802.11n Wifi Card in New iMacs?
MacRumors user, Peace, discovered that the wireless card in the new Core 2 Duo 20" iMac is identified as a Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter under the latest version of Vista.
The Broadcom 802.11n adapter provides a draft version of the 802.11n wireless specification which is not yet finalized. The new protocol promises significantly faster transfer speeds than existing 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networks.
Adopting draft protocols may cause interoperability issues when the protocol is finally ratified -- which may not be until 2008.. This doesn't appear to be stopping manufacturers, including Intel, from adopting the draft protocols.
Meanwhile, there has been speculation that Apple's iTV device will also incorporate the 802.11n protocol. Steve Jobs described the wireless technology only as "802.11" -- without specifying the exact protocol.
The new card capabilities were discovered when booting the latest version of Vista. The 802.11n capabilities of the device do not appear to be recognized under Mac OS X at this time.
The Broadcom 802.11n adapter provides a draft version of the 802.11n wireless specification which is not yet finalized. The new protocol promises significantly faster transfer speeds than existing 802.11b and 802.11g wireless networks.
The real data throughput is estimated to reach a theoretical 540 Mbit/s (which may require an even higher raw data rate at the physical layer), and should be up to 50 times faster than 802.11b, and well over 10 times faster than 802.11a or 802.11g.
Adopting draft protocols may cause interoperability issues when the protocol is finally ratified -- which may not be until 2008.. This doesn't appear to be stopping manufacturers, including Intel, from adopting the draft protocols.
Meanwhile, there has been speculation that Apple's iTV device will also incorporate the 802.11n protocol. Steve Jobs described the wireless technology only as "802.11" -- without specifying the exact protocol.
The new card capabilities were discovered when booting the latest version of Vista. The 802.11n capabilities of the device do not appear to be recognized under Mac OS X at this time.
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70 months ago
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.
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.
70 months ago
Hot damn. Wonder if anyone can get their hands on some pre-N hardware to test it with.
70 months ago
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.
70 months ago
Forgive my ignorance... what tells us that this is a screenshot from a Mac? (Hoaxing aside--obviously that would be simple.)
70 months ago
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?
70 months ago
Well with Airport Base Stations being delayed by weeks if not months this makes alot of sense.
70 months ago
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?
70 months ago
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 :D
70 months ago
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.
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