Change Wifi card in Satellite U200-163

Hello,
Is it possible to change the internal wifi card of my laptop toshiba u200-163 as I can change the hard drive?
Thanks.

Hi Marcin
MikroTik is not known to me but you can try to upgrade it with R52 WLAN card. Every notebook manufacturer offers one or maybe two different WLAN cards with own notebooks. This card is definitely not offered by official upgrade parts and you can test it on your own. If something goes wrong you can bring the card back.
Just be careful with upgrade itself. If you do this alone you can cancel valid warranty. Maybe you should contact Toshiba service partner in your country and talk with them. Maybe they can exchange the card for you and you will not lose your warranty.

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