Which WiFi card for: PowerMac G5 Tower, 1.8 Ghz DP, running OS 10.5.8?

Sorry, I couldn't find an answer to this on the forum and the PDFs ref where the card WOULD fit didn't resemble the inside of the Mac I have
It's an ex-work machine that I'd like to make Wifi for a non-techie friend (already have DLink router for existing PC etc) Which wireless card do I need and which is better? I've been told about USB dongles, Airport Extreme and PCI antenna cards. All very confusing. Basically it needs to be reliable for the non-techie owner , so am not keen to get a cheapo card that will need lots of setting up. Plug 'n' play would be good.
I think the Mac is 2004 vintage and is definitely G5, 1.8 Ghz Dual Processor. Any help asap would be appreciated as I've got to get a card and install it all by the weekend.
Many thanks,
Andy

Hi Andrew, Not sure which card, but it may be easier or even cheaper with some of these alternatives...
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Edimax/EW7728IN/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/MXP802NU2C/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/MXP802GU2/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Asus/WL167G/
I havent tried the first one, but the other 3 work better than any Airport card I have.

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