sHARD>> Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Remember all those rumors of 802.11n WiFi in Intel Macs? Well, it's coming soon to all Core 2 Duo units. InsanelyMac user neckarb's sharp eyes found a small note on the new Airport Extreme's product page: What's in the Box: CD with AirPort Utility (Mac and Windows), 802.11n Enabler for Core 2 Duo and Xeon-based Macintosh computers (except 17-inch 1.83GHz iMac). What's that mean? It seems that all newer iMacs, MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and Mac Pros will be able to get in on the 802.11n goodness, for free. Product pages still note "Built-in 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme (802.11g)", so it seems the upgrade is not yet in the wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBK.Xscape Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 haha well some nice soul will surely post that cd image up on a torrent site soon enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoe13 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 See: http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=272221 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckarb Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Nice to know i'm appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 (edited) What's that mean? It seems that all newer iMacs, MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and Mac Pros will be able to get in on the 802.11n goodness, for free. When you say newer do you mean ones to come out or new ones out now? And what do you mean for free? I always assumes when a final version of n came out all macs/pc would upgrade for free? BTW that reminds me, when did n finalise? Edited January 10, 2007 by AcePlayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asap18 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 N has not finalized, its draft n to use with apple tv. All of the new macs came with wireless n disabled, but thier is a cd now with airport base stations to unlock wireless n for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roscoe13 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 N has not finalized, its draft n to use with apple tv. All of the new macs came with wireless n disabled, but thier is a cd now with airport base stations to unlock wireless n for free. Yeah, except the new AP isn't scheduled to ship until next month. I sure hope this isn't an upgrade that's Leo only... Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe75 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 If I can get it to work with my Dell 1500 DraftN, I will definitely need a new router Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwannadl Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Does this mean my Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network on a Dell notebook can work very soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 roflmao, This concerns real macs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takuro Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 The whole reason why so many people expected a new AirPort with 802.11n was that many realized the newer Macs had 802.11n-capable cards installed. I hate to say it, but this isn't anything really new. It's the whole "cart before the wagon" thing, I know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erbic Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Well, we all saw this coming. Not that I'll be able to use it... I have a G router, and no money to buy a draft-N router just for the extra speed. Blah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non sequitur Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 my core duo is out of luck. damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenctuary Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 (edited) I was under the impression that this standard was already included on the current iMac models. Edit: Just saw roscoe13's post above! Edited January 10, 2007 by Xenctuary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac-mini Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 no mac minis at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I'm not saying this isn't good news but to be honest I’m not really that bothered. Would have been completely different if n was finalised and then apple told us the new mac support/world support the final n release. I need to buy a router and a Macbook in a few months and was considering the n draft routers. I could wait for the draft to be standardised and then buy it all but that could take long. What to do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrimes80 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 My guess is it's HIGHLY unlikely for there to be many, if any changes, considering Cisco (Linksys), D-Link, Buffalo, Netgear, and now Apple Inc are all now "fully" vested in the current draft n... Unless "draft-n" still means variations between brands, I wouldn't worry about incompatibility in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenctuary Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 An interesting read: [...]the claim Apple’s making is that it _can’t_ give you the 802.11n-unlocking software for free. The reason: the Core 2 Duo Macs weren’t advertised as 802.11n-ready, and a little law called the Sarbanes-Oxley Act supposedly prohibits Apple from giving away an unadvertised new feature for one of its products. http://backstage.ilounge.com/index.php/bac...n-your-c2d-mac/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-jordn- Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 yeah i must admit it is cool, but for me, my wireless server is about 5 metres from my desktop and xbox 360. so the signal is always excellent, and plus 54Mbps is more than enough bandwidth for 720p HD content! jordn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technobob Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 (edited) This is good news to me I did not know that core 2 systems had n. The one disappointment I find with the new AirPort Extreme Base Station is the lack of Gigabit Ethernet. All of Apples new computers have Gigabit so why only offer 10/100 ports on the AirPort for $200CAD I would expect them. Just a personal note, this was my evil 666 post Edited January 11, 2007 by Technobob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scart Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 I want to get that new core dual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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