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    Bluetooth card for Studio 15

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mccoady, Oct 16, 2008.

  1. mccoady

    mccoady Notebook Consultant

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    Looking on Dell's website I found three bluetooth cards I think fit my laptop which one do I want?



    1. Wireless 410 Bluetooth - $49



    2. Wireless 370 Bluetooth - $30



    3. Wireless 370 Bluetooth Refurbished - $11



    What are the differences in the three?
     
    mccoady, Oct 16, 2008
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  2. somms

    somms Notebook Evangelist

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    No diff between 2&3 at all...

    Dell Wireless 410 supports Ultra Wide Band just not sure of any devices that use this format yet...
     
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  3. mccoady

    mccoady Notebook Consultant

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    So you would suggest then getting the 370 card?

    Any disadvantages getting a refurbished one?
     
    mccoady, Oct 16, 2008
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  4. chromodynamics

    chromodynamics Newbie

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    The Dell 410 Bluetooth (UWB) card also supports Wireless USB functionality, which is why it has an Ultra Wide Band between 3.1 - 10.6 GHz in addition to the normal 2.4 GHz Bluetooth band.

    By plugging in any USB keyboard or USB printer into a wireless USB hub, these USB devices, which were not originally wireless capable devices, are now able to communicate through a wireless USB hub to your laptop through the Dell 410 Bluetooth (UWB) card. :cool:
     
    chromodynamics, Nov 2, 2008
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  5. allfiredup

    allfiredup Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you haven't purchased one yet, I strongly recommend going for the REFURB model. The new one is almost 3x as much and they'll both perform identically. I'm guessing a refurbished unit was salvaged from a defective laptop.

    My Studio 15 was had the 1397-G wireless card initially, but I immediately wanted to upgrade to the 1510-N wireless card. A refurbished unit was $34.99 compared to a new one for almost $80. I went with the refurb and it works fine.
     
    allfiredup, Nov 4, 2008
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  6. somms

    somms Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah. No problems here with the refurbs I got either...I'd swear they were new ;)

    Also, never had problems with the broadcom based Dell wireless 1500/1505/1510 WLANs. Actually get better performance out of the broadcom chips than the Intel. Its probably because the wireless routers I use also have the broadcom chipset...Linksys WRT600N, WRT160N.

    Never seen any Intel WiFi equipped wireless router...guess the router manufacturers know better than to use Intel's WiFi...
     
    somms, Nov 4, 2008
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