Recommended 802.11n cards for PCs w/ AirPort?

For PCs, are there any recommended wireless N cards for the AirPort? I know most of the generic vendors (Linksys, etc.) recommend you use their brand of NICs as well.
As Apple doesn't have PC NICs, what brands are recommended for maximum performance?

Any wireless card should work, providing that it is "n" capable. Of course the vendors want you to buy their stuff.
The letters (b,g,n) all indicate versions of the same wireless protocol.

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Airport extreme 802.11n card for 2 Gh intel core duo MacBook pro

can I upgrade my 2 Gh core duo MacBook's airport card to work with the new airport extreme?
802.11n base station. I could not find any info on the apple site.
thnks

This has been discussed ad nauseam in the MacBook Pro forum, Internet, and Networking the MacBook Pro. Please check there.
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1153

Wireless 802.11n card for iMac G5

I am running a 802.11n wireless network (linksys) with WPA Personal security. Is there any USB or internal adapter to allow a wireless connection to my home network. I have a iMac G5 Power mac 8.2 and the airport card worked fine with the g class network? Apple's official stance is that they do not provide or support any external or 3rd party device to assist. They suggest I drop back dwon to a g network. So much for cutting edge...

rottencore, Welcome to the discussion area!
There is no internal solution. For an external USB solution, look at Quickertek.

Will there be a 802.11n enabler for my core duo MBP in the future????

I bought this mbp for 2400. and you are telling me i cant even take advantage of the 802.11n when it comes out. Does anyone have NEWS on whether the core duos will have support for the 802.11n.

<hr>i hope we mbp CD owners can swap the non 802.11n cards for the newer 802.11n cards in the mbp C2D... let's see.
actually it would be nice if someone from apple could post here if that's possible, and if not, why....<hr>
Based on Apple's past track record, I don't see it happening. However, as I've pointed out in at least one other thread, all hope is not lost: For $119 you can get an 802.11n ExpressCard from Belkin. With the Airport card in the MBP turned off, you'll probably get about the same battery life.

802.11n upgrades for iMac & MacBook

For any who have been waiting for upgrades for older intel machines Quickertek has new user installable 802.11n cards for iMacs & MacBooks.
http://www.quickertek.com/80211N_upgrade.php
2 GHz Power PC iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

This has been said many times, but I'll say it again: Unless you're having them do the installation, the QuickerTek cards are a rip-off. You can save $100 by buying a Mac Pro Airport Extreme Upgrade card for $49. It's the same card that QuickerTek is selling for their MacBook, MacBook Pro, and iMac upgrades, which means they're getting about a 200% markup.

Will 802.11n card fit into 2005 iMac?

Is there any point? Perhaps not, but I want to consign my iMac G5 to a workshop studio in my garden, and I need to get a wi-fi card for it first. Will the newer 802.11n cards fit in old 2005 G5 iMacs, or is the slot only intended for the older 802.11g cards?

Will the newer 802.11n cards fit in old 2005 G5 iMacs...
No
...or is the slot only intended for the older 802.11g cards?
Yes, only for the AirPort Extreme card.

802.11n Enabler for MacBook Pro not included

Apple's page about the Airport Extreme Base Station says, "Most new Mac computers ship with built-in 802.11n wireless support that can be easily enabled with the installation of enabler software included with new AirPort Extreme wireless base station (see sidebar)."
Yesterday I purchased the Airport Extreme 802.11n WiFi Wireless Base Station (Model MB053ZA/A A1143). I have installed it OK and it is running fine. But I now want to "enable" 802.11n on my MacBook Pro but can not figure out how to do it.
I have searched everywhere through the box and looked everywhere on the one install disk (disk version 2.1 2Z681-6107-A) but I can not find anything that looks like enabler software for the WiFi network card in my MacBook Pro 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo. The en1 page in Network Utility shows Model: Wireless Network Adapter (802.11 a/b/g).
How is the enabler normally shipped in the AirPort Extreme wireless base station package? On a separate disk? On the install disk? As a free download?
Regards
Peter

I have searched everywhere through the box and looked everywhere on the one install disk (disk version 2.1 2Z681-6107-A) but I can not find anything that looks like enabler software for the WiFi network card in my MacBook Pro 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo.
There were several MacBook Pro models with 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo processors. Your computer must be have a Core 2 Duo processor to qualify for the enabler.
How is the enabler normally shipped in the AirPort Extreme wireless base station package? On a separate disk? On the install disk? As a free download?
There is only a single installation disk that is provided with the base station. The enabler software is located within the AirPort.mpkg package. There is a download, but it is not free. (ref: AirPort Extreme 802.11n Enabler for Mac)

802.11n card in an older MacBook Pro

I have looked around & it seems you can buy an Airport Extreme 802.11n card from the Fastmac online store. I watched the instructional video on Macworld of the guy installing it & it seems pretty easy & the performance improved greatly in his laptop. Before I follow through with this, I just wanted to check & see if anyone else has done this self-installed upgrade & how it worked out for them. I want to call Apple to see if they will do it for me, but I don't believe they will. My laptop is still under warranty (ends in mid 2009) & I would hate to void that warranty, but if Apple wont give me an upgrade that was available a year after I bought my laptop, then I will have to do it myself. I love Apple, but sometimes they just seem to zip by too fast & forget about their previous models & that customers still own them. So if anyone could shed some light on the matter, it would be really great. Thanks.

Well, I am not looking for a faster connection with file transfers within the house, what I am looking for is a solid, stable, consistent, connection. We just bought a new NetGear wireless router & the PC that is hard wired into it works fine, we were hoping that it would output a strong signal throughout the house for my laptop & the Wii & DS's. The Wii & the DS's work great, but for some reason my laptop can't keep the connection for more than 5 minutes at a time. It is VERY frustrating. I have read in several forums, where people have had the same problem, the MacBook Pro (older model) just can't hold onto a connection for more than a few minutes. I was in the same room as the router & my airport bars would go from 4, to 2, to 1 & then no signal & would have to search for an access point & then connect to it, only to have go through that same mess all over again. This is why I wanted to switch to a "n" card instead of "g". So that I would have a more stable connection. The router says that the "g" connection is supported up to a few hundred feet away from the router... I'm lucky if I keep a connection when I am sitting on a chair with the router underneath me.

802.11N on core2duo pro with Airport Extreme - Is it working???

I have everything set-up (loaded software update, enabled 802.11N) and connected the new Airport Extreme. Not sure if I am working on N mode though. Is there a way on my MacBookPro to find out what kind of Airport connection I have? Also, I have a G4 tower with a non-apple wireless G card that works fine, but it is getting a better connection to my Airport Express than the Airport Extreme (they are in same room for now) - wonder if that is normal?

I have everything set-up (loaded software update,
enabled 802.11N) and connected the new Airport
Extreme. Not sure if I am working on N mode though.
Is there a way on my MacBookPro to find out what
kind of Airport connection I have? Also, I have a
G4 tower with a non-apple wireless G card that works
fine, but it is getting a better connection to my
Airport Express than the Airport Extreme (they are
in same room for now) - wonder if that is normal?
Yes, it works according to this:
Hardmac.com has post a step-by-step guide on how to upgrading a MacBook Core Duo from 802.11g to 802.11n using an 802.11n card from the Mac Pro desktop. The upgrade was also tested and confirmed to work with the AirPort Extreme 802.11n at 802.11n speed.
There is no reason that a similar upgrade shouldn't also work with the MacBook Pro.
http://www.hardmac.com/articles/71/
William

802.11n update for the iMac

I have a 20" 2 GHz Intel Core Duo iMac w/2 GB RAM 667 MHz.
I bought and am trying to install the 802.11n upgrade to run and it tells me "your computer doesn't meet the hardware requirements".
I have the latest firmware.
Apple's website states "If you have a Mac with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor (except the 17-inch, 1.83GHz iMac) or a Mac Pro with AirPort Extreme, you can enable it to access an 802.11n wireless network using the AirPort Extreme 802.11n Enabler software."
So it should work.
Is there anyone that can give me a clue?

Contact Apple by phone, using the number on the online Apple Store web page. If you explain nicely, they will probably credit the $2 back. I believe the only reason they are charging that $2 is because there is some accounting rule that says if a significant new feature is added to a product that was previously not advertised, the business must charge a fee for it (or something to that effect - I'm not an accountant). Apple is not trying make a profit from this updater.

Where Can I Get An 802.11n Card???

Anyone Know Where I Can Purchase An 802.11n Card???

Are you actually getting the 802.11n speeds? Have you checked the wireless card that is installed in your MacBook so that you are sure it is the newer card? Remember that these are backwards compatible. This was an add on for the newer core2duo MacBook Pro and C2D MacBooks. Apple did not include it until the newer versions came out.
I guess there is a chance you might have one if it was built in the last week of core duo models and they had already got the 802.11 modules in. Which as I said Apple did not start doing till the core 2 duo.
I only know that when these modules were checked by different people none found the new modules in the core duo. That is why people are upgrading theirs now.
I guess the important thing is your happy with the speeds you are getting:->
Mort

How fast can Broadcom 802.11n support for maximum?

hey everybody,i got U160 yesterday that the WLAN adapter is Broadcom 802.11n but i just got a connection speed of 65Mbps but i can get 150 Mbps with my G230 with intel 5100 bgn ,connecting to the same N-Router,so i am wondering how fast can Broadcom 802.11n support for maximum.......

if readycomm installed, remove it.
check your firewall is active and using high performance.
by the way, which model of broadcom are you using?

Can anyone recommend a video card for a stock Acer Aspire X AXC-605-UR11?

Can anyone recommend a video card for an Acer Aspire X AXC-605-UR11 with stock 220 watt Power Supply?

Hi Shaun, here's some video card choices, but check which Mac Pro they work on, might even ask OWC for Motion details...
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Can anyone recommend a good 802.11n card/usb adaptor for a Windows PC?

I'm about to buy a new iMac and an Airport Extreme Base Station, and I would like my wife's Windows XP PC to be able to take advantage of 802.11n, as the base station will be in the living room and our office room (where the new iMac and the PC live) gets a terrible reception with 802.11g (thick interior walls being the main problem).
I've had a look online at various USB/PCI products, but can any of you recommend one that works particularly well with the Airport Extreme?
Perhaps the Airport Express would be the best solution, as my wife's PC has an ethernet card, plus we also have a USB printer in the office that we'd like to share over the whole house?

I would agree with that, go SATA if you're an island. That's what the majority of my system is set up with.
However, I also have a DSR-11 connected via firewire, and I get firewire drives shipped to me by clients, so I need an additional firewire bus. I bought the cheapest fw400 card I could find, and haven't had any issues yet. I think I spent $35 at CompUSA.
Are there issues that would make me want to buy a better card?

Recommended 802.11n PC-cards

Any 802.11n PC-cards/PCMCIA cards known to work with the PowerBook?

Well, nobody answered my question, so I went to Fry's Electronics and purchased the Linksys, Netgear and Dlink cardbus adapters for my Toshiba notebook PC. Fry's allows returns, no questions asked.
I have good news. All three cards work fine at 54 Mbps 802.11g speeds, connected with the Apple AEBSn. Kind of expected there.
One and only one, the Linksys WPC300N card (from Cisco) works PERFECTLY at 802.11n speeds with the AEBSn. In fact, this card performs twice as fast than any of the 802.11n Airport on MacBook Pro and Apple TV!
The Airport Utility reports the following "rates" in the Advanced - Logs and Statistics - Wireless Clients screen:
54 Mbps - Wireless-"g" clients
130 Mbps - Apple Wireless-"n" clients (MacBook Pro and Apple TV)
270 Mbps - Linksys WPC300N
I highly recommend this card for anyone wanting to get a Notebook "Windows PC" to interface with the AEBSn at maximum speeds.
Here is again a link to the spec page:
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=LProductC2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1144763513196&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisit orWrapper&lid=1319639789B01
I also recommend to download the "newer" Windows XP (4.100.15.5) or Vista (4.102.15.56) drivers + setup available at:
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=LCASupportC2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1166859844332&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisit orWrapper&lid=4433240888B16&displaypage=download#versiondetail
Copy the downloaded files to a CD and use the newer CD instead of the one included in the package (an older driver 4.80.9.2).
Obviously, I kept one card and returned the other two

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