airport replacement MacBook Pro late 2008

smithdewey · #1 October 17th, 2009, 06:52 PM

What are my options for a third party wi-fi card/device for my MacBook Pro. I voided the warranty when I replaced my Superdrive with a second HD.

SGilbert · #2 October 17th, 2009, 08:40 PM

What happened to your wi-fi card?

As you have an Express card34 slot,

Here's 3:

http://www.expresscard-info.com/quic...-expresscard-0

http://www.onsale.com/ttsvr/p/519792...rce=bwbfroogle

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...sys-_-33124259

smithdewey · #3 October 17th, 2009, 10:47 PM

My airport card quit a few days after I removed the SuperDrive, so I must have accidently done something. Checked the connectors and they appear to be solid. The info you gave was exactly what I was looking for ... Thanks!

icemanjc · #4 October 18th, 2009, 02:05 AM

You might want to check and see if those work with Mac OS X. I'm almost positive that the QuickerTech one does, but not the others.

smithdewey · #5 October 18th, 2009, 09:43 AM

I saw the QuickerTek solutions online and was intrigued because one worked with the Airport software, but could not find hardly any user reviews -- the few I did warned about staying away from the company, as they do not do returns if the product doesn't work and really mixed results on the product itself.

I ordered the Mvix Nubbin, a USB product, because of generally good reviews and the fact that its tiny.

In retrospect I'm sorry I cracked my MacBook Pro open. Have done so with many computers over the years, but didn't have a great reason to do so here -- just wanted to get a little more speed, and more of a want than a need.

icemanjc · #6 October 18th, 2009, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by smithdewey

I saw the QuickerTek solutions online and was intrigued because one worked with the Airport software, but could not find hardly any user reviews -- the few I did warned about staying away from the company, as they do not do returns if the product doesn't work and really mixed results on the product itself.

I ordered the Mvix Nubbin, a USB product, because of generally good reviews and the fact that its tiny.

In retrospect I'm sorry I cracked my MacBook Pro open. Have done so with many computers over the years, but didn't have a great reason to do so here -- just wanted to get a little more speed, and more of a want than a need.

Well you could just buy an airport card off of ebay and see if that fixes the problem.