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Upgrade your Mac to 802.11ac
BearExtender Turbo is the easiest way to add the latest 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology to your Mac. BearExtender Turbo features a maximum throughput speed of 867 Mbps on the 5 Ghz 802.11ac band. That is up to 3 times faster than 802.11n equipped Macs!
High Speed, up to 867 Mbps
Use BearExtender Turbo to reduce wireless backup times or quickly transfer large files within your network, such as streaming a movie from a wireless hard drive to your Mac. BearExtender Turbo's maximum speed of 867 Mbps is up to two to three times faster than built-in 802.11g and 802.11n AirPort cards.
Made for Mac
BearExtender was originally designed to help students with Apple computers at the University of California, Berkeley, connect to the campus wide Wi-Fi network called "AirBears". BearExtender Turbo is Made for Mac. It is compatible with Mac notebook and desktop computers running Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and the latest OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
Note: 802.1X (WPA-Enterprise) security not currently supported.
Plugs into USB
BearExtender Turbo features USB 3.0 SuperSpeed connectivity. It can also be plugged into a USB 2.0 port. It is not compatible with USB 1.0 or USB 1.1. BearExtender Turbo is a great way to add the latest 802.11ac Wi-Fi to any Mac, even if the internal AirPort card is broken or not installed.
Ready for Anything
BearExtender Turbo works with all Wi-Fi standards including 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n and 802.11ac. This means you can use BearExtender Turbo with any Wi-Fi network. For maximum speeds, BearExtender Turbo must connect to an 802.11ac enabled network or 802.11ac enabled router such as the 2013 AirPort Extreme or 2013 Time Capsule.
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Update 7/21/2014: Just in case you're interested, this product works perfectly as well with a Bootcamp Windows 8.1 partition! I wrote the company and received immediate response with a driver to try using Windows 7. However, I'd decided to go straight up to Windows 8.1 and without even loading their driver, Windows 8.1 recognizes, loads drivers and uses this device (showing the full 867 speed).Again, very happy not only with the product, but the customer service is excellent as well.I'd tried another, lower cost AC USB adapter and I could not get it to lock onto the higher channel (kept reverting to the slower ones). I know there's some work-arounds (i.e. creating a separate network for 2.4 and 5) - but when I upgraded to Mavericks, it no longer worked - and the company offered no support.So, I invested in this and without any changes to the router (AP Extreme), it grabbed both channels and is reporting 867. Setup was a no-brainer (install software, restart,... |
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