Replacement Wi-Fi Adapter for Laptop

Devastator0 on 22/01/2025 - 12:54

I need some help here, I have an older MSI GS70 Stealth laptop that currently has a Killer 1525 wifi card in it. I've been trying to look for a suitable replacement for it but can't seem to find any laptop wifi adapters really being sold by any Aussie re/etailers. Trying to see if I can get a Wifi 6/6e card as my router supports devices with it but not having much luck. Was wondering if anyone had any ideas of a suitable replacement. Note that the Killer 1525 card is a NGFF form factor and not a mini PCI-E device so any replacement card would need to be one that would match that form factor and connector

This is the only semi-helpful reference I could find to the existing card https://www.newegg.ca/p/17Z-00EK-00C84.

Would appreciate any help with this one! Cheers!

Computing Wireless Adapter

Comments

  • Hybroid on 22/01/2025 - 13:06
    +1

    This one won't fit? https://www.amazon.com.au/Bluetooth-5400Mbps-Wireless-802-11…

    Might be worth a trip to Technocity Capitol Square to rummage around their old parts bins. There'll be a dust covered one in that building somewhere.

    • Devastator0 on 22/01/2025 - 13:12

      This one won't fit? https://www.amazon.com.au/Bluetooth-5400Mbps-Wireless-802-11…

      Hmmm, that one just may, I might give it a go

      Might be worth a trip to Technocity Capitol Square(capitolsquare.com.au) to rummage around their old parts bins. There'll be a dust covered one in that building somewhere.

      Oh legit, good call…I didn't even know that place existed!! haha, I'll suss that out!

      Thanks mate!!

  • CodeXD on 22/01/2025 - 13:13
    +1

    Have you considered aliexpress?

    My old laptop had a crappy MediaTek wifi card and I bought a new wifi card off aliexpress which still works perfectly to this day.

    • Devastator0 on 22/01/2025 - 13:14
      +1

      Will look at that. And that's another thing, I want to ensure I get an Intel based card, not a rubbish MediaTek one so totally get you. Thanks for sharing that one mate!

  • bargaino on 22/01/2025 - 13:22
    +3

    NGFF cards are more commonly referred to as m.2 (the physical connector).
    You should have no trouble. I second aliexpress.

  • bobokingdom on 22/01/2025 - 15:03

    I am not sure about MSI, but Lenovo and HP WIFI cards are BIOS locked. They will only accept cards on the whitelist sold by the manufacturer.

  • kizzaaa on 22/01/2025 - 18:19

    If your laptop uses an M.2 2230 Key E slot for its Wi-Fi card, then just go Aliexpress and buy any AX200 or AX210 card.

    Don't buy a AX201, AX211 or AX411 as they use CNVi interface which only works with specific Intel CPUs.

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