Choose between Wi-Fi card or USB connection.
Choose between Wi-Fi card or USB connection.
Hello again! I have a new question today. I recently installed Wi-Fi 6 at home, but the Wi-Fi dongle I have doesn’t work with it. Should I buy an Intel AX210 or get a new dongle? My motherboard has two M.2 slots, but none of them seem compatible with Wi-Fi cards, and the card is smaller than the nearest screw hole. Would you recommend either option? Thanks for reading!
CurlyFry0929
11-01-2019, 10:27 AM #2This PCIe card from Intel is compatible with your existing Wi-Fi device. It should provide sufficient bandwidth to meet your ISP plan requirements. You likely won't need an upgrade unless there are specific performance concerns.
No, it doesn’t even come close. For instance, my laptop uses a Realtek card that isn’t top-notch, but it still reaches 1200/1200 Mb/s while the desktop manages about 54/144 Mb/s. The laptop delivers roughly 30 to 40 MB/s during downloads, whereas the desktop only gets around 6 MB/s. Also, by "AX200" do you mean the "AX210"?
Its not quite that simple. The AX210 may on paper only seem to add 6Ghz support, but in real-world usage I found it faster than the AX200 on WiFi 5 too. There may not be any difference in WiFi 6, I've certainly managed to hit 1.44Gbit on an AX200, but why not have 6Ghz support there in case you need it in the future? Though granted, WiFi 7 will probably be out by then which is way more interesting. You don't need to use an M.2 version, a simple PCIe x1 slot version is fine. I generally recommend an AX210 with an antenna on a cable, so you can put it on top of the PC rather than stuck behind where the WiFi signal is likely to be poor.
xanderzone317
11-04-2019, 05:46 PM #6I wasn’t pushing one side over the other; I was just trying to clarify his intentions. If AX210 could be quicker for regular Wi-Fi 6 tasks, it’s worth considering.
casperduck
11-11-2019, 06:25 AM #7Oh okay, thanks for the helps, and I have another concern, for a laptop with an i5 11400H which intel based Wi-Fi is better? Because I have a lot of issues with the bluetooth and some times with the Wi-Fi too. (The laptop comes with a Realtek card from series)
It could be more complicated since some suppliers exclude any card type they haven’t used with that specific laptop. Dell and HP are known for this, Lenovo sometimes does it, ASUS usually doesn’t, and I believe MSI is also not always consistent. I’d prefer the AX210 whenever available.