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by zamadatix 1740 days ago
The Wi-Fi upgrade story linked in the beginning is also a slightly weird solution. Rather than buy an mPCIe to m.2 adapter and 1st party Intel (or any modern) card he bought a half mini adapter and rebranded half mini Intel card for twice the price.

Not to say there is anything wrong with a stream of consciousness blog about what one has had fun doing doing lately rather a heads up since this is being shared these fixes are just that, not high effort recommendations or whatnot normally posted on HN.
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nanis 1740 days ago
> for twice the price.

Prices vary over time. Upon seeing this, I checked the current price and it is almost twice as much as I paid at the time and the item is listed as out of stock by this seller.

Indeed, there is a 8265 listed at $21[1] and a converter listed at $8[2]. At the time, I did not know such converters existed.

[1]: https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Dual-Band-Wireless-Ac-8265/dp/B...

[2]: https://www.amazon.com/M-2-PCIe-Converter-Bluetooth-2010-201...

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zamadatix 1740 days ago
Fair point, maybe some differences due to location as well as it shows in stock for me.

FWIW the mpe-AX3000H is a repackaged ax200 not an 8265 (ac only chip). Doesn't change the price just noting it's a different chip than the 7260/mpe-AH3000H https://www.amazon.com/Compatible-AX200NGW-9260NGW-Upgrade-W...

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