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Intel 5100AGN vs 5300AGN
Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:51 pm
by alewis
Any particular advantage of one card over the other, in regards to using in a T60?
AIUI, the 5100 uses two antenna, the 5300 three. The T60 only as two antenna. Is there a means of fitting a third, or is it unnecessary/impossible, and one may as well buy a 5100?
Many thanks
Re: Intel 5100AGN vs 5300AGN
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:57 am
by alewis
Anyone? Any clues?
Re: Intel 5100AGN vs 5300AGN
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:15 pm
by SHoTTa35
All you can do is just buy the 3rd antenna and then put it underneath the keyboard but you wont get much benefit of it either.
Re: Intel 5100AGN vs 5300AGN
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:21 pm
by alewis
Okey dokey. £12 for a 5100, so one can't go wrong.
Shame I only have one PCI-e mini slot
Will have to use a USB stick for WWAN
Re: Intel 5100AGN vs 5300AGN
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:36 pm
by Peak2Peak
alewis wrote:Shame I only have one PCI-e mini slot
Will have to use a USB stick for WWAN
Picked up a fully working T60 MB (ATi X1400 GPU), which has the WWAN PCIe connector for £45 inc P&P for a client from eBay - But had to keep checking for approx 3-months though.
I have also installed an Intel 5100 on a colleagues T60 and can confirm all is well - hooks up ok to their BT Home Hub N-Router (Broadcom chipset) - Note that the BIOS mod was required as this Intel card is not on the T60's BIOS whitelist.