AzureWave AW-CE123H / 802.11ac/n/b/g + Bluetooth 4.0 / Half-Size PCI-Express MiniCard

I purchased this WiFi card to install in a Toshiba Satellite P755-S2515. It's a Windows 7 laptop that I bought in 2012. This particular laptop came with an Intel 6150 WiFi/Wimax card that was giving me problems. It would drop signal intermittently, or just slow way down, and it wouldn't reconnect automatically when waking from sleep mode. I would have to manually reconnect, and it took a long time to connect again. Initially, I was looking at the new AC WiFi card from Intel (7260) I've read reviews that some people are having the same issues from the new card as I was having with my old one, so I looked around more until I settled on this one. I'm not disappointed!I upgraded my laptop to Windows 10 before I installed this card since I'd read that Win 10 immediately recognizes it, so I wouldn't have to mess with installing drivers. Though the seller did sent a link to download the drivers (WiFi and Bluetooth) if needed. Here's the link: (https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BymjnWe2GymcVnU2MlJPTENZRG8&usp=sharing)As I've already had to disassemble my laptop multiple times before installing this card, so it only took me about 10 minutes to do. If you haven't, there are step by step YouTube videos detailing the process for these Toshiba Satellite laptops.Windows 10 did automatically recognize this card, and installed the drivers for it. My old laptop can now connect to my Asus RT-AC68U router at the full 867 Mbps at 2.4 and 5 Ghz :-) No more random disconnects, speed drops, and it automatically connects upon wake up. Unfortunately, with this particular laptop, I can't take advantage of the Bluetooth module. Even after installing the drivers manually, it just won't recognize it. I figure it's just too old to have the proper PCI express slot to power it. Kind of a bummer, but I definitely don't regret buying this WiFi card.

I researched a replacement wifi card for my old Dell D630 laptop. The original card was dropping out of wifi frequently. I tried a 3260 wifi card and it was only marginally better, but still not good. I found many internet comments on this current card as being a much better replacement. So, I took a chance and bought it. It is a great card and works 100% of the time. I have over 40 operating hours on the card and not one drop-out.Note the card is very small and does take some careful handling and installation. The most difficult part is reinstalling the very tiny antenna connectors. One small issue is the original wifi card antenna connectors were very close to the ends of the antenna wires because it was a full size wifi card. Now being a small half-card the antenna connectors are 1 1/2" away and the black antenna wire was not long enough to be connected to the proper black antenna card connector. But, not having the main antenna wire connected does not seem to hurt the reception at all. The secondary antenna wire which was the white antenna wire was longer, long enough to connect to the half card and has worked well. But, that could be that I have a very good wifi modem? You can order wifi antenna extensions on Amazon, but in my case it was not necessary to worry about connecting the black main antenna wire. Great card for older laptops.

Hello,Hoping this review helps anyone who is looking to purchase this chip as a replacement in their laptop.I own a Toshiba Satellite P755-S5120 laptop that originally came w/ an Intel Centrino 6150 Wireless N + Wimax chipset. As far as I know, my computer doesn't contain the mentioned "whitelist" that blocks certain hardware pieces from being interchanged on the laptop (as far as wireless cards are concerned). I know this because I'm writing this review w/ the new Broadcom Azurewave chipset installed in my computer and haven't had any issues yet (hence my 4-star rating). I also searched through my bios and found nothing about a whitelist in there... Maybe it's hidden but I didn't see anything that hinted at it.Before my purchase I was looking at two replacement cards, one being the Intel Centrino 7260 w/ 5Ghz capability and the Broadcom Azurewave BCM4352 . I recently purchased an Asus router (AC1750) and found that my wireless would occasionally cutout on my laptop, but all of my other electronics would be fine (also the 2.4Ghz speed wasn't the fastest), so I decided to upgrade. I'm still not sure why my laptop wireless card would constantly dropout, perhaps it was the router or too many people on the 2.4Ghz band in my cramped complex, but my girlfriend has a Mac that runs fine on the router, and with everything else working on it I could only isolate it to the wireless card on my laptop.I read multiple reviews on both Intel and broadcom chips and decided to go w/ the azurewave. Multiple reviews mentioned they actually tried out both and found the Azurewave to install easier (I saw someone install on a Toshiba which appealed to me) and perform faster across longer range. I live in a tiny apartment so range isn't a concern but if I can get added performance why not. Here were the steps I followed the install the card and so far everything is working great! No wireless dropouts yet.1. Make sure the card is compatible w/ your laptop/computer. You can easily do this by typing in your laptop model in google and searching images for "laptop xxx wireless card". I did Toshiba satellite P755-S5120 wireless card in google images and even found a video on youtube that told me how to take out the old card and install a new one which is very simple if you have the right tools.2. Manually download the drivers for the old chipset so you can revert back in case the new card doesn't work... Probably overlooked w/ some approaches but can save you some time in the long run.3. Look for drivers w/ the new chip before installing. This way when you pop the card in you can boot up, install the drivers and you're good to go. If you have the ability to wire into a router, that will work too. I just googled "windows 7 driver for Broadcom BCM4352" and a support page from lenovo came up w/ the correct file for Windows7.4. Now that you have the new chip in your hands, manually uninstall the old drivers for your current wireless card. You will lose internet (unless hardwired in) so this is why steps 2-3 are important. I read on another review that performing this step seemed to help w/ installation on the new card so I did it and it worked... Possibly could have worked w/ not uninstalling but I cannot comment on that.5. With old drivers uninstalled, follow a video or instructions of removing the old card from your laptop and pop the new one in. Make sure you store the old card in a safe place in case you must revert back.6. Pop the new one in, install the new broadcom drivers per your OS/computer. The drivers I got for Windows7 came right up, installed in about 2-3 min, asked for a reboot and now I'm on my 5Ghz channel with no problems.Hope this review helps! Enjoy!