[X4U] Airport Extreme

[Earle Jones]

On Aug 16, 2006, at 3:24 AM, Paul Moortgat wrote:

> A friend from Oregon has mailed me with the next problem.  I don't  
> have this card, so I ask the gurus from this group.
>
> <<  I recently bought and installed an Airport Extreme card in my  
> Mac G4, which is running Tiger. The card is sloppy in the plug-in,  
> and I'm thinking maybe I should have purchased a regular Airport  
> Card instead of Airport Extreme for this old machine.  No one told  
> me to buy Airport Extreme, I just tried to get the latest equipment.
> Could you tell me if I've made a mistake? The computer tells me  
> that the card is not installed, so I know something's wrong.>>
>
> Paul Moortgat

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It sounds like your G4 needs the older Airport card, and not Airport  
Extreme.

Strangely enough, the older card lists at $200 (if you can find one)  
while a new Airport Extreme Card is $49 from Apple.

Refurbished Airport cards can be found for about $100 (eBay).

If you have an Airport Extreme Base Station, it *will* be compatible  
with the older Airport card.

earle
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