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#26 2006-03-14 2:15 pm
Re: Intel Mac Mini
oh for the love of god... the old macs used a mini pci card with a broadcom chipset. the intel macs are using a module with an intel chipset.
durr its got wireless we all know that, the new intel macs have 802.11a/b/g where the old macs with cards only have 802.11b/g
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#27 2006-03-14 6:38 pm
Re: Intel Mac Mini
NoExit wrote:
oh for the love of god... the old macs used a mini pci card with a broadcom chipset. the intel macs are using a module with an intel chipset.
durr its got wireless we all know that, the new intel macs have 802.11a/b/g where the old macs with cards only have 802.11b/g
Not necessarily. The Intel 2200 is b/g only. The 2915 is a/b/g. Also, while an Intel CPU, chipset and wireless adapter must be used in order to qualify as a Centrino solution, they aren't the only option. It is quite possible that Apple is continuing to use the same Broadcom chipset with new drivers. Thenew Mactels may not support 802.11a.
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#28 2006-03-15 2:12 am
Re: Intel Mac Mini
the mac book pros have 802.11/a/b/g and i would guess all the intel macs use the same chipset
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#29 2006-03-15 5:23 am
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Re: Intel Mac Mini
In either case.....why would i only be getting 400k/sec off of a 8Mbps connection? This is using an 802.11g Linksys Router with Signal boosting antennas and getting 1-3 bars of signal.....
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#30 2006-03-15 10:09 am
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Re: Intel Mac Mini
TheSpartan wrote:
In either case.....why would i only be getting 400k/sec off of a 8Mbps connection? This is using an 802.11g Linksys Router with Signal boosting antennas and getting 1-3 bars of signal.....
(Emphasis mine.)
Well, actually, that's 40% of your maximum bandwidth, which is pretty damn good in real life.
Especially when you're not getting a 100% signal. There has to be at least some data integrity checking, and that consumes bandwidth.
Now, the weak signal could be caused by any number of things, including such inanities as RF interference from the mini itself. Maybe the mini's antenna isn't up to snuff - you realize it's a two-way connection, right?
Have you tried downloading the same file from the same server on another computer on the network? How'd that work out?
Frankly, if I was getting anything north of half your download speed, I'd quit measuring my internet penis and be happy.
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#31 2006-03-15 11:51 am
Re: Intel Mac Mini
Do you have anything metal, or water pipes, or anything else in between your router and your mini? That would really degrade your signal.
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