Best wireless 2x2 card for my laptop?

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Hello,

I have an HP 17-118dx laptop which does not support the use of 5Ghz frequency. I do plan on purchasing a dual band router in which I would like for my laptop to connect to that frequency. Currently, my laptop uses the standard 1x1 802.11b/g/n WLAN. Taking a look at the manual, it does mention an adapter which is Intel Wireless-N 7260BN 802.11b/g/n 2×2 WiFi + Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter. I do also plan on using the Bluetooth capability as well.

Can someone recommend me a good card in which my laptop will support?

Thanks!
 
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Yes then you can use a 2x2 card. This is just one of those things you need to check some manufacture do not put in 2 antenna if you buy them with a card that can only use 1.
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First HP has been known in the past to only support certain cards in their bios on laptop. Even though other cards should work they do not. Not sure if you laptop is like that or if HP has finally stop being a jerk.

Your best bet is always a card the vendor says will work.

In general you would need to verify that your laptop has 2 antenna and can you even add a second antenna if needed. This is the reason you can't put the 3x3 nic cards in many laptops because most only have 2 antenna . Without the extra antenna it will run 1x1 just like your old card.

In general you would prefer to buy a 802.11ac card. There is not a lot of difference in the price. In the vast majority of the laptops if the card has the correct interface and will physically fit in the laptop it will work. With a HP laptop though I would try to verify that there are not artificial restrictions.
 
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So based on the manual, it has 2 antennas. Directly from the manual: "Two WLAN antennas built into display assembly" and "Antenna support for 802.11a/b/g/n - Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output (MIMO) support 2x2." I'm not sure if this is what you're referring to.
 
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So I'm assuming something like this would work?
 
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