Apple Short Laptop Wireless U.fl Antenna

Still in pursuit of that perfect MacBook (my Mini 311 is currently camouflaging as a MacBook), I'm gonna try improve bluetooth coverage with these handy dandy Apple short laptop wireless U.fl and bluetooth antennae.

According the ebay seller page:

Apple compact short antenna,  for wireless or bluetooth, the signal gain is no worse than those long type, U.fl plug, suitable for most laptops. only 15cm long, no need to open the chasis of your laptop to install this antenna, just plug in and leave it somewhere around the wifi/bluetooth card, very convinent, a nice choice for those who doesn't have the patiencet to tear their laptop into pieces just to install an antenna.

I got the bundled order; $7.99 for 5 pieces. With shipping (that I'm crossing my fingers to be decent), it rounds the total cost to just $11.98. I'd have extra for when I decide to give back the BCM94312 HMG card to my demised HP Mini 1001TU and get upgraded finally to wireless N to install on my Mini 311 - the stock BCM04312HGMB will stick around for bluetooth.

IntelGMA950 : Rebirth

via blogeee.net

Intel has updated drivers for its GMA950 graphics chipset which enables netbooks (Atom N270 or Atom N280) to reach resolutions of upto 1152 x 864 pixels under Windows 7. Though technically, the numbers of pixels doesn't miraculously multiply - physically, there are still only 1024 horizontal and 600 vertical pixels. What really happens is that this "higher resolution tricks" which were achieved via non-Intel sanctioned ways and means can now be had officially via the new driver.

Now the question is: How is this beneficial to 9" or 10" netbook owners? You can now use more easily apps requiring resolutions higher than 1024 x 600 run. Adobe Photoshop for example.

The new IntelGMA950 drivers can be found here.

HacBook Air!

So this netbook is available here in the Philippines and someone has hackintoshed it!

Stock WiFi card doesn't work and needed to be replaced. 

Fan is really really LOUD. Check out the video to hear for yourself.

Only has Intel 950 GMA for graphics over which the HP Mini 311's Ion is superior.

But the Indigo HacBook Air sports multi-touch - albeit nothing in comparison with the real Air but trumps the 311's Alps trackpad which, by the way, isn't even recognized by Mac OS X as a touchpad - it thinks its a PS2 mouse.

Installation cannot be easier - you can use ever reliable NetbookBootMaker which in my opinion has become the Swiss knife of netbook hackintoshers; in that "if it ain't bootable via NetbookBootMaker, it's not hackintoshable (or lick Psystar's arse)" kind of way.

But for Filipinos out there who seriously want an Air ersatz along with the looks not just the OS, the Indigo netbook can be just the ticket for you.

Tech specs:
Indigo RS130:

• 13.3″ Screen
• Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz
• 1GB DDR2 RAM
• 160GB SATA HDD
• Intel GMA950 Graphics
• Intel GSE945
• 1.3 MP webcam
• WiFi 802.11b/g
• 10/100Mbps LAN

Retails for Php 17,900 (around $389).
Add Mac OS X Snow Leopard DVD $29.
Replacement WiFi card (Dell 1490) $16.
A HacBook Air for $431 all in all.