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    How to differentiate ES and OEM Wireless Cards

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by weinter, Dec 19, 2009.

  1. weinter

    weinter /dev/null

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    Does anyone know how to differentiate an ES Atheros Card from a OEM Wireless Card.
    Going to get 1 from Ebay and need to know the authenticity of it.
     
    weinter, Dec 19, 2009
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  2. zfactor

    zfactor Mastershake

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    it may say test unit, sample, engineering, same will say used or new with some scratches or simply not have any stickers on it except th mac etc many ways but like the intel 5300 sellers got smart and are actually now printing labels for them to replace the es ones ive got a few of these myself they look legit but are not
     
    zfactor, Dec 19, 2009
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