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    3rd wifi antenna in np9150?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Repoman20, Feb 10, 2013.

  1. Repoman20

    Repoman20 Notebook Geek

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    I was swapping out my wifi card and noticed (what looked like) a 3rd antenna hidden on the right side. The head was covered with an orange piece of paper. Can I remove this and connect it to a 6300-n wireless card? Is there any benefit to doing so?

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    Repoman20, Feb 10, 2013
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  2. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    Yes that is the third antenna made for wireless cards that use all three.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Feb 10, 2013
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    You sure can! The benefit is potentially better signal strength, among other "techie" boons, such as MIMO, 300Mbps speeds, potentially better signal strength, etc.
     
    Prostar Computer, Feb 11, 2013
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    Benefit in doing so:
    -You can use 5ghz network instead of only 2.4ghz
    -Less people use 5ghz network, so there will be less network traffic. Most people are on 2.4, so that spectrum can be overused and cause connection problems if, for example, you live in a crowded apartment building where everywhere is using a 2.4ghz router.
    -You can acheive 450mbps speeds with 5ghz instead of 300mbps with 2.4ghz.
     
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  5. Meaker@Sager

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    Well you can use 5ghz with only 2.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Feb 11, 2013
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