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May 31, 2006

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MacBook can see for miles and miles

Posted May. 31, ’06, 1:18 PM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Hardware

Wi-Fi networksBack in the day, the white iBook was the undisputed champion of AirPort reception, especially when compared to the pitiful performance of the first generations of the PowerBook G4. But now, there’s a new kid on the block, and he’s pounding the iBook into the dust. His name?

MacBook.

Sure, part of it can be chalked up to the fact that the pre-AirPort Extreme iBook didn’t support 802.11g only networks, or, for that matter, the far less common 802.11a networks. If you look at the picture above, you’ll get a rough idea of how many networks my old iBook picked up in a pretty dense area.

But if you want to see how many my new MacBook picks up, give that picture a click—I think you’ll be impressed. I know I was.


3 Comments

prodakn said:

nice, you're in the KW range too

May 31, 2006 5:27 PM
Amorn said:

Personally I would hide my AirPort ID...

May 31, 2006 8:32 PM
Liam Parkinson said:

People around here in the UK have the sense to hide there wireless from the public........

June 1, 2006 3:43 PM

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