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What good/cheap options to G4 dual 533
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jeronimo
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Jun 24, 2005, 11:25 PM
 
Hey guys, what wi-fi cards can I install on my G4 Digital Audio? It has the Airport slot. What do you suggest?
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Jun 25, 2005, 06:35 AM
 
Go with an AirPort card. They're not expensive (around $70 on eBay and other places), the machine and card are MADE for each other, and because of that, they work together wonderfully.

Ok, there are some downsides: the basic AirPort card is 802.11b, with a max data rate of 11Mbps. For a desktop that's not a bad thing, because it's not that big a deal to use a cable to connect for big file transfers, and surfing with a "B" card has never been noticably slower for me than with a "G" card or a cable. Laptop users obviously don't like the need to connect with a cable for big file transfers, but that's a tradeoff based on what generation of laptop they have.

Remember, when searching for an original AirPort card that it looks like a PC card, while the AirPort Express card is a mini-PCI card (it looks more like RAM for a laptop than anything else).
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jeronimo  (op)
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Jun 25, 2005, 01:11 PM
 
Hummm, I got it. Where can I buy the original Airport card? I can´t find it on the apple website.
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Jun 25, 2005, 01:47 PM
 
Try eBay and other online auctions, or just search for "Airport card" and watch for the original version.
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