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Review on CHAOHANG Mini PCI-E Wireless Card to PCI-e 1X Adapter Converter with 2 Antenna - Compact Intel 7260, BCM94352, AR5B22, etc. Windows7, 8, 10 Compatible (Networking Card Not Included) by Dewey Galyon

Revainrating 4 out of 5

This card works. Just pay attention to the slot and distance from the bracket.

Good. This thing actually works pretty well with a mini PCIE Wi-Fi card. I bought a brand new Dell a/b/g/n half size Mini PCIe WiFi card and installed it in a Dell Optiplex SFF desktop computer. It was recognized immediately and was able to connect to the wifi to access the internet. I didn't have to install any additional drivers for this. I'm very happy with the speed (speed is based on the map, not this one). There seems to be a good signal; The PC is about 10 feet from the router. The PC is mainly used for viewing and working with MS Office, nothing special. The internet is very fast. The PC has an Intel i3 processor. I don't use bluetooth even though the card has it because my computer is a small form factor and doesn't have an additional bluetooth port on the motherboard. physically install it in the PCIe slot and insert it into the rear bracket slot. The problem is that the distance from the PCIe slot (closest to the rear bracket) and the actual rear bracket is about 2mm longer. So if the PCIe slot is on the card, it will be disabled if you try to install it in the rear bracket. So I removed the card from the bracket (2 screws) and using a round file or small drill bit widened the screw holes along the long axis (i.e. straight back) a bit so they look like oblong holes. Then I screwed the bracket back on. Now the card, when it was original, had a gap of about 1mm between the holder and the card itself. After correction, the card turned out to be almost close to the holder. I was then able to insert the card into the PCIe slot without any problems. Otherwise, this card is currently working without problems. I've looked on ebay and amazon for a similar card with a mini PCIE connector and bluetooth together on the card and this seemed like the cheapest price and set up to me. Hope this helps others.

Pros
  • Mini PCIe support: IEEE WLAN802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Cons
  • Almost never