suggestion for a good OSx86 wireless device

[3Dman]

Hey,

You can see the wiki HCL to see what devices that work and doesn't:

http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

and the tutorial forum :

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showforum=45

You'll see a How-To guides to make your hardware work and the supported hardware.

[scztt]

I'm mostly finished with setting up Kalyway 10.5.2 on my machine, but I've realized that I'm going to have to just buy a wireless card to get this to work. Any quick suggestions for devices that are confirmed working (well), and preferably have huge range? USB preferred, as I've got a low-profile comp with minimal space left!

 

 

Thanks in advance.

[Guest BuildSmart]

I'm mostly finished with setting up Kalyway 10.5.2 on my machine, but I've realized that I'm going to have to just buy a wireless card to get this to work. Any quick suggestions for devices that are confirmed working (well), and preferably have huge range? USB preferred, as I've got a low-profile comp with minimal space left!

Thanks in advance.

I have a lot of the low profile brackets that allow the installation of the LinkSYS WMP300N and Bufallo Technology WLI-PCI-G300N and just about every wireless card I've been able to get my hands on in low profile cases, find a picture of the card you'd like to get and I'll tell you if it fits.

 

These also fit those EDUP cards you see on fleabay which are nothing more than PCI to miniPCI adapters with a cover on them.

 

They'll fit cards with 1, 2 or 3 antennas.

 

I may still have a couple that fit the really low profile cards like the Dynex cards but I'd have to look.

 

Cost is $15.00 + shipping.

[Guest BuildSmart]

I have recently negotiated with Broadcom and Atheros to get desktop PCI-Express X1 802.11a/b/g/n wireless cards that will be 100% apple airport compatible (use existing apple drivers without modifications and recognized properly).

 

I received two development cards a couple of weeks back from Atheros, fully tested the cards and submitted my approval for the card, now I just need to submit a request for a production run however the price is affected by the quantity ordered.

 

One version of the card is a stealth card that uses internal laptop antennas so no external wifi hardware would be visible but I doubt I will have this card produced since it was more of a novelty concept to show me what they could do for me.

 

For 100 cards my cost per card is $120.00 FOB, $67.00 based on 1,000 FOB and $22.00 based on 10,000 FOB and these prices don't include any kind of markup or retail packaging (FOB = Freight On Boat).

 

$22.00 sounds like a really nice price but having to put up the entire money in advance and then store the product when it arrives until they are sold is no easy task.

 

A production run and delivery of 1000 would take about 21 days and I would probably need to do some kind of pre-sale deposit with at least a minimum order of 300 before I would even consider putting that kind of money up in advance and I'd have to figure out what the actual retail price will be (guaranteed to be less than $100.00).

 

I am expecting to receive the Broadcom development cards within the next 5 days and the price will be comparable (maybe a couple of dollars less), quantity will always be cheaper and that is what everyone would like however I can't afford to pay for 10,000 cards and sell them off one at a time until they are sold unless someone orders and pays for 5,000 cards, then the retail price would be around $40.00 after I figure out retail packaging for the product.

 

Here's a shot of the Atheros cards I've already received showing the connection and rate