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January 30, 2007

updates

802.11n enabler now available, for real (and $2)

Posted Jan. 30, ’07, 8:03 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Software » Updates

80211nenabler.jpgCore 2 Duo Mac owners, the moment of truth is here: Apple has officially released the 802.11n Enabler. It’s on sale at the Apple Store for $1.99 (plus tax? Blast you, government!).

It works thusly: pay up your $1.99 (or $2.49 Canadian, or £1.25, or €1.95), and Apple will send you a URL at which you can download the enabler. We’re guessing you can’t just distribute that URL willy-nilly, though we have to wonder if the patch itself is protected, or whether perhaps it will find its way into the darker corners of the Internet, where it will dwell alone in the darkness: twisted and evil.

One piece of good news: the $2 fee covers every computer you own. So if you’ve got a Core 2 Duo MacBook and a Core 2 Duo iMac, go wild. Heck, go install it on your IIfx if you like; we won’t tell!


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