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dekerna · 05-14-2009, 12:03 AM

I owned the TZ18 model which has the 32GB SSD, 160GB Hard Disk and without DVD-ROM.

My model doesn't have the WWAN and TV tuner, and the Wifi is still based on Intel ABG 54mbps. I was looking for the following upgrades:

- European DVB Tuner
- Intel 496 ABGN Wifi
- perhaps 500GB Hard Disk (replaces the 160GB HD).

I have doubts in these upgrades because

- My model was shipped without WWAN and TV tuner, so I doubted the antenna is not built-in. Is it true? How do I find out the antenna is already built-in? Installing TV tuner without antenna is useless. That's why I need to be certain here.

- The Intel 496 Wifi has 3 antenna hooks whereas the original Intel ABG Wifi has only 2 hooks. Can it be upgraded at all?

- The 500GB capacity is probably more straightforward, but I won't do it unless one of the two upgrades above is feasible.

Please help if you have similar experiences.

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05-14-2009, 12:03 AM	#37 (permalink)
dekerna Newbie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Re: My TZ-Story -dissecting the TZ I owned the TZ18 model which has the 32GB SSD, 160GB Hard Disk and without DVD-ROM. My model doesn't have the WWAN and TV tuner, and the Wifi is still based on Intel ABG 54mbps. I was looking for the following upgrades: - European DVB Tuner - Intel 496 ABGN Wifi - perhaps 500GB Hard Disk (replaces the 160GB HD). I have doubts in these upgrades because - My model was shipped without WWAN and TV tuner, so I doubted the antenna is not built-in. Is it true? How do I find out the antenna is already built-in? Installing TV tuner without antenna is useless. That's why I need to be certain here. - The Intel 496 Wifi has 3 antenna hooks whereas the original Intel ABG Wifi has only 2 hooks. Can it be upgraded at all? - The 500GB capacity is probably more straightforward, but I won't do it unless one of the two upgrades above is feasible. Please help if you have similar experiences. -