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    dell wireless 1510......not !!!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by benthedogtrainer, Aug 22, 2009.

  1. benthedogtrainer

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    why does everyone call the wireless card in the m17x the dell 1510

    according to alienware they said it is not the dell 1510 it is a broadcom....i found this to be true when i had the laptop apart.....please someone specify
     
    benthedogtrainer, Aug 22, 2009
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    I think the 1510 uses a broadcom chip. lol

    Dell just rebrands it (like linksys, etc).
     
    sleey0, Aug 22, 2009
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    yes but....the one in the alienware is a true broadcom ...i took it out of the laptop and it is compleatley different then the dell 1510
     
    benthedogtrainer, Aug 22, 2009
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    Oh. I got ya.

    I haven't really looked at it too much so good job.
     
    sleey0, Aug 22, 2009
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    no problem ...i had to figure it out as i was trying to get better drivers for it .....
     
    benthedogtrainer, Aug 22, 2009
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    So what broadcom chip is it then?

    Still wish it was an Intel 5300......
     
    Ethrem, Aug 22, 2009
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    I had mentioned this in a thread I started yesterday. I wondered why DELL had offered the 5300 in their XPS and studio laptops but didnt put them in their higher end laps like the M17x.
     
    kryptonian, Aug 22, 2009
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    No reason to use the 5300 as the chipset isn't Intel anyway (no Centrino stickers :p)

    My guess is that is works just as good (if not better) and was cheaper.

    If you must you can get a 5300 for like $25 on fleabay and put it in...
     
    sleey0, Aug 22, 2009
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    it does work alot better
     
    benthedogtrainer, Aug 22, 2009
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    IIRC, Intel doesn't make their own wifi chips anyway.

    If you can, take off the metal shielding off an Intel 5xxx card and you'll likely see an Atheros, Broadcom, etc, chip.
     
    sleey0, Aug 22, 2009
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    Well I know the 4965 was an Intel chip... All the major wireless players have drivers for OS X that have either been hacked or official except for Intel.
     
    Ethrem, Aug 23, 2009
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