On Jun 25, 2012, at 1:09 PM, [email protected] wrote:

>> 
>> Back when Apple stopped making the original Airport card, there were still
>> a LOT of Macs in use that had a slot for one but didn't have a card, the
>> price shot up to nearly $200.
> 
> Pretty much.
> 
> Now, anyone, anywhere, can get a "third-party Airport-compatible" card by
> going to Hong Kong, via eBay, and buying a Broadcom 4111 and a mini-PCI
> converter, or a 4318 or 4322 and a mini-PCI-e converter, all for under
> $10, complete.

Not one that'll plug into the airport slot of a Pismo they can't...which was my 
point. Those are Airport Extreme-compatible devices.

> 
> The 4322 is immediately "AirDrop compaible", too.

Neat!

-- 
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

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