yes all desktop wireless cards do have external antennas. also any wireless antenna is designed to fixed verticaly. they don't work too well if you don't point them strait up.
sugestion: I would purchase a antenna base wich would allow you to place the antenna on top of the desk and then there would be a cord that runs down to the back of your tower and screws into the wireless card. I find tha antennas don't do so well directly on the back of desktops because of that same reason and also it is best that the antenna is not jammed up against any other equipment because wireless operates on the same frequency as most of the equipment in and around your computer wich is 2.4 GHz and they will deffinately interfere with each other.
P.S. I have purchased sevral (about 6) of the refurbished ones for $19.95 and have never had a problem with any of them, they are not used just returned and they come with a warrenty. Also, (food for thought) d-link is the most awsome company to deal with if you have a question or problem.
I believe there are two versions of the Dell 1525 wireless adapter: an internal miniPCI adapter designed for notebooks, and an internal PCI-Express adapter designed for desktops. The one designed for desktops does in fact require the use of an included external antenna, but the one designed for notebook does not; it has a connector for an antenna, but it would use the internal antenna which is built into the notebook chassis somewhere.
That might have been the reason for the confusion - someone might have been quoting information for the notebook adatpter when they told you that it does not require an external antenna.
Edit: I might be the one who is confused. The 1505 is the desktop adapter with external antenna.
jrock3144
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March 3rd, 2010 04:00
yes all desktop wireless cards do have external antennas. also any wireless antenna is designed to fixed verticaly. they don't work too well if you don't point them strait up.
sugestion: I would purchase a antenna base wich would allow you to place the antenna on top of the desk and then there would be a cord that runs down to the back of your tower and screws into the wireless card. I find tha antennas don't do so well directly on the back of desktops because of that same reason and also it is best that the antenna is not jammed up against any other equipment because wireless operates on the same frequency as most of the equipment in and around your computer wich is 2.4 GHz and they will deffinately interfere with each other.
This will work just fine for you: http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=416
P.S. I have purchased sevral (about 6) of the refurbished ones for $19.95 and have never had a problem with any of them, they are not used just returned and they come with a warrenty. Also, (food for thought) d-link is the most awsome company to deal with if you have a question or problem.
disord3r
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March 3rd, 2010 08:00
I believe there are two versions of the Dell 1525 wireless adapter: an internal miniPCI adapter designed for notebooks, and an internal PCI-Express adapter designed for desktops. The one designed for desktops does in fact require the use of an included external antenna, but the one designed for notebook does not; it has a connector for an antenna, but it would use the internal antenna which is built into the notebook chassis somewhere.
That might have been the reason for the confusion - someone might have been quoting information for the notebook adatpter when they told you that it does not require an external antenna.
Edit: I might be the one who is confused. The 1505 is the desktop adapter with external antenna.