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The iMac Connect is the fastest and easiest route to increased wireless performance, all with no wires and no disassembly. If you can use a web broswer, setup is a breeze. For $199.95 all AirPort-equipped iMacs can be boosted to five times the standard wireless range.
Now iMac users can easily connect AirPort and AirPort Extreme networks without taking the iMac apart and messing around with cables, wires and other confusing nasty bits. AppleCare remains intact. iMac Connect gets power from either USB or AC adapter. For those who demand complete mobility there a model with an internal battery ($229.95 USD). Rather than attach to the iMac, it simply rests on the desk.
Between the internal AirPort card and the access point (commonly an AirPort Base Station), iMac Connect ampllifies wireless signals going in and out of the iMac. You connect to different networks just like using a standard iMac.
How does Apple AirPort Express compare to the iMac Connect? Although they both perform some of the same functions, they are different. AirPort Express cannot perform as well, due in part to the smaller buffer inside the AirPort Express slowing performance. AE can only be powered from AC adapter - limiting mobility. Changing networks requires a lot of extra work. iMac Connect eliminates each of these standard limitations. iMac Connect accepts external antennas, unlike the AirPort Express where you don't have to have access to the RF port connector. iMac Connect generates four to five times more RF output and has a more sensitive receiver than the AirPort Express. iMac Connect works on all 802.11b/g systems, Mac or Windows.
Five times the standard iMac wireless range is made possible with a 200 milliwatt antenna. This measure refers to RF power - the rating for wireless products. A stock iMac has about 30 milliwatts of RF power. Improving the RF rating from 30 to 200 milliwatts is what gives you that extra wireless range and speed.
You also can use any popular wireless network hardware include access points from LinkSys, Belkin, dLink and of course, Apple AirPort and AirPort Extreme Base Stations. That means just about any 802.11b or 802.11g networks and your Mac OS X or later operating system. You can even move your iMac Connect from your iMac to any other WiFi-ready computer - Mac or Windows.
QuickerTek's iMac Connect combines a more powerful 2dBi antenna with a design that does not require opening the iMac. Later, if you want even more power, you can add one of QuickerTek's powerful antennas.
Like most QuickerTek products, it's backed with a one-year warranty on parts and labor. Additional product information is found at:
http://www.quickertek.com/PBConnect.php
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http://www.quickertek.com/vendors.php
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