pour la mise à jour des pilotes sur internet). La carte est très facilement accessible et facile à changer, même pour un débutant complet. Il faut juste enlever l'accumulateur et dévisser les quelques vis du dos de mémoire. ATTENTION: il faut faire très attention aux connexions d'antennes. Prendre un très bon éclairage, une bonne loupe (pièces minuscules), et enlever et remettre les connecteurs avec grande douceur sans quoi on casse les attaches des câbles d'antenne (ça m'est déjà arrivé, ne pas être pressé et être sûr de ses gestes, mouvements dans l'axe du connecteur d'antenne et pas de pressions latérales, sinon ça casse et il faut une nouvelle carte!). Maintenant, j'accède à mon excellent routeur WiFi Asus RT-AC66U utilisé comme point d'accès en 5GHz à 90Mbs sur internet chez moi dans mon salon ou ailleurs quand ces vitesses ou vitesses supérieures sont disponibles. Génial. Pas trop cher et une différence de vitesse et de portée impressionnantes entre les normes Wi-Fi 802.11N (carte Intel installée d'origine) & la Wi-Fi 802.11AC fournie par cette carte. A ma connaissance, cette carte Intel AC-7260 est la carte la plus performante fabriquée dans ce format (les formats actuels sont plus petits donc non compatibles, attention). Qualité Intel au rendez-vous.