The lowest cost card is the Intel Wireless-N 7260 under part number 7260HMW BN that has just a single band (2.4GHz) and costs around $15. The Intel Wireless-N 7260 cards all have the same max speed of 300 Mbps, but differ in the number of bands and if they have Bluetooth 4.0 or not. 2013 Intel WiFi Card ModelsĪs you can see there are three 802.11n cards and then two 802.11ac cards to pick from. We poured over the Intel product briefs for the popular PCIe Mini Card Slot (Half Length) and came up with the table below to help you figure out which is best for your system. Intel came out with five new wireless cards in 2013 and it can be tough to figure out the differences between each of the cards. All you really need to know is if your platform uses a PCIe Half Mini Card or the new M.2 NGFF style as Intel offers each card in both versions. This means that you can easily upgrade your 802.11n or older wireless card with a newer 802.11ac card if you wanted to do so.

The vast majority of laptops and desktops that already support wireless network cards and the existing antennas can be reused. What Intel 7260 Wireless Card Should You Get?ĭo you want a new wireless card in your laptop or desktop PC? Last year Intel released their first 802.11ac wireless card and you can purchase one for under $30, which makes it a rather inexpensive upgrade for your system.

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