17.05.2007 09:05 Uhr, Quelle: Hardmac.com

A Dell 802.11n Card in a MacBook

After reading our featured article about the upgrade of a MacBook Core Duo to 802.11n wireless, I tried (in vain) to get one of those MacPro wireless cards. Fast forward a few weeks later, a good friend of mine, recent switcher, IM'd me saying that he'd found a Broadcom mini PCI-E card on eBay and that he wanted to upgrade his MacBook Pro Core Duo with it, and points me to the reference "Dell Draft N 1500 Wireless mini PCI-E card". After checking it out, it turns out the chipset is exactly the same as the one our own Lionel mentioned in a recent newsbit (BCM94321MC). So I go "WTH", and ordered 2 of those bad boys. Less than a week later, I get the cards in a small USPS envelope, and decide that I'll do the upgrade on the very same evening. With the help of my trusty philips head screw driver, I take the keyboard/top case off easily (not my first time though, so YMMV, just do not rush into it and make sure you remember which screw goes where) and take the Apple wireless card off. Here are th

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