[X4U] Do I need an internal Airport card?

[Paul Moortgat]

Sure.  Which card is it now that's correct.  If the people who sell the card tell me different who's right?  Maybe I buy the both.

Paul Moortgat



On 19 Feb 2013, at 22:24, Chris Jones wrote:

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> On 19 Feb 2013, at 08:59 PM, Paul Moortgat <paul.moortgat at pandora.be> wrote:
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>> I've something strange at hand.  OWC say it's not Mac Pro.  A company in Belgium who sell OWC stuff claims it's Mac Pro.  And a firm in Holland selling the same card I mentioned also claims it's a Mac Pro card.  Now it's up to me to decide.
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> Do you actually have a question to ask .. ? 
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>> Paul Moortgat
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>> On 19 Feb 2013, at 21:05, Jon Kreisler wrote:
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>>> The 2008 Mac Pro (and indeed later incarnations) come with an AirPort Extreme slot, into which you can install an AirPort Extreme card.
>>> However, according to Other World Computing, the one you mentioned is not for the Mac Pro.
>>> This one is:
>>> http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Airport-Extreme-Wireless-Upgrade/dp/B0012YYITW
>>> 
>>> The advantage is, you won't take up a PCI-Express expansion slot or a USB port for other wireless networking options.
>>> 
>>> Jon
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>>> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 8:22 AM, Paul Moortgat <paul.moortgat at pandora.be> wrote:
>>> I've an external Airport Express and I don't have an internal Airport card.  Is there an advantage to install an internal one?
>>> Like this: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/6615048K/
>>> I've a 2008 Mac Pro.
>>> 
>>> Paul Moortgat