how good is wireless card in new iMac?

[matthewcap]

just wondering how the airport wireless 802.11n card in the new imacs compares to other apple products such as its laptops? thanks

 

[mkrishnan]

This is sounding dangerously like a bad penis size analogy, but....

It's not the quality of the card that counts. The antennas are the dominant factor in how well the card works.

 

[AlexisV]

Seems fantastic to me. Great signal, strong connection and fast downloads 🙂

 

[Tom Sawyer]

I 2nd that.. .OUTSTANDING reception, better than any other device in my home and I see 9 other wireless networks in my neighborhood (other machines/devices see 3 or 4 at most)! 😀

Apple has put some outstanding antennas in the iMac. This card looks just like the Intel A/G/N (4965 I think) card I had in my Inspiron E1705.

 

[stockcerts]

I spent last night in a local hotel and had my new IMac with me. I was very impressed as to the quality of the connection using wireless. I did not notice any difference in performance from using my cable modem at home.

 

[valdore]

The 802.11n will work with a 802.11g router won't it?

 

[mike009]

External Antenna?

I have the new Imac, I would like to get access to the airport card so I can connect an external antenna. I have seen posts of the new Imac being disassembled but can not identify the wireless card. Does anyone know where it resides?

 

[DoFoT9]

The 802.11n will work with a 802.11g router won't it?

yes but the card will only work in 802.11g mode...

 

[crazycat]

Its pretty good, i have had no problems at all connecting to my network. I think its even better then the ones in the MacBooks 😱