airport ready

[matchbox]

I have an iMac, about a year old. How can I tell if its Airport ready?

 

[fuzz]

your iMac should be airport ready. all that means is that there's a slot for an airport card available. you just have to open the imac and insert the card and attach the antennae ... then you're basically done!

 

[bobw]

All iMacs in the past 2 years have an Airport slot.

 

[matchbox]

your iMac should be airport ready. all that means is that there's a slot for an airport card available. you just have to open the imac and insert the card and attach the antennae ... then you're basically done!

Does this mean I need to buy both an airport card and an antenna?

 

[chevy]

No, just an Airport card.

And a base station, like an Airport station or another WiFi router.

 

[michaelsanford]

matchbox » "AirPort Ready" means that there is a slot for an airport card AND antennae built into your computer's case (which is the important part).

If you look at the clamshell iBooks you can even see the airport antennae on the size of the screen, on the cube they're little ceramic-looking circles on the corners, really cool I think...wish I could afford a base station