PC-wifi Card adapter for mac

ok so heres the problem. cingular offers a wifi card that would just plug into a pci slot on a pc laptop for internet access all over the nation. http://onlinestorez.cingular.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phones/phonedetails.jsp ?id=cdsku9870019
pretty sweet stuff. now the box of the card only lists windows capability, but what i was wondering is if mac powerbooks have slots similar or equal to that of which i would find on a pc, or if there is an adapter that is made for such. the reason i dont know this is casue i dont own a mac as of now but i am a realestate agent and am planning on buying a laptop and i have my heart set on mac. i just need to make sure all my business needs are met, and this is one feature that i would find advantages. thanks for all your help.

Only the 15" and 17" PowerBooks have CardBus slots which you can insert PC cards into.
Your link does not work (asks me for my zip code which I don't have), so I can't work out which Cingular product you are referring to.
These links may be informative.
iFelix, "Help for Wireless Cingular GC3 Edge Card for MAC" #1, 08:51am Jun 16, 2005 CDT
http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?128@@.68b6953d

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