Trying to find the Broadcom 2x2 WLAN adapter for X120e

Not understanding the difference between the 1x1 and 2x2 designations of 802.11n, I ordered my X120e with the default 1x1 option. While the speed is OK when I'm close enough to my wireless router, the range is not nearly as good. (Not nearly as good as the 802.11g adapter in my T61.)
Now I know better, so I'm on a mission to buy the Broadcom card. According to the hardware maintenance manual, the FRU # is 60Y3251. If you Google this number, there's only one store selling the part: sparepartswarehouse.com. Has anyone ordered Lenovo parts from them before?
I understand from another thread on this forum that the BIOS has a whitelist of approved mini PCI Express cards, otherwise, I'd just order a Dell part that has the same Broadcom chip and costs less.
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I don't think the card from Dell or HP will work, as far as I can tell lenovo approved cards have a firmware installed from lenovo which the BIOS detects on boot. FYI, 60Y3251 costs $53.50 from IBM maintenance.
Maliha (I don't work for lenovo)
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