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March 6, 2006,
Wichita, Kansas --- The PowerBook Connect is the easiest way to get increased wireless performance without disassembling your PowerBook. It sets up simply using a web browser. Once setup, no extra steps or hardware are required. PowerBook Connect is only $199.95 USD, and while supplies last customers will get their choice of a PowerBook Handle for their 12, 15 or 17 inch AL PowerBook.
PowerBook Connect allows AirPort and AirPort Extreme-enabled PowerBooks and desktops increased wireless range without opening up the computer or attaching to the internal AirPort cards. PowerBook Connect preserves your AppleCare contract. It requires power but can get that power either from USB, AC adapter or using an internal battery model ($229.95 USD). It does not have to attach to the PowerBook either. It can simply sit on the desk, next to the computer. No cables or other cumbersome connections.
PowerBook Connect is between the internal AirPort card and the access point (commonly an AirPort Base Station). It ampllifies the wireless signals going in and out of the computer. You connect to different networks just like you always do - no extravigant procedures to memorize.
What are the differences between and Apple AirPort Express and the PowerBook Connect? Although they do some of the same things, they work differently. AirPort Express cannot perform this well due in part to the smaller buffer inside the AirPort Express which slows performance. It can only be powered from AC power - limiting mobility and changing networks requires a lot of extra work. PowerBook Connect eliminates all of these limitations. Also, with the PowerBook Connect you can attach external antennas, unlike the AirPort Express where you don’t have to have access to the RF port connector. The PowerBook Connect generates 4-5 times more RF output and has a more sensitive receiver than the AirPort Express. The PowerBook Connect works on all 802.11b/g systems, Mac or Windows.
So how can you get five times the normal range with that tiny little antenna? That little antenna has 200 milliwatts of RF power – the rating that wireless products are measured by. Your PowerBook has about 30 milliwatts of RF power packed into that sleek PowerBook case. Not very impressive. Going from 30 to 200 milliwatts is what gives you that extra range and speed. Impress those nerds in the airport the next time you fly when you whip out your little PowerBook Connect and start really hammering the wireless network in the terminal building. You’ll give those Windows guys wireless networking envy.
Want more options? How about using the PowerBook Connect with your Apple PowerBook Pismo, Wallstreet, titanium, aluminum 12, 15 and 17-inch models and even the brand new MacBook Pro Intel laptops. You can even use it with the new dual-core iMacs too. Not only can you connect to most PowerBooks, but you can also choose any access point for your wireless connection.
You also can use any popular wireless network hardware include access points from LinkSys, Belkin, dLink and of course, Apple AirPort and AirPort Extreme Base Stations. That means just about any 802.11b or 802.11g networks and your Mac OS X or later operating system. You can even move your PowerBook Connect from your PowerBook to any other WiFi ready computer – Mac or Windows.
QuickerTek’s new PowerBook Connect combines a more powerful 2dBi antenna than came in your stock PowerBook, with a new design that does not require installation inside the PowerBook. You don’t have to open the computer and work with the innards. And let’s say that down the road you want even more power, you can add one of QuickerTek’s antennas for even greater wireless performance!
Like most QuickerTek products, it's backed with a one-year warranty on parts and labor. Additional product information is found at <http://www.quickertek.com/PBConnect.php> as well in the online company newsletter
QuickerTek has been a recognized leading innovator
of antennas and RF products for Apple Power Macintosh, iMac,
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and from authorized dealers at
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QuickerTek, Inc.
7777 E. Osie Street, Suite 304a
Wichita, Kansas 67207 USA
1-316-691-1585 phone
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