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    Intel 6300 for S13p

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by blurblur, Aug 27, 2012.

  1. blurblur

    blurblur Notebook Guru

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    My S13P came with a 6235 wifi half height mini PCI. I was looking to install a 6300 and realised that my S13P does not have a 3rd coax cable that leads to an antenna.

    Any ideas?
     
    blurblur, Aug 27, 2012
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    Just plug in the two antennas you do have. It will be fine. The third is mostly for extra signal strength. But to be honest, I don't find the current antenna lacking in that regard.
     
    JaccoW, Aug 27, 2012
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    I tried the 6300 and even bought additional antennas to get the full 450mbps (with 2 antennas connected, it only negotiates at 300mbps). The difference is marginal, I get about 10% more transfer speeds on average. Moving a large incompressible 1GB file from my NAS shows about 20-24MBps compared to 19-20MBps previously. It doesn't make sense for me to lose Bluetooth just to get that small increment. I should be putting the old card back and sell this one.
     
    blurblur, Sep 18, 2012
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    So that is at best a 20% increase, depending on different factors. Is there no alternative that does have bluetooth?
    It seems strange that a half-height card has more features than a full-size one.
     
    JaccoW, Sep 19, 2012
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    blurblur Notebook Guru

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    Out of curiosity, I bought the Bigfoot Killer-N 1202. It's a true 2x2 with Bluetooth. I know there are reports of poor performance, drivers and such, but I'm just curious. I will feedback again once I get to try it.
     
    blurblur, Sep 19, 2012
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    Tested the Bigfoot Killer 1202 card. It has overall faster transfers compared to the Intel 6300 even though it's just a 2x2, but poorer range especially at those hard to reach corners. The killer card is a keeper then, time to sell off the 6300 and antennas on ebay! :)
     
    blurblur, Sep 22, 2012
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