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Anyone added Bluetooth to their E4200?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by mvalpreda, Apr 3, 2009.

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  1. mvalpreda

    mvalpreda Notebook Evangelist

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    I went to add a Bluetooth module I got on eBay to my new E4200 and noticed I am missing some piece in there where the Bluetooth would plug in. Anyone else run across this?

    Guess it's not as easy as adding it to my D630!
     
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    yun Notebook Deity

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    it's not hard, open the case up, you can see all the parts inside,

    how's e4200, is it noisy?
     
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    kalibar Notebook Consultant

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    Which piece are you missing? The process looks pretty straightforward:
    http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/late4200/en/sm/bt.htm#wp1180289

    The fan can get audible in a quiet room, but even at its loudest it doesn't bother me at all. As a point of reference, the fan on Lenovo's S10 netbook is pretty loud and I found it annoying. I also occaisionally noticed the fan on my early-2008 MacBook Pro. As far as the "clickity-clack" of the keyboard, it's not too bad at all -- I'd say it's comparable to a ThinkPad if you slum it with the standard keyboard, and a noticeably quieter if you get the nice backlit keyboard.

    Overall, it's a fun little machine -- just be careful what you pay. :)
     
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