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    What is the antenna on the CF-25 for?

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by aaron7, Nov 18, 2009.

  1. aaron7

    aaron7 Notebook Consultant

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    Just wondering. I just received a nice MK3 CF-25 with the 12" screen and the built in flexible antenna on the screen. I followed the wire inside to an antenna jack in the CD/floppy bay.

    What was it for? Can it be changed for internal (well, PCMCIA) wireless?
     
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  2. Alex

    Alex Super Moderator

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    I never had the modem , but the cf-25 had a removable RIM wireless setup option for the mediabay
    I don't think that the frequency of that RIM antenna would be close to wi-fi,and without test equipment it would be hit or miss for tuning
    A bulkhead antenna connector with a flexible rubber antenna would be the best if you don’t want to use the standard pcmcia wi-fi cards antenna
    Btw the cf-25 is fussy on pcmcia cards , I had issues finding cards that worked

    Alex
     
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  3. aaron7

    aaron7 Notebook Consultant

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    Yah, the CF-25 is BIOS limited for older PCMCIA cards I guess.

    I'd love a CF-28 but no way I could ever afford one!
     
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    nukinfuts29 Notebook Consultant

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    The CF-28's can be found for good prices. My all black MKII was on ebay and i sniped it for under $300
     
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    Silver Trooper Notebook Deity

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    You should be able to put together a decent 800Mhz for under $200, a bit more with it in ready to run configuration. I have a MKII I would sell for around that and a 600Mhz for about $150 with XP and running.
     
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    aaron7 Notebook Consultant

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    I really want the black rubber backlit keyboard... I had that in my 1GHz model with a high range wifi card and everything... traded it a couple years back for my PS3! haha

    If I spend more than $100 on a laptop it will be a CF-29. Someday...
     
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