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    Should I buy this?? $15 Intel 5300 N WiFi

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Ice Cold, Sep 22, 2009.

  1. Ice Cold

    Ice Cold Notebook Deity

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    Ice Cold, Sep 22, 2009
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    Thats cool ! I have 5300 and it works great, actually i never had a disconnect from my wifi, which i used to have in my old laptop .. so this looks like a good deal for a very good card.
     
    hdplus, Sep 22, 2009
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    That one looks iffy; probably an engineering sample. That is also $19 shipped. Here is one from the seller I bought mine from. It took 7 days to get here, even from Hong Kong, and it is definitely a legit version.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Half-Size-INTEL...ash=item35a333cf18&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262

    You can also attach one more antenna to it, which ebay also offers, but this is not required, though beneficial.
     
    Trottel, Sep 23, 2009
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