Leopard adds 802.11n Wi-Fi to Macs
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Dec 4, 2007 at 4:10am
Apple has revealed that Mac OS X 10.5 (“Leopard”) automatically adds 802.11n wireless networking to compatible Macs, reports Macworld UK. Previously support for the latest high-speed standard could only be enabled via a software update.
The latest 802.11n Wi-Fi standard employs MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) technology that uses multiple antennae to allow for increased data throughput. It has a greater range than 802.11g—around 50m as opposed to 30m and a higher speed—between 100Mbps and 200Mbps compared to 54Mbps, notes MacUser UK. The newest AirPort Extreme Base Station supports 802.11n.
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Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 10,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
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