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From: Tony Espy <espy@canonical.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:57:41 -0400
Subject: [ath9k-devel] Desktop wireless card with atheros 802.11n
 at	5GHz frequency???
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Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 01:22:06PM -0700, Tony Espy wrote:
>> Richard Scherping wrote:
>>> B Gates schrieb:
>>>> Does anyone make a desktop wireless card, either PCI
>>>> or PCI express, using the atheros 802.11n chipset and
>>>> the 5Ghz frequency band?
>>> There seems to be no PCI / PCI Express card available (yet?), but you might be able to use something like http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.9307 ("Mini PCI to PCI Adapter") and a Mini PCI card with Atheros abgn chipset like http://www.ubnt.com/products/sr71a.php
>>> Unfortunately these cards are very expensive (cf. e.g. http://www.netgate.com/product_info.php?products_id=587 ) and you have to find a way to get a second and third antenna attached.
>> The wi-fi card in the Macbook Pro/Santa Rosa is Atheros-based (AR5418)
>> and supports 802.11n.
> 
> Is this the shiny new MacBook Pro?

I wish!  The Santa Rosa is the 3rd gen Intel-based Macbook Pro.

Ciao,
/tony