Sonnett Technologies G54-PCI Aria Extreme Wireless PCI Card (54 Mbps)

Product Description:
Sonnet G54PCI Aria Extreme 802.11g PCI Card - This PCI card connects your PC or Macintosh computer with 802.11g networks at speeds up to 54Mbps. It's also backwards compatible with 11Mbps 802.11b wireless networks. Covering the 2 most popular forms of wireless networking protocols.

Average customer rating:

Power Mac G5 Wireless Solution
It can't get any easier
It's for a Mac; of course it works.
Worked Just Fine on My Power Mac
bad idea

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Product Features:

Wireless data transfer rates up to 54 Mbps
Compatible with Apple AirPort Extreme and other 802.11g wireless hubs
Backward-compatible with 802.11b devices
Requires Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later and AirPort Extreme driver 3.1 or later
Supports Microsoft Windows 98 SE/Me/2000/XP

ASIN: B0000W8Q1I

Product Description

Sonnet G54PCI Aria Extreme 802.11g PCI Card - This PCI card connects your PC or Macintosh computer with 802.11g networks at speeds up to 54Mbps. It's also backwards compatible with 11Mbps 802.11b wireless networks. Covering the 2 most popular forms of wireless networking protocols.

Customer Reviews:

Power Mac G5 Wireless Solution.......2007-02-23

I wanted to add my Apple computer to a wireless home network but finding an adapter card that would work wasn't easy. Apple decided that dual processor G5s made after late Oct 2005 could only have an Airport Extreme card installed by an authorized dealer. While searching for a compatible card I found the Aria Extreme and went to Sonnett's web site and confirmed it would work with my Power Mac (works with PCI-X slots but not PCI-E). Installation was easy and connecting to the network was a breeze once I figured out that Apples only use Wep encryption not WPA-PSK and you need to add a $ to the hexadecimal number your PCs use when signing on to the network.

It can't get any easier.......2007-02-15

This is a great product. The price is right, and the installation guide was easy to understand. All I did was open my G4 case, pop the Sonnett in, close it, and turn it on. The OS recognized the new card instantly, and Airport played nicely with it. No complaints.

It's for a Mac; of course it works........2007-01-17

It was painless. Just like my Mac.
The only pain will be when it goes for $25 next week. Or next month.

Worked Just Fine on My Power Mac.......2006-11-03

This PCI Card worked just fine on my Power Mac G4 dual 450 mhz. The computer and software treated it as if it was a genuine Airport Card. In fact my WiFi set up for that machine was non Apple products. My base WiFi router is a D-Link DL-524 and all played nice together. I'm in a modest two bedroom Condo with the cable modem and router up next to the TV and my computer is back in the bedroom with me. Not exactly me telling you that it works even in huge 16 room mansion but you should have no problem finding a place to hide the router and have the computer be wireless somewhere in the average home. Install of the pci card was simple plug and play.
It is a little pricey but it is guaranteed to work with a Mac Computer and it does. It is one of the only ways to get
802.11g performance for Power Mac G3 and G4(earlier editions) as I understand it.

bad idea.......2006-09-16

They don't back up their products as the tech service is non existent. No one answers the phone over there. And I'm calling them locally!
Beware of Sonnet stuff.

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