Update your wireless to 802.11n

Also hidden away in the Airport Extreme revision are software enablers, included with the base station, to field-upgrade the wireless cards in some currently-shipping Macs to support 802.11n, no hardware changes necessary -- we suspected that something like this was in the works. Per Apple's 802.11 page:

These Mac computers support 802.11n in the new AirPort Extreme Base Station using the included enabler software:

iMac with Intel Core 2 Duo (except 17-inch, 1.83GHz iMac)
MacBook with Intel Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro with Intel Core 2 Duo
Mac Pro with AirPort Extreme card option

Mini users, Core Duo laptops and iMacs continue to chug along with 802.11g. No word yet on whether/if those enablers will be downloadable.

Thanks Jeff L. and everyone who sent this in.

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Source: http://www.apple.com/wireless/80211/

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websyndicate

I so hope there is an upgrade for us macbook core duo users. I would love to have wireless N.

January 15 2007 at 5:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Fred

Do you mean when/if?

January 09 2007 at 10:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jason Bush

Well quickly comparing CD to C2D the APX cards are incompatible from the start. The CD has two leads coming out of it. The C2D has three. So a straight swap won't work. I was considering odering the APX service part from C2D

January 09 2007 at 5:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Dave

This is pretty cool. Sucks that I just bought a Belkin one for $60 off ebay.

January 09 2007 at 4:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mtw300

Aww... they sneaked in 802.11n airports in the new macbooks.. Any way to upgrade mine?

January 09 2007 at 4:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

kontorhotel

I am in love again..Steve and his team is just so damn cool... these new products kick so much xxx.. I will buy them all... Cant wait for the iphone.. it looks 10 times cooler than i expected..

Love it... mac u r the man... (-:

January 09 2007 at 4:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

sam

best part... this device's usb acts like a wireless USB. hook up a hub and your other usb devices and there you go... shared access to hard drives printers and the works, plus it's wireless. i like. i like a lot. this, besides that $$$$$$$ phone, is the best thing from macworld!

January 09 2007 at 3:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply