Best wireless adapter to upgrade from a Centrino N2230?

[gobradblue]

I have a HP ENVY DV6-7300 laptop. I want to upgrade the wireless adapter from an Intel Centrino N2230.  Is there a compatible dual band replacement?  My product number is C2Y41AV. I would appreciate any info.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

It depends on your preference.

If you want a dual band AC card, go with this one...

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11 ac 2x2 WiFi + BT 4.0                  HP Part # 710661-001

If you want a dual band N card, go with this one...

Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260AN 802.11 a/b/g/n 2x2 WiFi + BT4.0     HP Part # 717381-001

[gobradblue]

Thanks for the quick reply. I saw several posts about the Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11 ac 2x2 WiFi + BT 4.0. Are you aware if there are any issues with the so-called white list for this adapter?  In other words, do you know for sure this adapter will work with my laptop?  Thanks.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

While I cannot 100% guarantee your notebook doesn't have a BIOS whitelist, I am pretty sure it doesn't as is evidenced by these posts...

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Wireless-and-Networking/HP-Envy-dv6-7204tx-Want-to-replace-Ral...

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Pavillion-dv6-7000-WLAN-White-L...