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I see upgrades for RAM and to SSD, but is there anyway to upgrade this laptop’s wifi module to support WIFI AC?

Sorry, just not possible internally Using a USB port with an external WiFi unit is about all you can do thats mobile. One rub here is finding a unit which had macOS drivers, I haven’t seen any. The other approach is to use an Ethernet connection to a WiFi repeater unit of some sort. No drivers needed its this.