Windows 10: Reliable plug-and-play Mini PCIE WiFi card for laptops?

Hi all - I own 2 older Acer laptops with Broadcom WiFi cards that all have issues with WiFi randomly disconnecting, or NOT automatically reconnecting upon wake-from-sleep or on boot. I've seen several family member's laptops with the same issue...also with older Broadcom cards.

The only way to fix the random disconnections when they happen is by running the WiFi troubleshooter, disabling and re-enabling the WiFi adapter, or sometimes restarting the whole machine. I've tried every single driver I can find, and tried various suggestions for settings changes (turning off 'allow Windows to turn this device off to save power', for example) and they all still do this. They are all older laptops (Win7 or Win8-era) that have been upgraded to Win10.

So....to work around this as it's driving me crazy, are there any suggestions for a good plug-and-play Mini PCIE WiFi card I could put into those laptops that isn't going to break the bank? Hopefully replacing the card with one with a completely different chipset would do the trick?

Any decent Realtek/Ralink/Intel/Atheros Mini PCIE cards out there that could solve the issue? Thanks for any suggestions!

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Mini PCIe WiFi/Bluetooth adapter for Windows 10

I'm having difficulty getting an ASUS Mini PCIe WiFi/Bluetooth adapter working in Windows 10 (x64), not sure what the model of the card is but it is using a Broadcom bcm4352 chipset. I can't find a Windows 10 driver for the device so I'm wondering if anyone can help me find a driver that works with the chipset or can recommend a Mini PCIe WiFi/Bluetooth adapter that is compatible with Windows 10?

Thanks.

 

Whats the best laptop half size mini pcie wifi adapter available?

That can't fit in mine it's not half mini or a pcie

 

Adding a WiFi Mini mSata to Desktop

You say "simply" but this is not that simple.

• mSATA is a disk drive interface. So "mSATA" and "wifi" don't typically or "simply" go together.
  
• By a HUGE margin, the VAST majority of laptops do NOT support removable "cards". Especially PCIe cards because laptops typically have thin cases. So finding any card, let alone a PCIe wifi card designed for laptops is not that simple. A PCIe mSATA wifi card is harder still.
  
• There are no ATX Form Factor standards for laptops. That means laptops tend to be very proprietary which means very often, add-on parts are very limited, expensive, and often MUST come from the laptop maker. PCs, on the other hand, have the ATX Form Factor standard. This allows PC owners to mix and match industry standard parts designed for the PC from all brands and know they will be compatible.