Wanting to upgrade my wifi card

[xavier11773]

hello i bought this laptop and i found out that it doesn't come with 5GHz wifi support due to the wifi card that comes inside (Realtek RTL8723DE). I want to upgrade to a better compatible wifi card that supports 2.4 and 5GHz with a single antenna, but i am not getting a straight answer on which wifi card it will support. Can anyone please help me on pointing me to the correct path to purchase a compatible part.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Since your notebook only has one antenna cable, you can do a direct swap for this dual band AC wifi card with Bluetooth...

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

That card has the same throughput as the RTL8723DE on the 2.4 GHz wifi band, and 433 MBPS on the 5.0 GHz wifi band with an AC router...150 MBPS with a dual band N router.

Unfortunately, that card has been on back order for months at the HP Parts Store, but you can find several of them listed for sale on eBay.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=L17365-005&_sacat=0&_sop=15

[xavier11773]

Thank you so much for the fast response i will order it right away.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.