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Does anyone know of an 802.11ac notebook card WITHOUT Bluetooth?

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LoneWolf

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I'd be interested in finding a notebook 802.11AC wireless card - that does *not* have built-in Bluetooth.

My issue is that I have a ThinkPad T420. Currently, I have a 3x3 Intel Ultimate-N 6300 card in it. The issue is, if you ordered the premium 3-stream card, Lenovo did Bluetooth on the system itself (as opposed to a two-stream card, which might have had Bluetooth onboard). I can't install a card like the Intel 7260AC without its Bluetooth conflicting with Lenovo's; I've tried (and for those that know notebooks, yes, I got a BIOS that disabled the wifi whitelist).

I'd like to find something that's 2x2 802.11AC (3x3 would be even nicer but I've not seen anything available in this arena, and don't think it exists yet). I'm okay with trying something from Broadcom or maybe even QCA rather than Intel if I can find it reasonably priced. Any ideas?
 
When I tried that on the T420, it was very problematic, and there were still issues. It may be a Lenovo-specific issue, but either way, that's why I'm trying to find a card without Bluetooth to begin with.
 
The AC7260 has BT built in, but the simple way around it conflicting with the Lenovo BT is to disable the 7260BT radio completely in Device Manager. I hav

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The AC7260 has BT built in, but the simple way around it conflicting with the Lenovo BT is to disable the 7260BT radio completely in Device Manager. I hav

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Sorry... Ihave done this with no issues.

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