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    7811 and a Dell 410 Bluetooth + UWB

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by kencam, Dec 22, 2008.

  1. kencam

    kencam Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anyone put the 410 in their 7811? I was about to buy it and wondered if it was worth the effort. I'm also curious about the USB Wireless (is it the way of the future or a dud?) and any antenna issues (like what the heck did you use for one?).

    Link for the Dell 410.
     
    kencam, Dec 22, 2008
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    fiziks Notebook Evangelist

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    The Dell 410 is a full sized Mini PCI-e card. As you can see from this pic [​IMG], the empty slot in the 7811 is for a half-size card. Of course, you could always get the Dell 410 and then get a half-size Wifi (Intel makes half-size versions).
     
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    kencam Notebook Enthusiast

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    There's always a problem. OK how about this. Does anyone know of a Bluetooth 2.1 that can be used with the 8 pin connector next to the SD slot on the motherboard. I found a 2.0 that will work but not a 2.1
     
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    kencam Notebook Enthusiast

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    It was from an HP but yeah something like that.
    Thanks for the info!
     
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    I'm also looking for an internal Bluetooth solution and my main concern is the internal antenna.
     
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    kencam Notebook Enthusiast

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    The antenna is usually a trace on the board. You don't need an actual antenna for bluetooth.
     
    kencam, Dec 22, 2008
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