Apple M8881LL/A AirPort Extreme Card

From the Manufacturer
Apple's AirPort Extreme wireless networking products lets you surf the Internet from almost anywhere in your home or business, and enables schools to provide Internet access to multiple students without installing expensive cabling.*

ince AirPort Extreme is based on a new wireless technology called 802.11g, it's a snap to exchange files or play multiplayer games at data rates up to 54 megabits per second (Mbps).** The AirPort Extreme Card allows your AirPort Extreme-enabled Mac to communicate with local AirPort Extreme networks or other Wi-Fi certified 802.11b or 802.11g networks, including earlier versions of Apple's AirPort Base Station. AirPort Extreme-enabled computers that join an AirPort or other 802.11b wireless network can achieve data rates up to 11 Mbps--the maximum allowed by 802.11b. For higher data rates, you need both the AirPort Extreme Card installed in an AirPort Extreme-ready computer and an AirPort Extreme Base Station. AirPort Extreme provides a range up to 50 feet at 54 Mbps and up to 150 feet at 11 Mbps for AirPort Extreme-enabled computers.

Every AirPort Extreme-enabled Mac has antennas built in and optimally placed, much like a mobile phone, to provide the best possible wireless performance. And because AirPort Extreme uses radio waves for communication, it can even work through walls.

With an AirPort Extreme-enabled PowerBook G4, you're ready to start enjoying the benefits of wireless networking--not just at home, but also at cafes, hotels, airports, and other businesses and public buildings around the world that have implemented 802.11b "hot spots." ***

To get the full speed benefits of the 802.11g-based AirPort Extreme Card in your Apple computer, you'll want to use it with an AirPort Extreme Base Station. But since the AirPort Extreme Card is compatible with 802.11b, you can use any AirPort Base Station or other Wi-Fi certified 802.11b access point without any hassles; you don't need to change any hardware or software settings. Everything is automatic.

To create your own wireless network in your home or business, just add an AirPort Extreme Base Station. This will allow you to communicate between AirPort-enabled computers, AirPort Extreme-enabled computers, Windows PCs with Wi-Fi certified 802.11b cards, and the AirPort Extreme Base Station and share access to the Internet, without wires.

System Requirements:

The AirPort Extreme Card can be installed only in computers that are AirPort Extreme ready. AirPort Extreme Cards cannot be used in AirPort-ready computers with an AirPort Card slot.
Requires Mac OS X 10.2.7 or later and AirPort Admin Utility software version 3.1.1 or later to administer an AirPort Extreme Base Station.
Wireless printing over USB requires Mac OS X v10.2.7 or later.

Notes:
* Wireless Internet access requires a wireless-enabled computer, a base station or other access point, and Internet access (fees may apply). Some ISPs are not currently compatible with AirPort and AirPort Extreme.

**Achieving data rates up to 54 Mbps requires that all users have an AirPort Extreme-ready computer with an AirPort Extreme Card installed or a Wi-Fi Certified 802.11g Windows computer and are communicating with an AirPort Extreme Base Station. If a user with an AirPort-enabled computer or other Wi-Fi certified 802.11b product joins an AirPort Extreme wireless network, that user will get up to 11 Mbps and AirPort Extreme users on the same wireless network will get less than 54 Mbps. AirPort Extreme-enabled computers that connect to an AirPort or other Wi-Fi certified 802.11b network will achieve data rates up to 11 Mbps, the maximum allowed by an 802.11b wireless network. Actual speed will vary based on range, connection rate, site conditions, size of network, and other factors.

*** Fees may apply for hot spot access.

Product Description:
APPLE AirPort Extreme - AirPort is the wireless networking technology that gets you on the Internet from practically anywhere - without cables, additional phone lines, or complex networking hardware. With AirPort Extreme enabled Macintosh systems, it's a snap to exchange files or play multiplayer games, using cutting edge 802.11g wireless technology, at up to 54 megabits per second! Because AirPort Extreme uses radio waves for communication, it even works through walls!

Apple M8881LL/A AirPort Extreme Card
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Painless installation

Apple Airport Extreme Card

very not satisfied

A Piece of cake to install, this thing works great

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Apple M8881LL/A AirPort Extreme Card

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Product Features:

Exchange files or play multiplayer games at data transfer rates of up to 54 Mbps

Compatible with the industry-standard 802.11b wireless networking protocol

Range of up to 50 feet at 54 Mbps and up to 150 feet at 11 Mbps

Join any of the thousands of Wi-Fi certified 802.11b wireless "hot spots" that are currently running in coffeehouses, bookstores, and airports

128-bit WEP encryption for secure connections

ASIN: B0000899ZB

Product Description

APPLE AirPort Extreme - AirPort is the wireless networking technology that gets you on the Internet from practically anywhere - without cables, additional phone lines, or complex networking hardware. With AirPort Extreme enabled Macintosh systems, it's a snap to exchange files or play multiplayer games, using cutting edge 802.11g wireless technology, at up to 54 megabits per second! Because AirPort Extreme uses radio waves for communication, it even works through walls!

Customer Reviews:

Painless installation.......2007-06-01

I purchased this card for a first generation 20" iMac G5. Installation is simple: release three captive screws at the bottom of the iMac, remove the back cover and pedestal, and insert the card into the retainer cage. The card plugs into a socket, plus it has an antenna cable. That's all there is to it.

Once rebooted, the machine will automatically detect the card but it will not turn on wireless networking. If you are ready to connect to a network then it takes maybe a minute or two to turn it on and pick the wireless access point.

The iMac is now at the opposite side of the house (brick, steel, concrete condo) and wireless performance with the D-Link WBR-1310 is great.

Most new Macs already have an airport card, so this product is primarily aimed at people that own slightly older Macs with a built-in airport socket/cage. The price is really good, these cards retailed for $79 when they originally came out. And once you plug it in, it works forever, I am yet to run into somebody that has had an airport extreme card fail, not even DOA.

Apple Airport Extreme Card.......2007-03-26

I just installed the Airport Extreme Card on my eMac and have moved the computer as far away from the router as it can possibly be in my house. The signal is very strong and it is working great. Highly recommend this product.

very not satisfied.......2007-03-22

very very not user friendly.... no instruction to install. worked after it got installed but doesnt work with the wireless internet in my house. Decided to resell it. could be its only because i'm apple-illeterate....

A Piece of cake to install, this thing works great.......2007-01-11

Apple products have been consistently solid for me, and this one is no exception. I simply opened the side of my mac, plugged the card in, and when I turned the computer back on I was browsing the web wirelessly. Could not have been easier.

Apple Air Port Extreme Card.......2007-01-10

Love the apple airprot extreme card. We set up wireless networking in our home and my mac is downstairs I have super fast speed

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