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Redtaco4x4
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Does anyone have experience with putting a non-Apple wireless PCI card into an older power mac? I have a G4 450 Quicksilver Mac tower that I want to get wireless, but I cannot bring myself to drop $80+ for an original apple airport card. I want to see if a regular PCI wireless card will work in the tower even if the card does not say it is Mac compatible. Any ideas? I have found PCI cards that are Mac compatible, but they run in the $70+ range.

What about USB adapters? Any luck with those? Will any ole USB adapter work in the Mac or will this be another expensive option?

12/16/2007 1:56:50 PM

fregac
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A USB adapter that has OS X drivers is your best option.

12/16/2007 3:47:54 PM

Redtaco4x4
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any suggestions? I am leaning that way myself

12/16/2007 7:33:51 PM

1337 b4k4
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http://eshop.macsales.com/search/wireless

Just be sure to double check that whichever you get has drivers for your version of OS X. A lot fo linksys ones have drivers for 10.2 and earlier but don't work (easily) with 10.3 or 10.4

12/16/2007 7:38:59 PM

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