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    Laptops with Bluetooth.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jhl1989, Dec 9, 2011.

  1. jhl1989

    jhl1989 Notebook Consultant

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    Does the Bluetooth come with the network card or is it a seperate card?
     
    jhl1989, Dec 9, 2011
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    dragmn2 Notebook Guru

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    it depends on the laptop model and company. I think Asus comes separately and clevo comes together. The best way to find out is to see if the model comes with bluetooth, then find out if the network card is a wireless+bluetooth or just wireless from the company website. Also if you know the network card and post it here, alot of people can tell you definitively.
     
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    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    I've never seen an Intel card that has bluetooth built in. Generally I don't think you have a great wifi card if it has bluetooth built in, and I think I've found a separate bluetooth card on every laptop I've worked on (20+ of different generations).

    They aren't mPCI-E though if thats what you're wondering. I think its like a 6 pin molex, probably USB with an on/off circuit.
     
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  4. H.A.L. 9000

    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    Intel Wireless 1030.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Dec 10, 2011
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    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    Well then, I guess its a pretty new thing?
     
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    H.A.L. 9000 Occam's Chainsaw

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    LOL. Yea, the 1030 is pretty new.

    And yes, I agree with you for the most part. A good wireless card doesn't usually have BT integrated, solely for the fact of antenna sharing and BT coexistence since most of these cards only operate on the 2.4GHz band for WiFi _and_ Bluetooth.

    It may not be the fastest WiFi card available, but it is pretty reliable. I've not had any issues with the Intel 1030. It's single stream N-2.4, with Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and Bluetooth 3.0+HS.
     
    H.A.L. 9000, Dec 10, 2011
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  7. dragmn2

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    There are also intel 6230 which is a great wireless N card with bluetooth. I'm not sure if wireless + bluetooth is new since this card has been out for ever a year.
     
    dragmn2, Dec 10, 2011
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