I've made a note to skip school and work, starting February 20, and start sitting on the front lawn to wait until the delivery person arrives with my
TV. 

Has anyone heard of apple releasing an Airport Extreme card that has the N capability? my Ethernet port has burned up and I use a airport card in my G5 for internet.
Chris
Wait, it says on the website that It'll ship within 2-3 weeks. I thought it was gonna ship already.....![]()
No..
802.11g only operated in the 2.4ghz band, whereas the Airport operates in both 2.4 and 5ghz bands. In fact it works by broadcasting the signal over 2 channels to get the good speed IIRC. Hence you can't use your old extender.
You have to have a C2D machine though(to enable the N thingy), except for the cheapest iMac.
Will the new base station extend the distance for G devices?
Has anyone started to compile what Draft N routers the MBP and iMac are compatible with?![]()
Apple's Draft N router... and... Apple's Draft N router.
Seriously. The only brand I haven't had to return yet (that offers gigabit ports) is the Linksys, and that is because I haven't bought it (although xlr8yourmac has a report that the Linksys won't do any better). Haven't tried the Belkin, but I am not expecting any better results.
Seems that there are some fun issues with Apple's Draft N and 3rd party Draft N hardware that causes your nice 802.11n setup to behave like an 802.11b setup. Not fun.
I said earlier in the topic of draft-n that it would be best to purchase hardware from the same manufacturer.
Not to be an Apple salesman but the best thing to do is get an Apple Extreme 802.11n router.
Wait, it says on the website that It'll ship within 2-3 weeks. I thought it was gonna ship already.....![]()
To Our Valued Apple Customer:
Apple today began shipping our new AirPort Extreme Base Station (802.11n). We are delighted to tell you that we plan to ship your AirPort Extreme Base Station (802.11n) two weeks earlier than we had anticipated. We now plan to ship your product on or before Wednesday, February 14. No action on your part is required.
whats the point without gigabit? this is dumb
Yeah, they put gigabit on all their computers and then come out with a router which is ... um... megabit.
I originally thought the same thing. However, I found a new 5-port SMC gigabit switch for $27. It's not one nice device, but the price isn't bad.whats the point without gigabit? this is dumb