W530, windows 8 and wireless dropping

Have had the laptop 1 week and
1) can't keep the wireless connection from dropping every hour or so. Have tried every permutation of advice on the forums. Unclick "allow applications to turn off device", different combinations of wireless channels, frequency bands, etc. Nothing works. Adapter drops the connection and then the computer requires a hard reset. Have never had any issues with my x220 with the exact same router.Again, my x220 has absolutely zero issues with the exact same router. And my wife's mabook pro, and 2 iphones.
2) the sound is full of interference when I attach external powered speakers. Very annoying. Same speakers plugged into my x220 there is no noise.
3) The fan at idle is simply too loud. sloppy engineering.
this thing is a complete mess. sending back on Monday.

In regards to Wifi - Try downloading the wifi drivers directly from the Intel website and install those instead of the ones Lenovo provides. I had the same problem with the 'updated' Lenovo wifi drivers dropping out constantly. After installing the Intel ones, the problems are gone.
I have the Intel Ultimate-N 6300 card in my W530.

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