-----Original Message----- From: G-Books [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry le Mac Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 12:37 To: G-Books Subject: Wireless but not AirPort ???
I am fixing a PowerBook Lombard or an IceBook for my wife and she'll probably want it to be wireless, but rather than spending (too much) money on AirPort I'm thinking of buying a standard PC basestation/sender. Which ones work well with a Mac ? Makes ? USB or PCMCIA ? Larry P.S. I have asked about this before but I recall the topic going off rails due to Windoze topics so I never got a real answer... -------------------------------------------------------------------- I would recommend a Netgear base station I have had very good experiences with them and they are completely configured through a web interface so they are completely OS independent. As far as a card goes I definitely recommend PCMCIA over USB. First of all PCMCIA is faster so you could use 802.11g (54Mbps) if you wanted to. Second you usually have a sturdier device that doesn't stick as far out the laptop. Lastly I've personally had too many reliability problems with USB in the past to recommend it. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
