| Easily be 802.11n!
The nQuicky PCI is a great way for PowerMac users to update their
computers to the new 802.11 n draft! This means full compatibility
with the new AirPort Extreme Base Station. The nQuicky brings the
802.11n draft which has a high speed yield of 300 mbit/second (far
better than the 802.11g standard). Additionally the range is increased
up to 3 times the range of 802.11 g.
This
is all thanks to improvements over the previous standard and MIMO
technology. MIMO is Multi-Input Multi-Output, meaning both the Base
Station (or Router) and the Mac (or PC) must have multiple antennas to
employ something called “spatial-multiplexing”. This is most
important in the speed department, think of it as having a 4 lane
highway instead of a 2 lane highway, and having plenty of traffic for
the former!
The computer industry as a whole
is embracing this new draft proposal, unsurprisingly Apple is at the
forefront by including it in their new Base Station. Also keep in mind
that 802.11 b/g Macs will still work with your new Base Station, with
the caveat that the Base Station is forced to adhere all connected Macs
to the lowest standard on the network. This is exactly why having all
older Macs (and PCs) up to the 802.11 n standard is the way to go!
*To
tell if your PowerMac G5 uses DDR2 Memory or not, click on the Apple at
the top left of your screen and select "About this Mac", in the
"Memory" section it will say " GB/MB DDR(2) SDRAM", see if it says
"DDR" or "DDR2". if it says DDR2, you only have PCI-Express expansion
slots only which are not compatible with PCI expansion slots. If you
have a DDR2 model, please consider our nQuicky USB for your 802.11n upgrade.
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