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This is not only for HP(see it in Acer, Lenovo... ). They leave the one ANT connector disconnected on cheap laptops because there is no antenna for it. Drivers
by dz0ny 9y ago
This is not only for HP(see it in Acer, Lenovo... ). They leave the one ANT connector disconnected on cheap laptops because there is no antenna for it.
Drivers will default to a mixed mode where both antennas work(one receiving one transmitting), now if you install drivers on Windows from official driver package it will work as intended because install will configure drivers to only user ANT1. And you can do it manually if you chose not to install drivers, "the official" way.
I'm not making an apology for mentioned companies just clarifying that this is known thing for cheap laptops.
- tbking 9y agoI haven't noticed that pattern. for example my ₹30,000 Lenovo works fine but ₹50,000 HP doesn't.
- zeusk 9y ago$465 and $775 aren't exactly cheap and premium. Premium lines usually start at $1000 ~ $1200.
- LeifCarrotson 9y agoThat would correspond to HP's ZBook or EliteBook lines. They do have genuine 2x2 multi-antenna setups. There's nothing "Pro" about a $775 "ProBook". Lenovo makes more business-oriented laptops in general, but the Ideapads are definitely their low-end (and come with 1x1 antennas - found at least one with a single antenna and dual-band wireless chip [1]). The Thinkpad T-series portables or W- (now P-series) workstations are definitely the way you want to go. And they do have genuine multi-channel Wifi solutions. [1] - http://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Export/20170710/110449747/ideapad%20300%2014%20single%20model%20201707101104.pdf http://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Export/20170710/110449747/id...