It was a little more durable in some ways. All the ones I’ve seen have had stress cracks in the lid near the hinges. And yes the bottom rubber comes off of them as well.
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It was a little more durable in some ways. All the ones I’ve seen have had stress cracks in the lid near the hinges. And yes the bottom rubber comes off of them as well.
I am quite interested in trying this for my mid 2010 white MacBook that I picked up at flea market a month or so ago. No cracks in the hinge area, but I dropped it a couple days ago unfortunately so I have to see if I can fix the dings and gouges that were mostly put there because I was too lazy to try and find my jewelers pliers and used regular pliers to try to fix the original dent. I wish I had found this thread before I had already bought a CAX card off of ebay to see if I could make it fit. I've already spent more than what I paid for the laptop itself in upgrades and "donor" machines/parts.
@troop231 very nice work. I was poring over pictures of the surface mount airport/wifi cards because the slot cards seemed like a no go without some sort of custom adapter. Eventually found this thread. Hopefully I have some money left to buy one of these cards when you have the next batch ready. Cheers
@troop231 very nice work. I was poring over pictures of the surface mount airport/wifi cards because the slot cards seemed like a no go without some sort of custom adapter. Eventually found this thread. Hopefully I have some money left to buy one of these cards when you have the next batch ready. Cheers
Hello,
Congratulations for your work, I have been looking for this type of card for my MBP A1286 for several years.
I am interested in ordering this card with a delivery for France.
Thank you.
Stumbled here through a Google search, interested in one too if something can be arranged for the shipping, like a low bill if it's included in the envelop. Otherwise they charge me an extra 30% on import taxes.
The declared value can be made low on the shipment label.
Just registered so I can reply! I am in for one, and as decat said it should really be packed as something to go under radar as taxes here are huge. Searching for something like this for several years now (MacBook Pro Early 2011)
The other solution is to get BCM94331PCIEBT4CAX (4CAX) card for either 13" or 15" MBP and replace the old card. That one is 5GHz (that works) and BT 4.0. They are about 22 USD.
WiFi chip is BCM4331 if I am correct, triple chain architecture. With appropriate router that is realistic 100-150Mbit/s, essentially like 100mbps wired LAN. Good WiFi router for this use has to be triple chain like mikrotik hAP ac: https://mikrotik.com/product/RB962UiGS-5HacT2HnT).
WiFi chip is BCM4331 if I am correct, triple chain architecture. With appropriate router that is realistic 100-150Mbit/s, essentially like 100mbps wired LAN. Good WiFi router for this use has to be triple chain like mikrotik hAP ac: https://mikrotik.com/product/RB962UiGS-5HacT2HnT).
What about the mid-2015 15" MBPs? -- For 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 & Bluetooth 5
That would require a board to be made from scratch and get FCC/regulatory certifications, and then to figure out the macOS drivers.
Hello!!! I am interested on these card. Have anyone ever tested on the Macbook White A1342??
I own a Mid-2012 13"
Late-2011 17"
Mid-2010 13.3" (White Macbook)
I am willing to be the beta tester for this project if no one have done it on a A1342 yet.
Thanks
I own a Mid-2012 13"
Late-2011 17"
Mid-2010 13.3" (White Macbook)
I am willing to be the beta tester for this project if no one have done it on a A1342 yet.
Thanks
Yes, tried them on 10.15.1 - no issues whatsoever, work nicely on both Wifi and BT (incl. AirDrop).
Thanks,
Magnus
Been looking for a solution like this since my 15" 2012 uMBP started to get BT connection problems and I would say this is a god send. I'm definitely looking to get possibly one to finally bring closure to my BT and WiFi connectivity issues... too bad I only came across this just today can't wait to order one from the site
@troop231 thank you soo much for helping us with older MBPs to be up to date with the tech. looking forward to ordering one soon
@troop231 thank you soo much for helping us with older MBPs to be up to date with the tech. looking forward to ordering one soon
Count me in for the next round! Looking forward to attempting this on my 2012 13" mbp. just created an account to stay up tp date on stocking info, and the updated website. Thank you @troop231 for making this upgrade a reality! Upgradability ftw ?
Just a quick question/suggestion... is there a mailing list to keep us up to date on availability? if not, that might be a good way to keep those of us interested in snagging these from missing out. (Apologies if one does exist) Just don't want to miss out!
Just a quick question/suggestion... is there a mailing list to keep us up to date on availability? if not, that might be a good way to keep those of us interested in snagging these from missing out. (Apologies if one does exist) Just don't want to miss out!
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I'm just finding out now that MacRumors hasn't been sending me thread updates to this page. Sorry @troop231 wasn't ignoring you. I have no issues with Catalina, and logically thinking there shouldn't be, not much as changed with the kexts.