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Mac Mini G4: Want to go wireless!

  • 23-04-2006 10:14pm
    #1
    Laguna
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    Hi, is there another wireless solution I can use to get my Mac Mini (G4) onto my wireless network, I really, really don't want to spend €120 on an Airport Extreme basestation to connect it to the network as I see it a ridiculous price to pay considering you can pick up a USB wireless access point for a PC for €30. Is there a cheaper product for my Mac that'll do the same job as Airport Extreme?. Thanks..


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  • #2
    colm_c
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭colm_c


    First off the basestation is what you plug into the network, airport card is the standard wireless card for Macs.

    If you have an airport card installed on your mac mini it's compatible with any other wireless network device that's running 802.11g/802.11b which most of them are. So pretty much any wifi router will work with a Mac on Airport.

    If you don't have an airport card, some of the USB dongles are compatible alright, I've heard good things about some of the d-link ones.


  • #3
    Laguna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,639 ✭✭✭Laguna


    colm_c wrote:
    First off the basestation is what you plug into the network, airport card is the standard wireless card for Macs.

    If you have an airport card installed on your mac mini it's compatible with any other wireless network device that's running 802.11g/802.11b which most of them are. So pretty much any wifi router will work with a Mac on Airport.

    If you don't have an airport card, some of the USB dongles are compatible alright, I've heard good things about some of the d-link ones.

    That's great, thanks. I had a feeling a USB dongle would do the job!.


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