# miniPCIe WiFi Cards

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)

[$30 half-size intel, dualband](http://www.amazon.com/Intel-802-11n-draft-Wi-Fi-Adapter/dp/B0036BJN12/ref=sr_1_24?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329885550&sr=1-24)

[$13 intel](http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Wireless-WiFi-Link-4965AGN/dp/B000RFPBQQ/ref=sr_1_14?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329885631&sr=1-14)

[$19 intel half](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106079)

[$40 dual-band intel](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106062)

# Other Uses

miniPCIe cable modem (DOCSIS 3.0)? fiber? mSATA storage?