Resolved Airport Exteme Card for Power Mac G5 Late 2005...which one?

[weckart]

Does it give any advantage over getting a cheap Airport Express and connecting it with Ethernet though?

Yes.

The AirPort card has built in Bluetooth, which is supported by OF. This means you can use a Magic keyboard to wake the G5 from sleep or to dig into OF/Boot selector screen if you need to. If you aren't bothered by wireless keyboards and mice then not so much.

 

[Macbookprodude]

I can also recommend to OP usb wireless as well.

 

[Alb_rn]

Yes.

The AirPort card has built in Bluetooth, which is supported by OF. This means you can use a Magic keyboard to wake the G5 from sleep or to dig into OF/Boot selector screen if you need to. If you aren't bothered by wireless keyboards and mice then not so much.

Also to get any real speed advantages from airport express you would need a wifi n model, i would think it's probably more convenient to use usb wifi than anything.

 

[eyoungren]

I can also recommend to OP usb wireless as well.

Possibly you mean @barracuda156 when you say OP?

I point this out because the OP of this thread is @tevion5 and this thread was started 8 years ago. barracuda156 resurrected it.

 

[Alb_rn]

Just to be sure, anyone knows what are the best wifi and bluetooth protocols supported under tiger/leopard? Also, is really not possible to find an internal wifi+bt card for the pcie g5?

 

[Macbookprodude]

Possibly you mean @barracuda156 when you say OP?

I point this out because the OP of this thread is @tevion5 and this thread was started 8 years ago. barracuda156 resurrected it.

My apologies, yes, that is the one Barracuda156.