[ale] [OT?] Mini PCIe Wireless Cards

[Ron Frazier]

The Fry's store in Alpharetta has a really good selection of networking 
products, a whole aisle about 50 feet long.  I would suspect that they 
have such things.  Buying retail is sometimes helpful if you may wish to 
return something.  They have another store near Gwinnett Place Mall, 
which probably has similar stock.  There's also Micro Center near 
Gwinnett Place, but I haven't been there in years.  Even Best Buy might 
have something like that, but probably only one or two of them.

The following have local stores plus mail order:

http://www.frys.com/
http://www.microcenter.com/
http://www.bestbuy.com/

For mail order only, you could try:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/
http://www.dealextreme.com/

This last one is one I just found out about, and I mentioned in another 
thread.  I have NO personal experience with them, but I know they have 
wireless stuff on their web site.  I think they ship directly from Hong 
Kong, so returns could be an issue, and I think I read that, 
occasionally customs will inspect a shipment and you may owe taxes.  
Again, I've never tried this.

Here is another similar source.  The same warnings and disclaimers apply:

http://www.chinavasion.com/

Be aware that, if you give Chinavasion your email address, you will 
probably get spam from other sources.  I don't know how the others fare 
in that regard.

Sincerely,

Ron


On 8/15/2011 1:09 PM, David Tomaschik wrote:
> Other than NewEgg, does anyone have a recommended hardware vendor for
> Mni PCIe Wireless Cards (e.g., for nettops and laptops)?  I'd like to
> upgrade my laptop to Dual Band N (preferrably the Intel chipset) and I
> have a nettop that needs a half-height Mini PCIe card.  Newegg has a
> couple of options, but I want to see what else is out there.
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
>    

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