Intel 7260NGW M.2 Wi-Fi adapter Bluetooth 4.0

Wireless-AC 7260 for laptop upgrades

This Intel 7260NGW M.2 adapter adds dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 to compatible notebooks. It connects through a PCIe and USB interface on the system board. The card targets owners of older laptops that originally shipped with slower wireless hardware. Buyers whose devices use a whitelist that blocks third-party cards cannot use this adapter.

Throughput headroom on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz

The adapter supports 80 MHz channel width and 2x2 spatial streams for a link rate up to 7260 Mbps under ideal conditions. Real-world speed drops with distance, walls and network congestion. Heavy transfers or crowded spectra will exhaust the available bandwidth. Users who need multi-gigabit sustained throughput should look elsewhere.

Low-power operation for mobile use

An optimised power mode reduces draw during idle periods to extend battery life. The module runs cool enough for thin chassis without active cooling. No fan noise is produced because the card is passively cooled. Continuous high-rate traffic will increase temperature and power consumption.