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Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200

AnyKey
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I have a laptop with only 1 antenna, will this card work with only 1 antenna?

It would be fine for me even if it will be work on 50% of speed limit as for now I have here only WiFi4 card

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AlHill
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Half of it will.

 

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[Windows 11 is the new Vista]

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AnyKey
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I just tried to turn off 1 antenna on another laptop, speed dropped from 80 to to 3mb(speedtest dot net), so I decided to ask first.

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AlHill
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You should ALWAYS check with the laptop manufacturer before embarking on such an upgrade.

Also, there are other requirements:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005687/wireless/intel-wireless-products.html

 

Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
[Windows 11 is the new Vista]

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AnyKey
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Manufacturer said that there is only 1 wifi5 card was tested with my laptop and it is not sold in my country. So I have no much options here as to buy and try.

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DeividA_Intel
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Hello AnyKey,  

  


Thank you for posting on the Intel® communities.   



I would like to let you know that if you are planning to install the Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (Gig+) on your laptop and replace the wireless card that came preinstalled in your device, you will need to check with the laptop manufacturer for compatibility and instructions.


If the wireless card is not supported by the BIOS it may not work or have a bad performance, I recommend you to check first with the laptop manufacturer before attempting any integration. Also, if you use only one antenna, the wireless card may work but it will not have a good performance.

  



Regards,   


Deivid A. 

Intel Customer Support Technician 


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