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Wireless N USB Dongle

M

McShizzel

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Original poster
Hi, I would like to get a USB wireless N dongle for my old PC, easy enough to do I was going to go with a Linksys WUSB600N but then realized I might as well get something that is Mac compatible so I can sometimes use it on my old PowerBook.

After doing some research I found out that newer TrendNet dongles and some D-Link dongles are Mac compatible. I don't know about TrendNet because they always seemed a little cheap, I've used D-Link routers before and they're ok but the dongles compatibility with Macs seems to depend on the hardware revision.

Are there any other brands who make Mac compatible wireless N USB dongles?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
I have Ralink usb adapter which i bought from: http://www.zazz.com.au/pastproducts.php?past=1173
I realize you won't be able to buy it from there though.
It works alright but sometimes cuts out and i have to un-plug and replug it or restart my mac. I havn't tried it for an n wireless network but it also works with g/b. The bonus is that it was cheap, $30 aus delivered.
 
Thanks for the responses, I just ended up buying the Linksys WUSB600N and discovered that it uses a Ralink chipset so I installed the Ralink Mac OS drivers for that specific chipset and now I can use the N on my PowerBook.
 
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