Core 2 Duo has 802.11n Wireless Card SCOOP

Peace · 04:00 PM

Ok. I'm not under the Apple NDA because this was found on my Imac Core 2 Duo 2.33 booting to the new 5728 version of Vista RC1 and I did not purchase the computer through the ADC.

So have a look..This NOT fake!

My apologies if MacRumors gets a nasty letter but I repeat I did not fake this nor did this come from ANY version of OSX.

rogersmj · Sep 24, 2006, 03:36 PM

Hot damn. Wonder if anyone can get their hands on some pre-N hardware to test it with.

kildraik · Sep 24, 2006, 04:03 PM

Hmm... I would like to see if other Windows on Core2Duo Mac users are coming up with the same screen, not that I'm calling it a fake, but it would be more reliable.

nagromme · Sep 24, 2006, 04:06 PM

Forgive my ignorance... what tells us that this is a screenshot from a Mac? (Hoaxing aside--obviously that would be simple.)

Peace · Sep 24, 2006, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nagromme

Forgive my ignorance... what tells us that this is a screenshot from a Mac? (Hoaxing aside--obviously that would be simple.)

its not a screenshot from my iMac.I used my digital camera to get a close up since I dont know how to do screenshots in Vista.

I can take a pic of the iMac with the system in it but the file would be 2 megs.

I'll try to get it up on my mac site in a few minutes.

Besides.I'm a member of the ADC and am very worried right now ok?

aswitcher · Sep 24, 2006, 04:13 PM

Well with Airport Base Stations being delayed by weeks if not months this makes alot of sense.

lenso · Sep 24, 2006, 04:14 PM

it's 802.11n wireless card!!!!

aswitcher · Sep 24, 2006, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peace

Ok. I'm not under the Apple NDA because this was found on my Imac Core 2 Duo 2.33 booting to the new 5728 version of Vista RC1 and I did not purchase the computer through the ADC.

So have a look..This NOT fake!

So an iMac running Vista?
What about a screen shot with Tiger recognising this card?

nagromme · Sep 24, 2006, 04:20 PM

I don't know where on Earth I would send data at 802.11n speeds, but if my new iMac arrives with the ability, I won't object

crazzyeddie · Sep 24, 2006, 04:23 PM

Wow. Thats awesome. Hopefully Apple comes out with an 802.11n base station and then can market the iMacs and MBP's as 802.11n machines... but I wonder why the Mac Pros wouldn't be 802.11n, too.

Eidorian · Sep 24, 2006, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peace

its not a screenshot from my iMac.I used my digital camera to get a close up since I dont know how to do screenshots in Vista.

I can take a pic of the iMac with the system in it but the file would be 2 megs.

I'll try to get it up on my mac site in a few minutes.

Besides.I'm a member of the ADC and am very worried right now ok?

Snipping Tool, it's one of the main programs in the Start Menu in Vista menu mode.

Peace · Sep 24, 2006, 04:34 PM

Ok I took a photo of my iMac with the system open.If anybody wants it it's 1.4 megs and large.

The point is not whether its in OS X .The point is it's in the NEW iMacs.
It's a piece of hardware.scheesch..

Tourist · Sep 24, 2006, 04:35 PM

Given that 802.11n is not ratified( and apparenty not yet finally agreed on) , surely this is most likely to be one of the growing pre-n utilisations,

I guess the main moot point with all this Pre-n gear is whether it will be compatable with any final ratified verion

scott523 · Sep 24, 2006, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peace

Besides.I'm a member of the ADC and am very worried right now ok?

Lol. I think I would be worried too posting this awesome picture if I was a member of ADC.

BTW that 802.11n card looks awesome. I seems to me the 802.11n standard is closing faster than what I thought (predicted release April 2007).

Eraserhead · Sep 24, 2006, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tourist

Given that 802.11n is not ratified( and apparenty not yet finally agreed on) , surely this is most likely to be one of the growing pre-n utilisations,

That's what I think.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tourist

I guess the main moot point with all this Pre-n gear is whether it will be compatable with any final ratified verion

This is why I think Apple hasn't enabled it in OS X in the software, unless it is working with other n devices, on this I think Apple is right, the standard needs to be in place first so the stuff will definitely work.

scott523 · Sep 24, 2006, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peace

Ok I took a photo of my iMac with the system open.If anybody wants it it's 1.4 megs and large.

The point is not whether its in OS X .The point is it's in the NEW iMacs.
It's a piece of hardware.scheesch..

Yes please?

aswitcher · Sep 24, 2006, 04:41 PM

I PMed you Peace with my email address.

Eidorian · Sep 24, 2006, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peace

Ok I took a photo of my iMac with the system open.If anybody wants it it's 1.4 megs and large.

The point is not whether its in OS X .The point is it's in the NEW iMacs.
It's a piece of hardware.scheesch..

Use a compressed image file format.

ZoomZoomZoom · Sep 24, 2006, 04:46 PM

If this is correct... will we be seeing this in next rev MBPs? Being future-proof wifi-wise for the next couple of years would be a nice bonus, even if I am satisfied with 802.11g. Does n have further range too?

Peace · Sep 24, 2006, 04:47 PM

Here's a compressed pic

gotta zoom in tho since we can only post 200k files and I compressed it to that size.

technocoy · Sep 24, 2006, 05:41 PM

So, if you remember iTV from September, it's now called MacTube.

It has a hardrive and a special intel chip capable of decoding HDTV on the fly. We get this from your mac to the MacTube using the latest wireless technology. It's called 802.11n and it's already in all of our latest intel macs.
We'll be making a software/firmware update available immediately that allows streaming of high bandwidth HD content from your Mac to your MacTube.

So thats MacTube, we hope you like it.

Oh and one more thing, the all new iPod. blah blah blah.

Tommyg117 · Sep 24, 2006, 07:48 PM

This is great news, but I have to doubt it because Apple usually doesn't make moves until things like this are standardized. They won't make the jump to blu-ray or hddvd until it has picked up a little more steam (IF it does), therefore I believe that this is not going to happen until 802.11n is standardized next year.

markfleser · Sep 24, 2006, 08:01 PM

On my 24" iMac Network Util says 802.11g.

Mac Fly (film) · Sep 24, 2006, 08:02 PM

I found this on the iMac's specs page on Apple.com
Look at the top in the middle. Correct if I'm wrong but doesn't that say 802.11g

arn · 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mac Fly (film)

I found this on the iMac's specs page on Apple.com
Look at the top in the middle. Correct if I'm wrong but doesn't that say 802.11g

I think it's clear that the card currently only supports 802.11g/b at this point under the current version of Mac OS X. The latest Windows Vista drivers appears to identify the card as a 802.11n capable card. I don't think these capabilities are advertised or even supported under Mac OS X at the moment.

If someone wants to verify, they can try the latest Vista beta on their Core 2 Duo iMac to verify it's identification.... now that could be a mis-identificiation I suppose... but the previous iMac (Core Duo)'s wireless card is reportedly identified as Broadcom Multiband Network Card, and not 802.11n, under the same version of Vista.

arn

Sep 24, 2006, 03:22 PM	#1
Peace macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: On The Home Screen	Core 2 Duo has 802.11n Wireless Card SCOOP Ok. I'm not under the Apple NDA because this was found on my Imac Core 2 Duo 2.33 booting to the new 5728 version of Vista RC1 and I did not purchase the computer through the ADC. So have a look..This NOT fake! My apologies if MacRumors gets a nasty letter but I repeat I did not fake this nor did this come from ANY version of OSX. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Peace : Sep 24, 2006 at 04:00 PM.

Sep 24, 2006, 04:03 PM	#3
kildraik macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kansas City	Hmm... I would like to see if other Windows on Core2Duo Mac users are coming up with the same screen, not that I'm calling it a fake, but it would be more reliable. __________________ "Knowing nothing is better than knowing at all."

Sep 24, 2006, 04:06 PM	#4
nagromme macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Blinking blue dot	Forgive my ignorance... what tells us that this is a screenshot from a Mac? (Hoaxing aside--obviously that would be simple.) __________________ nagromme Don’t let democracy be replaced by corporations

Sep 24, 2006, 04:13 PM	#6
aswitcher macrumors 601 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sydney OZ	Well with Airport Base Stations being delayed by weeks if not months this makes alot of sense. __________________ Never underestimate the Geekfactor Switcher since June '04 iPhone 3G \| 24" Alu iMac \| 15" MacBookPro \| Elgato EyeTV/IceTV \| SecuritySpy User

Sep 24, 2006, 04:14 PM	#7
lenso macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2006	it's 802.11n wireless card!!!! it's 802.11n wireless card!!!!

Sep 24, 2006, 03:36 PM	#2
rogersmj macrumors 68020 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN	Hot damn. Wonder if anyone can get their hands on some pre-N hardware to test it with.

Sep 24, 2006, 04:20 PM	#9
nagromme macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Blinking blue dot	I don't know where on Earth I would send data at 802.11n speeds, but if my new iMac arrives with the ability, I won't object __________________ nagromme Don’t let democracy be replaced by corporations

Sep 24, 2006, 04:23 PM	#10
crazzyeddie macrumors 68030 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Florida, USA	Wow. Thats awesome. Hopefully Apple comes out with an 802.11n base station and then can market the iMacs and MBP's as 802.11n machines... but I wonder why the Mac Pros wouldn't be 802.11n, too. __________________ MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz 4GB DDR3 RAM 32GB iPod Touch

Sep 24, 2006, 04:34 PM	#12
Peace Thread Starter macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: On The Home Screen	Ok I took a photo of my iMac with the system open.If anybody wants it it's 1.4 megs and large. The point is not whether its in OS X .The point is it's in the NEW iMacs. It's a piece of hardware.scheesch..

Sep 24, 2006, 04:35 PM	#13
Tourist macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2006	err, wont it be pre-n if anything Given that 802.11n is not ratified( and apparenty not yet finally agreed on) , surely this is most likely to be one of the growing pre-n utilisations, I guess the main moot point with all this Pre-n gear is whether it will be compatable with any final ratified verion

Sep 24, 2006, 04:41 PM	#17
aswitcher macrumors 601 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sydney OZ	I PMed you Peace with my email address. __________________ Never underestimate the Geekfactor Switcher since June '04 iPhone 3G \| 24" Alu iMac \| 15" MacBookPro \| Elgato EyeTV/IceTV \| SecuritySpy User

Sep 24, 2006, 04:46 PM	#19
ZoomZoomZoom macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2005	If this is correct... will we be seeing this in next rev MBPs? Being future-proof wifi-wise for the next couple of years would be a nice bonus, even if I am satisfied with 802.11g. Does n have further range too?

Sep 24, 2006, 04:47 PM	#20
Peace Thread Starter macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: On The Home Screen	Here's a compressed pic gotta zoom in tho since we can only post 200k files and I compressed it to that size. Attached Thumbnails

Sep 24, 2006, 05:41 PM	#21
technocoy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC	Steve at the MacWorld conference: So, if you remember iTV from September, it's now called MacTube. It has a hardrive and a special intel chip capable of decoding HDTV on the fly. We get this from your mac to the MacTube using the latest wireless technology. It's called 802.11n and it's already in all of our latest intel macs. We'll be making a software/firmware update available immediately that allows streaming of high bandwidth HD content from your Mac to your MacTube. So thats MacTube, we hope you like it. Oh and one more thing, the all new iPod. blah blah blah. __________________ 4GB 1G nano, 16GB iPhone 2.4 17" MBP 2.66 MacPro, 3TB, 5Gigs of RAM, 8800GT 2.9 Quad FakePro, 2TB, 8Gigs, 2 9800s, BR/HD DVD

Sep 24, 2006, 07:48 PM	#22
Tommyg117 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA	This is great news, but I have to doubt it because Apple usually doesn't make moves until things like this are standardized. They won't make the jump to blu-ray or hddvd until it has picked up a little more steam (IF it does), therefore I believe that this is not going to happen until 802.11n is standardized next year. __________________ -15" Powerbook G4, 1.5ghz, 1.25 GB Ram, 80 gb HD, Superdrive, Airport Extreme. -60 gig 5G iPod (black!) -Airport Basestation

Sep 24, 2006, 08:01 PM	#23
markfleser macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2006	On my 24" iMac Network Util says 802.11g.

Sep 24, 2006, 08:02 PM	#24
Mac Fly (film) macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ireland	I found this on the iMac's specs page on Apple.com Look at the top in the middle. Correct if I'm wrong but doesn't that say 802.11g __________________ Mac touch FTW!

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