802.11n
Looking for that N goodness?
11/10/07 20:59 Filed in: Technology
If you own an early (but not 1st Gen.) MacBook Pro, the ones sporting 2.0 CoreDuo but NOT Core2Duo; then like me you're missing out on all the Wireless-n 802.11n goodness.
Sadly, the upgrade options would appear at first glance to be fairly low.
For one, there's this rather expensive and somewhat 'home made' appearing model. It's called the nQuicky. And it comes out as $149.95 USD. Which, is pretty expensive. To say the least.
So.. always on the hunt for a bargain, I started a trawl. First up, the Edimax EW-7718Un. It's a USB 2.0 802.11n adapter. Which, although it doesn't suggest it support the Mac and OS X, 10.3 and 10.4 in fact. The link I've provided is for the driver screen.. so you can see I'm not making it up! Costs? Around £35 - £40 ($70 - $80).
Now, if you're in the mood for some serious work, that's going to mean getting down and dirty with your laptop. There is an excellent solution from xlr8yourmac. Using the simple instructions you can take the laptop carefully apart (it's not too hard) and then replace the existing WiFi card with an upgrade card for the Mac Pro!
Sounds drastic, but is actually straight forward. It's also probably the best method, because you won't be reliant on anybody else's drivers. Price, well apparently you can get them for $49 and indeed I did find the MA688Z/B from Powermax.
So... who's feeling brave then.
Sadly, the upgrade options would appear at first glance to be fairly low.
For one, there's this rather expensive and somewhat 'home made' appearing model. It's called the nQuicky. And it comes out as $149.95 USD. Which, is pretty expensive. To say the least.
So.. always on the hunt for a bargain, I started a trawl. First up, the Edimax EW-7718Un. It's a USB 2.0 802.11n adapter. Which, although it doesn't suggest it support the Mac and OS X, 10.3 and 10.4 in fact. The link I've provided is for the driver screen.. so you can see I'm not making it up! Costs? Around £35 - £40 ($70 - $80).
Now, if you're in the mood for some serious work, that's going to mean getting down and dirty with your laptop. There is an excellent solution from xlr8yourmac. Using the simple instructions you can take the laptop carefully apart (it's not too hard) and then replace the existing WiFi card with an upgrade card for the Mac Pro!
Sounds drastic, but is actually straight forward. It's also probably the best method, because you won't be reliant on anybody else's drivers. Price, well apparently you can get them for $49 and indeed I did find the MA688Z/B from Powermax.
So... who's feeling brave then.
