HP ProBook 450 G0 - wireless adapter spare brands

Hello, community,
i have a question about my options for wireless adapter spares for my HP ProBook 450 G0 laptop.
Right now the laptop i own has
root@linux:~# lspci | grep "Network controller"
03:00.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. Device 3290
and i can't say that i'm fully satisfied with the quality of wifi adapter sensitivity I do not know if that's me being out of luck or this is normal and expected behaviour for this model, but the fact is i have two options now - either buy an external usb adapter or replace the internal adapter with another one.
while the options for an external ubs adapter are quite clear, the spares for an internal card are not so much. So basically here comes the question: what are my options? I've heard there are adapters, made by atheros, broadcom and intel, but not sure if these are compatible with particularly my model of laptop. And if they are, what would be the part numbers.
Thanks.
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Yes. HP locks down the BIOS and if you install anything other than very specific wifi adapters the system will not POST. You are correct in thinking the Ralink is not the strongest option. Your best bet is Atheros or Intel in that order. Broadcom cards are a bit hard to configure with Linux but it can be done. Here is the entire list of wifi cards with part numbers that you can use:
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 670292-001
Atheros AR9485 802.11b/g/n 1x1 WiFi Adapter 675794-001
Atheros AR9565 802.11bgn 1x1 WiFi + BT4.0 combo Adapter 690019-001
Ralink RT3290LE 802.11bgn 1x1 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter 690020-001
Realtek RTL8188EE 802.11bgn Wi-Fi Adapter 709848-001
Broadcom BCM943228HMB 802.11abgn 2x2 Wi-Fi + BT 4.0 Combo Adapter (Intel models only) 731550-001
Here is the Intel card on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-ENVY-Spectre-XT-13-Wireless-WiFi-Card-670292-001-MPC1280-0H1-/38072929762...

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