Your Next Intel Laptop Could Be 5G-ready Thanks To MediaTek

My name is Isaac. I just bought an ASUS ROG Rapture AXE11000 which is crazy overkill for my needs but is hands down the fastest thing I have experienced-I pay for 1.2 Gps and my S33 consistently sends 980 from the ethernet port with an ethernet 6A cable and this monster sends 950 to my HP Spectre which is supposedly using an Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX 201 (22) and Bluetooth 5 Combo (their claim, not mine) and I decided to see how much better installing an Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210NGW would do. I looked up videos and saw other HP Spectre (same model too!) and they showed the M2 slot on their W11 64 bit. And then when I opened up my PC, low and behold they had soldered a tiny chip onto the motherboard instead. I thought I was mistaken, took it to a PC shop and he confirmed it and said there was now way to upgrade it. My advice to anyone doing this is to open up your laptop BEFORE ordering the wireless adapter. I doubt I could have even gotten a smidge faster, but I was curious. I also wanted to have just 3 devices using the 6GHz band, but alas, it was not meant to be. Thanks for the awesome reviews!

Your next Intel laptop could be 5G-ready thanks to MediaTek

The laptop has slim bezels on three sides, although it has a big chin thanks to the 16:9 display. The top bezel houses a 720p webcam, which is a shame. Starting next year, you'll see 1080p as more of a standard.

Wireless-N (802.11n) networking support is enabled by default. To disable or enable 802.11n, follow the procedure below.\n\nNote: This procedure assumes that a Wireless-N (802.11n) network adapter is installed in the computer.\n\nClick the Start button and then click Control Panel.In the Control Panel window, click System and Maintenance.In the System and Maintenance window, click Device Manager.\n\tNote: If prompted for an administrator password or a User Account Control prompt is displayed, type the appropriate password or click Continue. \n\tIn the Device Manager window, double-click Network adapters to expand the selection.Click to select the appropriate wireless adapter, and then on the menu bar, click Action.In the Action menu, click Properties.In the Properties window, click the Advanced tab.On the Advanced tab, in the Property section, click to select 802.11n Mode, and in the Value section, click the down arrow and then click to select Disabled or Enabled.\n\t\n\n\tNote: This image is for reference purposes only. 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