[SOLVED] Is this a good network card and will it work with my computer?

[Xplantdad]

I want to upgrade the wireless network card for my desktop which is an Inspiron 3847 with an Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.20 GH processor. I don't care about the bluetooth capability as I don't have an available USB connector. I just want to have 2.4 and 5 ghz available on my system...hopefully with the most updated 802.11 standards?

Thanks in advance for any help offered-or alternate suggestions for a suitable PCIe network card-as the current one that I have is woefully slow (came from another Dell that I had...LOL) and the onboard wireless is even worse!

https://www.amazon.com/Ubit-5400Mbps-Adapter-Ultra-Low-Supports/dp/B09XTGNVBF

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

What is the make and model of your motherboard? BIOS version for the motherboard? Lastly what is the make and model of your wireless router and your ISP's internet package(download speeds).

 

[bill001g]

I have no idea how you rate devices like these. From what I can tell these type of cards all are using the intel ax210 chipsets. This means things like driver support is likely directly from intel.

As far as something like hardware failure support or other forms of support it is hard to say. Like many products like this the company may not actually exist outside of amazon. All they do is pay a manufacturing company in china to make these devices and print their name on them. They are shipped directly to amazon warehouses.
You will find a bunch of almost identical products and when you dig they all come back with the same FCC number showing they licensed to some manufacture rather than the name on the board.

They seem to work mostly ok but I don't know how you tell any difference between brands. You can't trust reviews because these same companies pay to get reviews so they appear higher in amazons search. I guess that is what they have to do when you have a bunch of companies that are actually selling the same device just with a different sticker on it.

For whatever reason it is very hard to find wifi6e boards from the major name vendors and they do not seem to be using intel chipsets.

 

[Xplantdad]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

What is the make and model of your motherboard? BIOS version for the motherboard? Lastly what is the make and model of your wireless router and your ISP's internet package(download speeds).

Hi there...I will do my best to answer you.

It's a Dell motherboard MIH81/R\Great Bear 13040-1M. More info? Dell Inspiron 3847 MT Socket LGA 1150 Motherboard 88DT1 088DT1 + I/O + WLAN Card

BIOS version is A09

Cox communications Panoramic router model number CGM4140COM
250MB download speed

Currently I have Dell Wireless 1705 802.11 b/g/n (2.4ghz) (on motherboard) currently using

and DW1525 802.11n WLAN PCIe card from another dell that I had in my PCIe x1 slot

 

[Xplantdad]

Hi there...I will do my best to answer you.

It's a Dell motherboard MIH81/R\Great Bear 13040-1M. More info? Dell Inspiron 3847 MT Socket LGA 1150 Motherboard 88DT1 088DT1 + I/O + WLAN Card

BIOS version is A09

Cox communications Panoramic router model number CGM4140COM
250MB download speed

Currently I have Dell Wireless 1705 802.11 b/g/n (2.4ghz) (on motherboard) currently using

and DW1525 802.11n WLAN PCIe card from another dell that I had in my PCIe x1 slot

Also on speed tests it's woefully slow...24.95MB per second...versus my wife's laptop @ 256MB per second and my daughters newer HP laptop showing 266.7 MBPS wirelessly....

 

[Xplantdad]

I have no idea how you rate devices like these. From what I can tell these type of cards all are using the intel ax210 chipsets. This means things like driver support is likely directly from intel.

As far as something like hardware failure support or other forms of support it is hard to say. Like many products like this the company may not actually exist outside of amazon. All they do is pay a manufacturing company in china to make these devices and print their name on them. They are shipped directly to amazon warehouses.
You will find a bunch of almost identical products and when you dig they all come back with the same FCC number showing they licensed to some manufacture rather than the name on the board.

They seem to work mostly ok but I don't know how you tell any difference between brands. You can't trust reviews because these same companies pay to get reviews so they appear higher in amazons search. I guess that is what they have to do when you have a bunch of companies that are actually selling the same device just with a different sticker on it.

For whatever reason it is very hard to find wifi6e boards from the major name vendors and they do not seem to be using intel chipsets.

Thanks Bill,

I just want something faster than I have now...LOL. I tried to find company info about UBIT and it's nonexistent


Here's another one.... GIGABYTE WIFI 6 GC-WBAX200

They are cheap enough, maybe I will just get one and try it. If it doesn't work, return it?

Or, maybe it's time to bite the bullet and get a new laptop...though I love this old dell..as I have an adapter card for my Samsung M2 SSD and 2 additional hard drives that I pirated from other computers that I had...so it has LOTS of storage!

 

[bill001g]

I would actually gamble on the UBIT card rather than the gigabyte card.

First you must read the fine print. The gigabyte card say ac---"PRE STANDARD". This means it is using a very old wifi chipset. In addition what pre standard means is it was built before the standard was fully set. Not much changed with 802.11ax so it likely is not a big issue but it was a massive issue when this was done on 802.11n.
You never want to use things that do not meet the industry standards unless you just have to have everything first.

The other reason I would go with the UBIT card is it is WIFI6E rather than WIFI6. This likely makes no difference to you today because you likely do not have a wifi6e router. Since there is almost no difference in price between wifi6 (ie intel ax200) and wifi6e (intel ax210) you might as well get the wifi6e.
In the long run you should get better wifi results using the new 6Ghz radio band supported by wifi6e. There is much more bandwidth so you and your neighbors can coexist better. Since it also supports the 2.4 and 5ghz bands it will work fine with your current router until you get a new on.

 

[Xplantdad]

Bill, thank you. I will order it now and update everyone once it's installed. Thanks for your help!

 

[Xplantdad]

Okay here's the result. I ordered the UBIT card from Amazon last night. The cost shown was $32.95 US. There was an option to use a coupon to save 50%, so I did so! The cost shipped to my house overnight(free shipping on Amazon Prime) was $16.48.

The card arrived by noon today, so when I got home I shut down the computer, removed the Dell Wireless 1705 802.11 b/g/n (2.4ghz ) on the motherboard card and also the DW1525 802.11n WLAN PCIe card as well, and installed the UBIT card in the PCIe x1 slot...then installed the drivers on the CD.

Bingo, I have both 2.4GHZ and 5GHZ with a strong signal. This desktop is over 80 feet away from the router...and running a speed test a few minutes ago I got 242Mbps on 5Ghz. I am really happy!!

Oh, there's a business card in the package that said if I give a good review, they will give me 50% off my purchase, which means that the cost of the card to me would be $8.24 US

Thanks for the help-and have a great weekend!

 

[bill001g]

Yup they are buying their way up the suggestions list in amazon with reviews. Does not mean the reviews are wrong you just can't compare it to cards that do not pay for reviews.

 

[Xplantdad]

Yup they are buying their way up the suggestions list in amazon with reviews. Does not mean the reviews are wrong you just can't compare it to cards that do not pay for reviews.

Yep. I am happy with the card. Not sure if I will leave a review or not. Maybe wait a bit and see if the card remains stable. Oh, I ran speed tests again and the average now rivals the output from my daughters new laptop...it's now averaging 264Mbps

Thanks again