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Fenvi Intel AC1200 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 4.0 PCIe Adapter US$6.81 (~A$10.87) Delivered @ Factory Direct Collected Store AliExpress

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Fenvi Intel AC1200 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 4.0 PCIe Adapter US$6.81 (~A$10.87) Delivered @ Factory Direct Collected Store AliExpress
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tekisei on 13/11/2023 - 18:37 aliexpress.com (1913 clicks)
Last edited 14/11/2023 - 10:49 by 1 other user

Very cheap PCIe Wi-Fi card containing an Intel AC 7260 (cheapest on Ozbargain I've seen for this model). It even has a spare low-profile bracket included. I bought one with the last deal and it seems very reliable so far. Bluetooth 4.0 tested and works (I don't use it though).

GST included, and free Choice delivery (12 days). Product priced in USD, but AliExpress will convert for you with their own rate.

Update (14/11/2023): Now even cheaper at USD$6.45 / AUD$10.29 delivered.

Alternatively, there is also this other FENVI card that seems to have the same specifcations, with a somewhat beefier heat sink - but this product doesn't appear on the FENVI website.
FENVI AC1200 WiFi BT4.0 USD$7.27 (AUD$11.60)

By the way if people don't want to install Fenvi drivers, you can use the chipset drivers directly from Intel.

The latest 7260 Bluetooth and WiFi drivers (v21.10.1 released on 2019-04-12) are still available direct from Intel, just hidden away in the NUC DN2820FY drivers page (the Intel NUC uses this exact WiFi card):

Intel BT Driver for 7260

Intel WiFi Driver for 7260

Computing Bluetooth Adapter Fenvi Wireless Adapter

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  • scrimshaw on 13/11/2023 - 18:50
    +10

    FYI deal posters: you don't have to do this anymore, our system will now accept sourceType=xyz in the deal post without automatically truncating it.

  • Skullytor on 13/11/2023 - 18:52
    -8

    I dont know about this product, so not saying its affected. I read a lot of stuff on the Chinese websites has Trojans and stuff built in.
    All im saying is be careful ordering tech stuff from un-trusted sources.
    I'll still upvote the deal under the assumption its not packed with an exploit.

    • scrimshaw on 13/11/2023 - 19:05
      +8

      These are incredibly simple add-on cards, consisting of two individual parts you can buy from any computer shop.

      1. Cheap Intel Wifi + BT network card in an M.2 2230 form factor. These cards are often found inside of laptops and small form factor PC's.

      2. An adapter card that takes the [M.2 2230 card and then adapts it for use in a PCIE slot usually just 1 pcie lane is enough). Some adapter cards have more antennas, Pick one that has internal usb if you want bluetooth.

      Slap these 2 together and you have a network card that used to be for a laptop but now works in a desktop.

      • LeoS on 14/11/2023 - 20:31

        So pull the wireless adapter from a dead laptop and chuck into one of these? Do the notebook card do both bluetooth and wireless, guess I’ll check it out .

        • DangerNoodle on 14/11/2023 - 21:01

          I've got the ax210 card and that does both Bluetooth and wifi. Not sure if it's as big of an issue, but worth checking that the antenna supports the right frequencies.

    • rumblytangara on 13/11/2023 - 19:27
      +15

      It's a… network card. As the OP states, you don't even have to use the manufacturer drivers.

      Worrying about Trojans is like worrying about a keylogger being installed on you $50 Aliexpress mechanical keyboard, or your $20 wireless mouse.

      If you're going to be paranoid about cheap Chinese tech products, spend the time worrying about devices that connect to the internet or run software- IP cameras, 'smart'Anything, dodgy side-loaded Android apps.

      • Skullytor on 13/11/2023 - 19:30
        -3

        Cant agree more

    • netsurfer on 13/11/2023 - 20:24
      +4

      It's an Intel card inside. You can install the driver from Intel site using the link OP posted.

      The main issue is Intel has stopped actively supporting this WiFi card (that's why it is not in the latest driver package) so it isn't ideal to get this card to be honest.

      • Agret on 13/11/2023 - 23:23

        I doubt there will be any issues with the card going forward. A lot of older wifi chipsets lost Intel support in 2015 but the drivers still work perfectly fine on Win11.

        • Nom on 14/11/2023 - 11:51

          For now.

          There will come a time when the old drivers stop working perfectly fine. Intel switched to a "hard" end of life model - they've removed the entire download pages for a whole bunch of their legacy hardware. You can no longer just jump to the Intel page for a random old piece of hardware and grab the most recent old drivers.

          • bio on 14/11/2023 - 15:39

            @Nom: Are you suggesting that we might not be able to download the drivers directly from Intel's web site for this $10 card 10 years later from now?

            • netsurfer on 14/11/2023 - 17:45

              @bio: Currently, one needs to rely on the driver software from an old NUC support page and that's limited to Windows 10. Drivers from 4 years ago.

              Compare that to the next model after it: 7265, there at least there is still a page with a list of drivers inc. Windows 11 ones:
              https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/83635/i…

              • Clear on 17/11/2023 - 16:47

                @netsurfer: Driverscape is the only reliable website I've ever found for old school drivers when I've had to work with Win7 and below. Input the device manager Hardware IDs and you're good to go. Massive archive of old OEM drivers too, like chunky HP laptop Ralink drivers.

                Generally avoid the first download on a page and go for the second.

            • TSH on 15/11/2023 - 12:49

              @bio: I can do this for asus and gigabyte products for first gen intel products 13 years later.

              Surely intel are game enough to give up some server storage for a couple of meg downloads?

  • chimpinsox on 13/11/2023 - 18:55

    some fruity reviews on the product page

  • lesher on 13/11/2023 - 19:10
    -2

    Not to be mean but why would anyone get this…? This is like… really really old spec

    I guess this is for like mini pc?

    • Clear on 13/11/2023 - 19:17
      +2

      Versus say AX1800? You'd notice no difference. Unless you're wanting to do large file transfers locally then this is perfectly fine for NBN FTTP, FTTN and every other monster after that.

    • sween64 on 14/11/2023 - 10:28

      I'm in a rental with no ethernet in the study. This will be perfectly fine to get my desktop online on 50/20 FTTC.

  • Clear on 13/11/2023 - 19:18

    Good to see it reduced without the $1.99 delivery for once. I've used about a dozen of these so far with no issues.

  • JustAnExPat on 13/11/2023 - 19:30
    +1

    showing as AU$9.56 for me (and yes, with free shipping)… did the Ozzie dollar rise all of a sudden compared to USD? ;-)

    • mmd on 13/11/2023 - 19:39

      price coming up as $8.16 US for me

    • tekisei on 13/11/2023 - 19:56
      +1

      AU$9.56 is without GST, once you get to checkout it will update.

  • mmd on 13/11/2023 - 19:39

    price coming up as US$8.16 for me

    edit - once i logged in its showing US$2.66 + 1.99 shipping fee

  • Datafend on 13/11/2023 - 19:58

    Damn, just bought one for $19 on eBay… In transit

  • Robin2012 on 13/11/2023 - 20:02

    Good price

  • AircraftFreight on 13/11/2023 - 21:07
    +1

    I picked one up earlier this year. Its been great, albeit I use it only for Bluetooth but during the Optus shitshow - I was able to hook up my work Telstra 5G portable modem through wifi and got some really solid speeds.

  • Homr on 13/11/2023 - 21:19
    -1

    Don't buy this guys, this is not WIFI 6

    • Keghiad on 13/11/2023 - 21:36
      +4

      This is indeed only Wifi 5, its true. This product does label itself as having 1200Mbps, but real world testing you'll find Wifi 5 is around that 750Mbps mark. So unless you have a 1Gbps connection, and you are accessing a website/torrents that can use the entirety of a 1Gbps connection, you literally will not tell the difference. And I mean, it's $10….

      • Homr on 13/11/2023 - 21:40
        -3

        It's not that simple, Wi-Fi 6 has a much stronger signal strength than Wi-Fi 5 and 750Mbps is split between downloads and uploads so you only got 375/375Mbps. Then factor in signal strength and that number further decreases

        • rumblytangara on 13/11/2023 - 22:07
          +3

          Wi-Fi 6 has a much stronger signal strength than Wi-Fi 5

          Are you saying that Wifi 6 has higher allowed Tx powers than for Wifi 5, or something else here? I would be surprised if that's the case (haven't looked it up).

          750Mbps is split between downloads and uploads so you only got 375/375Mbps.

          Sounds like full duplex MU-MIMO, which given what a load of real-world BS MU-MIMO turned out to be with .11ac, I would be very skeptical of for .11ax.

          I just bought one, maybe it will allow me to remove one of my wireless bridges. I haven't come across a compelling reason to worry about Wifi 6 or higher yet. Especially with the speeds available from NBN.

      • bio on 14/11/2023 - 14:57
        +1

        So unless you have a 1Gbps connection

        You assume that people only transfer between the Internet and their PCs. Higher speeds are useful when you are streaming from one PC (or NAS) to another, both connected to the same access point.

        • rumblytangara on 14/11/2023 - 15:28

          You assume that people only transfer between the Internet and their PCs.

          Yes, this is a correct assumption. Most people don't do inter-LAN traffic.

          But for the sake of the small percentage of people who do use home servers, have you ever tested the max throughput of different versions of wifi standard? Because for anything short of multi-gig transfers which most people don't do on a daily basis, it makes sweet FA difference. The 450Mbps throughput I get on Wifi 5 gear is totally fine for most home use.

          And then if your NAS is HDD-based, you're likely to be hitting the limits of disk throughput or file sharing protocols before close-range wifi caps.

          Minor differences in recent wifi standard make no difference for something as trivial as streaming, which is only in the tens of Mbps for high def. So unless you're running on .11g at 2.4GHz from 10 years ago, it simply doesn't matter.

          Sure, it's nice to think that you're making the most of .11ax and gig wifi throughputs, but the vast majority of home use cases never come close to this.

          Let's keep in mind that this thread is about a $10 PC card. What's the chances of it being used to be the primary NIC for an SSD-backed file server streaming high def to ten wirelessly connected TVs at the same time?

          • bio on 14/11/2023 - 15:45

            @rumblytangara: I am only pointing out that your Internet speed is not the only factor when choosing a WiFi card. I am currently happily using 802.11n 2.4GHz, and also bought this one for a 4th gen Optiplex I keep as a backup Windows 10 PC.

    • joelmuzz on 15/11/2023 - 13:36

      Wifi6 doesnt add that much speed. Does work better in highly congested network but 5GHz wifi still tends to be pretty good even in apartments since most consumers still on old 2.4GHz routers plus 5GHz attenuates a lot through walls so limited cell overlap. Does offer advantages for battery devices, but this is a desktop tower PC card so irrelevant.

      Of course this is a cheapo option, but is better than a USB dongle which a cheap/old machine might be using otherwise.

      • Homr on 15/11/2023 - 13:37

        I experienced better throughput when going from Wifi 5 to wifi 6.

  • hambuger on 13/11/2023 - 22:26

    Have been looking for a cheap card for a spare PC and this is a pretty good deal, thanks! Got the one with the heatsink, paid about $11.

  • Gebb on 13/11/2023 - 23:17
    +1

    Few people saying dont buy, can you please link to what you'd suggest instead? My use case is an old HP EliteDesk G3 SFF that im looking to use as a Plex server, it only has 1Gbps Ethernet, no wireless or BT.

    • rumblytangara on 13/11/2023 - 23:21
      +3

      So far there is only one poster on this thread (netsurfer) saying "(maybe) don't buy" who has a clue what he is talking about. The other guys are probably going to suggest Wifi 9.

    • Agret on 13/11/2023 - 23:26

      I would suggest the 1gbps Ethernet will give a more stable connection when streaming videos out of the Plex server.

      Enable remote desktop on it and then just put the computer next to your router and you can login with the remote desktop if you need to adjust Windows settings.

      • Nom on 14/11/2023 - 00:17

        Yep, this. The 1Gb Ethernet is perfect (and way more than you'll ever need) for streaming.

      • Gebb on 14/11/2023 - 10:49

        Unit will be connected via ethernet but always good to have options, also looking for BT as well.

    • scrimshaw on 14/11/2023 - 00:06
      +1

      Intel AX210 or AX211. About $14.90 USD so not terribly expensive and it supports Wifi 6E.

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/search/node/Intel%20AX210%20opt…

  • tempi on 14/11/2023 - 00:29

    This is a good deal, I spent $35 each for 2 last month :(

  • sween64 on 14/11/2023 - 10:43

    I have an ASRock Z77 Pro4-M and a Gigabyte 7970 in the top slot which blocks access to the second slot. Will this wifi card go in the longer 3rd slot? Mobo manual here, page 22 refers to the PCIe slots. Thanks for any help.

    • tekisei on 14/11/2023 - 11:05
      +1

      In physical terms, any PCIe card of shorter length will fit into any PCIe slot of longer length. On some motherboards, certain PCEe slots share lanes with other slots (e.g. bandwidth is split between the two) but that doesn't seem to be the case for your motherboard.

      • sween64 on 14/11/2023 - 11:06

        Excellent, it should work in lane 3 or 4. Thanks.

    • Nom on 14/11/2023 - 11:52

      I have the same Motherboard in an old server - they're about 11 years old now !!!

      • sween64 on 14/11/2023 - 15:48

        Yeah, sounds about right. I can still run CS2 at 1080p 60fps on medium settings.

        Can you confirm I'll be able to have my GPU in slot 1 and the wifi card in slot 3 or 4?

        • netsurfer on 14/11/2023 - 20:57
          +1

          You can and ideally you should use slot 3 because slot 4 is PCIe gen 2 x4, which you technically could use it for a better card.

          Slot 3, even though the physical slot looks like a x16, it only has pins setup to run x1. Your 4 PCIe slots from top to bottom:

          • PCIe gen 3 x16 (GPU)
          • PCIe gen 2 x1 (blocked due to having dual slot GPU)
          • PCIe gen 2 x1 (physical slot is x16 in size, but only wired for x1)
          • PCIe gen 2 x4 (physical slot is x16 in size, only wired for x4)
          • sween64 on 14/11/2023 - 23:50
            +1

            @netsurfer: So GPU in slot 1. And wifi card in slot 3. Thanks.

            • Nom on 16/11/2023 - 13:49
              +2

              @sween64: Yep, this - put the WiFi card in the slowest slot because that's all that it will need.

              I have a 4SAS/16SATA drive controller in my x16 slot, 10Gb network card in the x4 slot, and a USB-C card in the x1 slot (because the onboard USB3 controller is 💩)

  • bio on 14/11/2023 - 15:35

    Perfect for cheap SFF/USFF deals that sometimes come with USB WiFi dongles.

  • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 17/11/2023 - 11:25

    Are there any AliExpress USB Wifi adaptors peeps would recommend?

  • rsop on 29/11/2023 - 09:57
    +1

    Got mine, works fine and shipped and delivered pretty fast

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