Even the lower speed one gets you up to 433 Mbps but I've yet to find many homes that come close to that. The coverage issue is never solved by changing this part. We improve the home wifi with things like I add at the end of this post.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/52k0lq/difference_for_dual_band_wireless_3165_or_2x2_8260/ has specs and similar answer.
If this was my home I'd place the router in the central location around where I use it most. For other areas I might deploy this unit. It's really good.
Hi all, not sure if here's the right place to ask about laptop wifi components but here goes. Currently customising a laptop but have no clue what exactly is the diff between the intel 3165 and the 8260 for the wifi component.
The latter(8260) is only about 15 bucks more, but im not sure i need it? I live in a huge house where signals tend to get weak(in fact my room itself sadly is almost a wifi blackhole), so does the 8260 promise better wifi speeds? Pardon my layman explanation lol.
KEY LAYMAN QUESTION: Does the higher price point of the intel 8260 equate to HIGHER WIFI SPEEDS in my laptop?

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