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    Studio XPS 1645 - Blu-Ray Drive & Wireless N?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Synthesia, Nov 16, 2009.

  1. Synthesia

    Synthesia Notebook Evangelist

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    As the title of the thread says I was wondering whether the Blu-ray burner on the new XPS 1645 systems (with the Core i7 processors) is a slot-load drive or a tray?

    Also, I saw on an the site that the Wifi card included is the Dell 1397 Wifi card which shows Wifi b and g compatibility but no word on whether it also supports N? So for those who have one of these 1645 lappies already, does it also have Wireless N?

    Thanks guys,
     
    Synthesia, Nov 16, 2009
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  2. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It's a slot load drive (P/N UJ-235A for the BD-RE and BC-5600S for the BD-ROM). It does also support wireless N (either by a Dell or Intel card).
     
    sgogeta4, Nov 16, 2009
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  3. Zinu

    Zinu Notebook Geek

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    I live in the Netherlands, and also here the selection of a WiFi-N card is not possible. But after being on the phone with a Dell salesman he was able to throw me in a dell N card (1520 IIRC?). An intel card was not possible, however. Why, he couldnt tell me.
     
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    You could always get the cheapest Dell card and then upgrade the wireless card yourself. It's quite simple, just remember where the 3 wires are plugged into on the wireless card before you remove them and put them in the same spot after you put your new 1 in.
     
    fred2028, Nov 16, 2009
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