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Originally Posted by BenRichards
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You dont have an airport extreme in your imac, you have an airport card.
An airport extreme is a wireless router
an airport card is a wireless card
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Ah unfortunately the "devil's-in-the-detail"!
A very misleading,ambiguous and in some cases totally incorrect generalisation as Apple has been including Airport Extreme in (most) Core2Duo Intel models since 2006.
In context then it depends on the iMac hardware version: eg >
AE models
Rough "rule-of-thumb" iMac Intel 2006 onwards (generally) Airport Extreme compatable.
AirPort and AirPort Extreme cards are not physically compatible: AirPort Extreme cards cannot be installed in older Macs, and AirPort cards cannot be installed in newer Macs. The original AirPort card was discontinued in June 2004.
Perhaps someone just forgot to remind Apple not to include an Airport Express card in my original 2005 Macbook, as opposed to my USB printer attached to my Airport Express base station,bridged to my Airport Extreme Time Capsule serving both my MAcbook Pro via it's inbuilt Airport Extreme and wifes iMac with it's ….Airport Extreme card?