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    Adding Bluetooth to Dell 700m ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by imwise1, Jul 30, 2005.

  1. imwise1

    imwise1 Newbie

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    I recently picked up a Bluetooth dongle for my Dell 700m so that I can sync with my Dell Axim, cell phone, headsets, etc. and have found so far that it is annoying and rather scary having the usb dongle sticking out. Half the time I forget to plug it in and the other I'm worried the dongle will get knocked off when I take the computer off my desk.

    So my question is can I upgrade my 700m to put in internal bluetooth. Are there any mini pci cards that I can put into my 700m? Also, would it be possible to put in a bluetooth module in place of my modem?

    I'm open to all sorts of suggestions because my main criteria for a new laptop was BT, but ended up getting the 700m because it was just so cheap I couldn't pass it up.

    Thanks for your help!
     
    imwise1, Jul 30, 2005
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  2. ifie

    ifie Notebook Guru

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    How about a pcmcia bluetooth card?
     
    ifie, Jul 30, 2005
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    imwise1 Newbie

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    Any pcmca cards you can suggest? I looked on Amazon, they're about $50 whereas USB adapters are in the $30 range. I would think the pcmcia cards would have been cheaper
     
    imwise1, Jul 31, 2005
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    ifie Notebook Guru

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    Not any in particular. You could post a new thread and ask other's experience with pcmia card.

    I thought about getting a card as mine doesn't have bluetooth integrated and the usb dongle is not as 'integrated' as if you were to use a pcmia bluetooth card. Its more expensive but i think its worth it if you don't want to have extra accesory sticking out of the laptop.
     
    ifie, Jul 31, 2005
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    imwise1 Newbie

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    thanks for your help, i'll post about the pcmcia card
     
    imwise1, Jul 31, 2005
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  6. baileymoto

    baileymoto Notebook Consultant

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    MSI makes a mini-pci wifi/bluetooth card.

    toshibadirect.com has a bluetooth card in the form of an SD card as well for about $70
     
    baileymoto, Aug 6, 2005
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  7. Jimmyk

    Jimmyk Notebook Enthusiast

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    haha this is old but there is an internal bluetooth card for the 700m :)
     
    Jimmyk, Jun 11, 2007
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    Where could I get that internal card?
     
    Chaik, Feb 12, 2008
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  9. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Try Dell or Ebay.
     
    adinu, Feb 12, 2008
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