Sonnett Aria Extreme Wireless Cardbus Card G54 CB
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Manufacturer: SONNET TECHNOLOGIES
Model: G54-CB
Binding: Electronics
Publisher: SONNET TECHNOLOGIES
Label: SONNET TECHNOLOGIES
Platform: Mac OS X
Network Interface: PC Card
Platform: Mac OS X
Features for Sonnett Aria Extreme Wireless Cardbus Card G54 CB :
- Wireless data transfer rates up to 54 Mbps
- Compatible with Apple AirPort Extreme and other 802.11g wireless hubs
- Backward-compatible with 802.11b devices
- Requires Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later and AirPort Extreme driver 3.1 or later
- Supports Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP
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Customer Reviews
Like my mac, it just works 
2006-07-14
I bought the Aria for my G3 Lombard Powerbook running 10.3.9. It's flawless. I have had a number of wireless cards for this machines and all were a bit buggy or flimsy. Not this Sonnett. It went in, showed up, and stays there. Also it it much more solid in construction. Great price, easy setup, and reliability. Just like my mac :)
no problems here 2006-03-22
works great with the older powerbook i put it in - kind of pricy, but i'd recommend it.
Airtunes for Titanium Powerbooks! 2006-02-12
My father owns a 500 MHz Titanium Powerbook with an internal Airport card. For his birthday, I purchased him an Airport Express so that he could stream his music to his stereo. To my dismay, it would frequently stop playing, act as if it were buffering, and then continue to play until the next maddening stop. A quick trip to Apple's Discussion page diagnosed the problem. It seems the older Airport cards do not play nice with Airtunes. The Titaniums do not accept the Airport Extreme cards, so I thought I would give his cardbus slot it's first workout. The Sonnet Aria Extreme could not have been easier to set-up. Simply shutdown the computer, insert the Aria Extreme, and restart. The card was instantly recognized, and Airtunes began streaming uninterrupted music from that point on. True plug and play.
It works so good I bought two 2005-10-19
I upgraded my Airport base station to AirPort Extreme and wanted to upgrade my Titanium notebook to take advantage of the increase speed. The Aria Extreme card was a perfect choice. No software to install, just plug and play. I actually removed the internal AirPort card so there is less confusion for both me and the computer. The reciption was better with the Arie extreme card.
My PowerBook is always on except when I close the lid to put it to sleep. Rarely do I loose connection to the base station. When it does I just re-choose the wireless LAN and it connects right up. Every once in a while I have to cycle the power on the base station to get the wireless LAN running again.
After 2 years I accidently kill the card during a family vacation by plugging it in after the notebook was on. Since the card had worked so well I purchase another one to replace it.
Plug and play 
2005-10-08
Needed to get my wife's laptop set for wireless and the Aria Extreme was the perfect solution. Inexpensive and easy to start using, even for those not terribly computer savvy, like me!
Aria Wireless card 2008-06-27
This card is better than any other card I have used. It works great for Mac and Windows and it's a low price. I've used it for a year now with no problems.
just ok 
2007-11-09
I had to hack this card in order to get it to fit inside of an mac ibook. The card that fits in the ibook costs like 100 dollars. Give me a break. Unfortunately these cards just don't seem to have much range. The card that comes with the mac is just as bad. I also have a macbook and it uses a different card and it works perfectly, no beach balls looking for servers etc..
I would only use this card if you have and old system that can't take the new technology. But if you can, make the upgrade.
Best option for old powerbook 2007-06-30
My old lombard G3 powerbook, now almost 9 years old, got a second wind with this card. All I had to do was upgrade to the latest system this machine can take (10.3.9), and it is now wirelessly networking. It took a couple of emails to customer support to find an update, but it was quick an easy.
Piece o' Cake! 2007-05-29
This card is truly amazing. I've been having horrible reception problems w/ my Airport Extreme card in my Powerbook G4 15" and finally realized that it was just the card. Because the Airport card I had in my iBook G4 14" had superior reception than the Powerbook by far. I began to wonder, "What's so 'extreme' about this wireless card?!?!?" So, I ditched it and picked up an Aria Extreme card from Amazon. When I finally got it... i simply plugged it in and my computer recognized it instantly. The wireless PC card icon appears in the toolbar on the top right next to the "internet connect" icon. I'm picking up soooo many wireless links. The reception is 4x better than the stock AirportExtreme card. What a joke...
One thing I do recommend, though, is removing your PC card from your notebook. Otherwise, a grey screen will appear asking you to reboot your computer. But I've heard of stuff like this before, kinda like if you don't eject certain icons (electronic equipment connected to your computer via USB) from your desktop, you'll get the same message.
But anyway, I know a good amount about computers and I highly recommend this wireless card for you Mac users. You won't regret it...
Just what I was looking for 2007-03-24
I bought this wireless card for my old G3 Lombard. After updating my airport software, this card hopped right onto my home network. Haven't had any problems since installing a few months ago. The ease of installation made this card worth the few extra dollars.
