Azurael Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I just stuck a Dell Wireless 1505 A/B/G/N card in my Lenovo N200 (thank goodness, they must only BIOS lock the Thinkpads!) and I'd just like to report that it works fine. It's a BCM94321 card (i.e. the same reference PCB as the Apple one) but unlike the Dell 1500, it uses a device ID that's supported in OS X out of the box. In light of dwindling supplies of the 1500, and the ridiculous price of the actual Apple upgrade kit for the Mac Pro, this may be the perfect wireless card for machines with a mini-PCIe slot Oh, and there were a few 'real' Apple Atheros A/B/G wireless cards on eBay UK for those on a smaller budget or not willing to ship internationally. They do turn up from time to time and being that they're not an upgrade path for any Macs (they're generally removed from machines which then get upgraded to Apple BCM94321 cards), and PC users looking for an A/B/G card don't realise that they're standard Mini-PCIe and that they can use them, they're perfect for Hackbooks as they tend to sell for next-to-nothing. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71474-dell-wireless-1505/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnofearw Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I just stuck a Dell Wireless 1505 A/B/G/N card in my Lenovo N200 (thank goodness, they must only BIOS lock the Thinkpads!) and I'd just like to report that it works fine. It's a BCM94321 card (i.e. the same reference PCB as the Apple one) but unlike the Dell 1500, it uses a device ID that's supported in OS X out of the box. In light of dwindling supplies of the 1500, and the ridiculous price of the actual Apple upgrade kit for the Mac Pro, this may be the perfect wireless card for machines with a mini-PCIe slot Oh, and there were a few 'real' Apple Atheros A/B/G wireless cards on eBay UK for those on a smaller budget or not willing to ship internationally. They do turn up from time to time and being that they're not an upgrade path for any Macs (they're generally removed from machines which then get upgraded to Apple BCM94321 cards), and PC users looking for an A/B/G card don't realise that they're standard Mini-PCIe and that they can use them, they're perfect for Hackbooks as they tend to sell for next-to-nothing. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/71474-dell-wireless-1505/#findComment-1169996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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