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    what is the best mini wifi ??

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Sado0og, Aug 5, 2009.

  1. Sado0og

    Sado0og Newbie

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    i have purchased a HP Pavilion DV5-1112ea a 6 months ago...

    the mini pci wireless is Atheros AR5007EG it support 802.11G only

    it's really garbage one....

    i have contacted HP customer services...they told me that i can

    REPLACE IT WITH 802.11N wireless

    my question is what is the best

    mini pci wireless support A/g/n with two antennas for my laptop ??

    notice that i want only Two antennas because my laptop offer two antennas only

    Best regards
     
    Sado0og, Aug 5, 2009
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    Sado0og Newbie

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    where r the experts ??
     
    Sado0og, Aug 7, 2009
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    Euquility Notebook Deity

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    Perhaps try the Intel 5100 AGN card, very cheap and I believe it fits your requirements. Atheros might have one as well but I am less familiar with their offerings.
     
    Euquility, Aug 7, 2009
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    aidil Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, Intel WiFi Link 5100 is a draft-N mini PCI express wireless card with requires only two antennas. But...

    Since OP's notebook is HP Pavilion DV5-1112ea which seems to be a non-Intel based notebook (CMIIW), thus Intel WiFi Link 5100 will not work as this has already reported by few NBR forum members. So, another Atheros or Broadcom based wireless card with (draft) N capability should be the one to choose. But there's another problem...

    The whitelist thing which HP implements prevents its users to change the wireless card inside their HP notebooks to any card except the approved ones. So, OP will be better off buying this kind of card from HP, unless he/she knows how to find one from other sellers llike the ones on eBay.
     
    aidil, Aug 8, 2009
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