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diff --git a/research/miniPCIe.page b/research/miniPCIe.page index b7b19b7..c2cde5f 100644 --- a/research/miniPCIe.page +++ b/research/miniPCIe.page @@ -1,9 +1,25 @@ -miniPCIe cable modem? -open hardware miniPCIe wifi? from Qi hardware? +# miniPCIe WiFi Cards -mini pci-express wifi cards: let's say $30 end cost for dual-band +mini pci-express wifi cards: let's say $30 end cost for dual-band client. + + +$35 atheros based, with AP mode: https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-mini-pcie + +$45: http://store.netgate.com/WLE200NX-80211nabg-miniPCIe-Card-P1763C29.aspx + +$45: http://www.ispsupplies.com/categories/PCI-and-PCI-E/WLE200NX.html?gdftrk=gdfV25486_a_7c1893_a_7c7138_a_7cWLE200NX + +The high-end atheros AR9280-based Ubiquity SR71-E card costs about +[$60](http://www.metrix.net/ubiquiti-sr71e-p-536.html). + +Intel cards seem to be the cheapest and best quality as client devices. +unfortunately, iwlwifi (fully-open intel wireless drivers for most contemporary +devices) don't seem to support host/AP mode as of fall 2012. Only a +software/firmware issue, not a hardware limitation? + +See also [wikipedia wireless driver](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_wireless_drivers) article. [$16 atheros](http://www.amazon.com/Atheros-AR5008-802-11n-Wireless-AR5BXB72/dp/B004ZHWKM0/ref=sr_1_22?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329885631&sr=1-22) @@ -15,3 +31,7 @@ mini pci-express wifi cards: let's say $30 end cost for dual-band [$40 dual-band intel](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106062) +# Other Uses + +miniPCIe cable modem (DOCSIS 3.0)? fiber? mSATA storage? + |