Correct adapter for half mini pcie to NGFF M.2 laptop wifi

[Mystical Kimchi]

My wife was complaining that her Toshiba Satellite was slow, so I ordered her a 500GB SSD to replace her 560GB 5400 RPM HDD, and I also ordered her an Intel AX200 wifi card to replace her Realtek 8188CE card. The SSD went in with no problem, and she loves how much faster her laptop is now. However, the wifi card is a different story. I ordered an adapter because her laptop accepts half mini PCIE wifi cards, and the adapter allows the NGFF M.2 wifi card to go into that slot on her laptop's motherboard. What I didn't know until I received the new wifi card is that the NGFF M.2 cards also have smaller connectors for the wifi antenna. This means the wires for the antenna in her laptop won't snap onto the new card.

 

In any case, the best I can figure is that the older connector is called UFL, and the new one is called MHF4, so I need an adapter with a right angle female UFL connector on one end and a right angle male MHF4 connector on the other end. But I have yet to find an appropriate adapter. The new wifi card is dual band and has bluetooth. So can anyone tell me for sure the old antenna is going to be fine for the new card? Do I have the correct names for the connector types? And where can I find an appropriate adapter at a reasonable price?

[ddennis002]

1 hour ago, Mystical Kimchi said:

My wife was complaining that her Toshiba Satellite was slow, so I ordered her a 500GB SSD to replace her 560GB 5400 RPM HDD, and I also ordered her an Intel AX200 wifi card to replace her Realtek 8188CE card. The SSD went in with no problem, and she loves how much faster her laptop is now. However, the wifi card is a different story. I ordered an adapter because her laptop accepts half mini PCIE wifi cards, and the adapter allows the NGFF M.2 wifi card to go into that slot on her laptop's motherboard. What I didn't know until I received the new wifi card is that the NGFF M.2 cards also have smaller connectors for the wifi antenna. This means the wires for the antenna in her laptop won't snap onto the new card.

 

In any case, the best I can figure is that the older connector is called UFL, and the new one is called MHF4, so I need an adapter with a right angle female UFL connector on one end and a right angle male MHF4 connector on the other end. But I have yet to find an appropriate adapter. The new wifi card is dual band and has bluetooth. So can anyone tell me for sure the old antenna is going to be fine for the new card? Do I have the correct names for the connector types? And where can I find an appropriate adapter at a reasonable price?

It probably just be easier and more reliable to buy new antenna's

https://www.amazon.com/IPEX-Internal-Antenna-M-2-Wireless/dp/B07QDTXGGJ

 

Updated with correct link.

Edited November 10, 2019 by ddennis002

[Mystical Kimchi]

After searching for several days, I did finally find an adapter that should work on Ali Express of all places. It was cheap. If it works, great. If not, I'll take your suggestion and just buy a new antenna that has the right connectors. In case anyone else has this same problem and wonders what I bought, the product description is "2pc IPEX-4 IPEX MHF4 Gen4 UFL Female to IPEX-1 Connector Jack Male Pin Intel 7260 7265 3160 9260 BCM94360HMB BCM94360CS2AX". The card adapters really ought to include antenna adapters to begin with.