Airport more expensive than APX

[SuperCompu2]

Why is it that the Original 802.11b Airport card is more expensive than the newer 802.11g Airport Extreme? It seems as though this should be the other way around.

thanks

 

[liketom]

supply and demand

Apple does not make them any more , and demand is high

hence prices

 

[yellow]

Supply & Demand?

Low demand, lower supply, higher price.

Just look at the prices for really old RAM...

 

[xfiftyfour]

yeah, the APX cards aren't backwards compatible with machines that require the original cards. that means there's still going to be a bit of a demand for them, and since there's no supply (not "new" supply, anyways), the price is high.

 

[SuperCompu2]

thanks guys, i wanted to get an Airport card for a PowerMac I'm going to be buying in a bit. Anyone know of a cheap location for the older AP cards?

thanks

 

[RGunner]

A better idea for PowerMacs

Buy a PCI Airport Extreme card which has the Broadcom (needs to be correct) chipset.

Sonnet sells one currently that works flawlessly, and it supports 802.11G and B.

Linksys produced one for a while, as well as Buffalo, Microsoft and several other vendors.

Silly to pay $100 for 802.11b..

The Sonnet is a sure fire fix. The other brands you need to research to find the right version of the card. I currently have a Sonnet, a Buffalo PCMCIA card and a Linksys PCMCIA, all look just like an Airport Extreme card (in a MDD, a Pismo and a once was Wallstreet).

 

[SuperCompu2]

I couldnt agree more. I have a wireless USB adapter, but sadly its made by netgear (no driver support )

i know a few buddies of mine that spliced their XBOX wireless adapters and used em, and they work great.

I'll look into the sonnet card

Thanks for the help guys