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gazzacbr · ‎03-29-2014

Hi,
My Atheros wifi card works fine but has 2 problems for me,
first it has no 5Ghz (poor for this price laptop really) and second it does not work in OS X Mavericks.
I am looking to swap it out for one that does both.
Can anyone conrm that this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251478784070?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 is the card that other G750's have and also does it work in OS X?
thanks

Asus G750JX-CV050H||GTX770M||24GB ram||120hz 3D screen||
1TB Samsung 840 EVO SSD||500GB Crucial M4 SSD||500GB Crucial M4 SSD in DVD Bay
free bag and mouse :cool:
win 8.1||win 7||win xp||server 2008||os x mavericks||linux mint 16

gazzacbr · ‎04-03-2014

can i bump this myself?
anyone have a part number, or even a photo, of the broadcom wifi card in a G750?
also, is there only 1 pci-e slot?

thanks

Asus G750JX-CV050H||GTX770M||24GB ram||120hz 3D screen||
1TB Samsung 840 EVO SSD||500GB Crucial M4 SSD||500GB Crucial M4 SSD in DVD Bay
free bag and mouse :cool:
win 8.1||win 7||win xp||server 2008||os x mavericks||linux mint 16

aarbogh · ‎04-03-2014

Sound strange but I'm not 100% sure, but I believe I have a BCM4352 in my JX

https://www.broadcom.com/products/Wi...utions/BCM4352

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gazzacbr · ‎04-03-2014

@aarbogh: i know that some G750s have a broadcom, most likely the bcm4352, but i wanted the exact model before i spend the $80 dollars on one.

Asus G750JX-CV050H||GTX770M||24GB ram||120hz 3D screen||
1TB Samsung 840 EVO SSD||500GB Crucial M4 SSD||500GB Crucial M4 SSD in DVD Bay
free bag and mouse :cool:
win 8.1||win 7||win xp||server 2008||os x mavericks||linux mint 16

hmscott · ‎04-03-2014

gazzacbr wrote:
@aarbogh: i know that some G750s have a broadcom, most likely the bcm4352, but i wanted the exact model before i spend the $80 dollars on one.

This one looks interesting, 802.11ac + BT 4.0 and only $32 🙂

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106190

And, here is a broadcom BCM4352 for only $39:

http://www.amazon.com/Azurewave-AW-CE123H-802-11ac-Broadcom-Bluetooth/dp/B00HRFS1GQ

gazzacbr · ‎04-04-2014

Hi,
@hmscott: thanks for the info,
the intel will not work on OS X (that was a requirement 😉 ).
the azurewave bcm4352 card looks like it is the one used in the G750s. its one of very few that are dual band and include BT (and work on a a mac).
just checked again and they are on discount on ebay (from USA).
amazon wiould not deliver to Dubai (last time i checked).

Asus G750JX-CV050H||GTX770M||24GB ram||120hz 3D screen||
1TB Samsung 840 EVO SSD||500GB Crucial M4 SSD||500GB Crucial M4 SSD in DVD Bay
free bag and mouse :cool:
win 8.1||win 7||win xp||server 2008||os x mavericks||linux mint 16

pokerface · ‎04-04-2014

any updates on this?

I am thinking of getting the Intel one, I have no need for no need for any Mac crap

ALIENWARE 18 Laptop
CPU: Intel Core i7-4900MQ CPU @ 3.8 GHz (8MB Cache)
Graphics: Dual GeForce GTX 780M SLI 2x4 GB GDDR5 RAM
Sound: Realtek ALC668 HD Audio with Klipsch Speakers
Memory: 32 GB Kingston HyperX 1866 MHz DDR3 PC3-14900 RAM
Storage: Samsung 850 PRO 256 GB SSD + Samsung 850 PRO 1 TB SSD + Samsung 840 EVO 1 TB mSATA SSD
Screen: Samsung LTM184HL01 18.4" WLED FHD (1920 X 1080) TrueLife Display PLS 16:9 1080p [SDC4C48]
OS: Windows 8.1 (x64)

Chairman_Meow · ‎04-18-2014

My JM has the broadcom 4352. I run linux mostly, and it isn't well supported yet, so I was going to put a different one in which has stable linux drivers. Maybe if someone wants to trade? They're cheap, but if we don't have to spend any cash, why not? Good luck with your upgrade.

hmscott · ‎04-18-2014

Chairman Meow wrote:
My JM has the broadcom 4352. I run linux mostly, and it isn't well supported yet, so I was going to put a different one in which has stable linux drivers. Maybe if someone wants to trade? They're cheap, but if we don't have to spend any cash, why not? Good luck with your upgrade.

Of the ones installed/shipped with G750's, which one has the best support on your distro? What Linux are you running? There is no compatible ndis driver?

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