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    can the wifi card in the XPS 15 L502X be changed out to a Dual band card?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by lotust, Jun 5, 2011.

  1. lotust

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    if so is it just under the bottom cover?
     
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    Instructions should be on the Dell site. I believe it's under the bottom cover, yes (I looked into it before I found out on this forum that you can get the 6230 in Canada by ordering on the phone).

    Dell traditionally hasn't restricted the cards that can be used, unlike HP/Lenovo. I would suggest being careful of the Intel cards sold on eBay - while there are legit sellers, there are also some selling engineering samples with MAC addresses different from the one on the sticker.

    Also, the L502X does not have a separate Bluetooth card. If you have the 1030 now, make sure you replace it with a card that has BT or you'll lose your BT...
     
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    very useful info. Newegg has the 6200 that has 2 antenna locations for 30$. I dont need the BT so this might be a nice option. I just got a Linksys E4200 dual band router and want to take advantage of the 5GHZ band.


    thanks
    SHawn
     
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    That price sounds maybe a little high. I bought a 6200 for about CAD$24 a few weeks ago for a netbook, and generally speaking stuff is cheaper in the U.S. than here...
     
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    thanks VivienM
     
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    get the n 6300... it works in my dell xps m1730 flawlessly with the new software by intel. also the 130 has 3 attenae, so i'm sure the xps 15 l502x does too. the 6300 will extend further and youll get up to 450 mbps speed on the 5 ghz channel. I got the e 4200 linksys cisco router and so far i have gotten up 400mbps and it was quite far away...
     
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    If you have the e4200 router and don't need bluetooth, go for the 6300.
     
    NoSlow5oh, Jun 6, 2011
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    thanks guys
     
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    just checked dells site. There is only 2 antennas in the XPS 15 L502X , so i guess it makes sence to get the 6200 right ?
     
    lotust, Jun 9, 2011
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