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    Wireless card in Vaios

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by nerdgonecrazy, Jul 20, 2011.

  1. nerdgonecrazy

    nerdgonecrazy Newbie

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    So I'm thinking of getting the SA or CA but I would like to know what wireless cards Sony uses. I would also like to know if I would be able to replace the wireless card with either a Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 (2x2 AGN) or Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (3x3 AGN)
     
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  2. Achusaysblessyou

    Achusaysblessyou eecs geek ftw :D

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    in Japan you can actually choose which one to use, but they should all be intel 6x00's... the Vaio Z (Z1's not Z2's) in the US had 6200's but there was the option in japan for the 6300. I would imagine the same for the SA/CA
     
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  3. fhsieh

    fhsieh Notebook Consultant

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    Remember that the 6300 (3x3) will require that your SA/CA come equipped with 3 antennas. If you buy it with just a 6205 (2x2), you may only have 2 antennas installed and have no way of hooking up the 3rd antenna if you swap it with the 6300 yourself.
     
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    Stormblade83 Notebook Consultant

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    Is this a new trend in this forum to open a thread and then one hour later post nearly the same message in the SA/SB/SC Owner's thread as well?
    See my other post in the Owner's thread plus the following:
    In Europe you can't order the SA with the 6300 (don't know about USA and other regions) therefore it will always come with 2 antennas and if you swap the card yourself you won't get anything out of it because there's one antenna missing and the speed will stay the same as before.
     
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  5. Achusaysblessyou

    Achusaysblessyou eecs geek ftw :D

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    you could always add your own antennas, if you feel like doing that
     
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