Is there a Realtek Wi-Fi and Bluetooth card to replace the Intel one in the HP 15-bw04nr?

[IslandGetaway]

I am looking to purchase a HP 15-bw04nr laptop, but I want to know if the Intel Wi-Fi and Bluetooth card can be replaced with one by Realtek (as my HP 15-f387wm has).

Thank you.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You would not be able to install the Realtek card from your 15-f387wm in the 15-bw04nr because it is a different form factor and wouldn't fit in the M.2 Wi-Fi slot the 15-bw04nr has.

I don't know why you would want to do that anyway since the Intel 3168 AC Wi-Fi card is better in every respect than the RTL8188EE card the 15-f387wm comes with.

The Intel 3168 is dual band with Bluetooth and has a maximum throughput of 433 MBPS vs the 72 MBPS the RTL8188EE card can provide.

[IslandGetaway]

Hello,

Thank you so much for responding.

I apologize for the confusion. What I meant was that I wanted the HP 15-bw04nr to have a Realtek card — just as my HP 15-f387wm has a Realtek card. I did not mean I wanted to put the old card in the new machine.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

You can remove and insulate the second antenna wire connector that goes on an Intel card and install the Realtek equivalent model of it.

Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11 ac 1x1 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.2 Combo Adapter (MU-MIMO supported) HP part # L17365-005.

The above card only has one terminal to connect the antenna wire to.

I still don't know why you would want to do that, since Intel cards are generally known to be better than the Realtek ones and the best you can expect from a swap like that is a wash.

Below is the link to the service manual:

HP 15 Laptop PC (AMD)* Model numbers: 15-bw0xxHP 15g Laptop PC* Model numbers: 15g-bx0xxHP 15q Lapto...