Upgrading Internal 2.4GHz wifi card of Vostro 3450

Question

I have a Dell Vostro 3450 laptop. Over the year, I have upgraded most of the upgradeable part. Now I would like to upgrade the Dell Wireless 1702 802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz) wifi card to a 5GHz supporting wifi card. Is it possible? If possible then can you suggest which wifi card I should buy or which spec should I look for( like slot type, model, size etc)?

ejn63 · Answer

If this is a 2011 model 3450, you need a half minicard (PCIe, NOT the now standard M.2 card).

Something like this will work.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/75439/intel-dual-band-wirelessac-7260/specifications.html

FardinSifat · Answer

@ejn63​ yes this is an old model. does not have any m.2 slot. Do i need to worry about cpu requirement for 5GHz wifi? MY laptop has 2nd gen i5 cpu.

ejn63 · Answer

There's no connection between the CPU and Wifi speed at all.

FardinSifat · Answer

so any dual band wifi card with mini pcie slot will work?

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Upgrading Internal 2.4GHz wifi card of Vostro 3450

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