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Improve Your Mac mini's AirPort Performance

by , 12:15 AM EST, March 31st, 2005

QuickerTek has brought its 5.5dBi wireless antenna boosting option to the Mac mini, which improves the systems AirPort reception. QuickerTek says its omnidirectional solution allows the Mac mini to reach access points up to three times further away.

A three-foot coax cable comes with the antenna for easy mounting. The new design does not alter the case in any way and is styled to match the Mac mini case.

The Mac mini antenna is available now for $80.

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Close Name:Mom Posts: 8 Joined: 11 Mar 2005
Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:46 am Subject: Tip For Usage

How fashionable! Mac fans can put this on top of their head and pretend that they are their own base station for their favorite headless SPAM container/powerhouse computer.

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Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:22 am Subject: what about transmission?

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Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:50 am Subject: Are they kidding?

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Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:37 am Subject: Hi Mom!

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Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:56 pm Subject: i have an important question

Close Name:gslusher Posts: 2043 Joined: 13 Nov 2002
Fri Apr 01, 2005 8:13 pm Subject: Works both ways

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i was going to get a mac mini as a jukebox. and would like to use it in software base station mode as well as broadcasting to an Airport Express (streaming music) ... presumably the antenna increases transmission distance as well as reception distance? ... right?

Of course. A wireless network is two-way: all stations transmit and receive.

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