Well, this isn't really specific to the new iMacs but that is what
I'm looking at so in case there are iMac specific caveats ...

The airport extreme card & the bluetooth card are both things that
I know eventually I'd want but not immediately and would rather not
spend the money right away if I don't have to. After reading up a bit,
it sounds like the bluetooth needs to be installed when I buy it but
that I can add the airport card later myself, is this correct?

Thanks

In article <wtkfd.7151$HA.801@attbi_s01>, j.ester@hehxduhmp.org wrote:

> Well, this isn't really specific to the new iMacs but that is what
> I'm looking at so in case there are iMac specific caveats ...
>
> The airport extreme card & the bluetooth card are both things that
> I know eventually I'd want but not immediately and would rather not
> spend the money right away if I don't have to. After reading up a bit,
> it sounds like the bluetooth needs to be installed when I buy it but
> that I can add the airport card later myself, is this correct?
>
> Thanks

The internal Bluetooth module requires a special 'midplane' which is not
easily (or cheaply) user-installable; however, it's possible to add an
external USB module later.

The Airport Extreme card, on the other hand, is relatively easily
installed later on. It's actually quite easy to open up the G5 iMac,
though there's not much that's user-upgradeable inside-- pretty much the
Airport card. the RAM, and the hard drive.

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On 10/26/04 12:00 AM, in article
alan-AB1594.22005625102004@shawnews.vw.shawcable.net, "Alan Zisman"
<alan@nospam.zisman.ca> wrote:

> In article <wtkfd.7151$HA.801@attbi_s01>, j.ester@hehxduhmp.org wrote:
>
>> Well, this isn't really specific to the new iMacs but that is what
>> I'm looking at so in case there are iMac specific caveats ...
>>
>> The airport extreme card & the bluetooth card are both things that
>> I know eventually I'd want but not immediately and would rather not
>> spend the money right away if I don't have to. After reading up a bit,
>> it sounds like the bluetooth needs to be installed when I buy it but
>> that I can add the airport card later myself, is this correct?
>>
>> Thanks
>
> The internal Bluetooth module requires a special 'midplane' which is not
> easily (or cheaply) user-installable; however, it's possible to add an
> external USB module later.
>
> The Airport Extreme card, on the other hand, is relatively easily
> installed later on. It's actually quite easy to open up the G5 iMac,
> though there's not much that's user-upgradeable inside-- pretty much the
> Airport card. the RAM, and the hard drive.
>
> =======================================
> remove 'nospam' from email address before sending, please!
>
> Alan's website: www.zisman.ca


Alan's advice is correct. Plenty of after-market Bluetooth modules to add
later. However, if you do a Build To Order (BTO), there IS a price break on
the module, keyboard and mouse from Apple, as opposed to buying later!

--
Brian Ehni

Unraveling the Truth about Fahrenheit 9/11 & Michael Moore

http://www.fahrenhype911.com/

j.ester@hehxduhmp.org wrote:

> Well, this isn't really specific to the new iMacs but that is what
> I'm looking at so in case there are iMac specific caveats ...
>
> The airport extreme card & the bluetooth card are both things that
> I know eventually I'd want but not immediately and would rather not
> spend the money right away if I don't have to. After reading up a bit,
> it sounds like the bluetooth needs to be installed when I buy it but
> that I can add the airport card later myself, is this correct?

What's the big deal about bluetooth? I mean no matter what you do, the
machine is going to have at least one wire leading to it (the plug,) why
not a second wire for the keyboard?

I got my iMac with the airport extreme simply because my cable modem
connection is on the other side of the house and the cost of
professionally installed wiring was about the same as buying a router
and airport card... (about $100.)

Daniel T. <postmaster@earthlink.net> wrote:
: What's the big deal about bluetooth? I mean no matter what you do, the

Because maybe I'd want to use a bluetooth peripheral someday?

If my choices were "get it now or never", I'd like to konw that, eh?

: machine is going to have at least one wire leading to it (the plug,) why
: not a second wire for the keyboard?

Who said it was necessarily for a keyboard?

Alan Zisman <alan@nospam.zisman.ca> wrote:
: The internal Bluetooth module requires a special 'midplane' which is not
: easily (or cheaply) user-installable; however, it's possible to add an
: external USB module later.
: The Airport Extreme card, on the other hand, is relatively easily
: installed later on. It's actually quite easy to open up the G5 iMac,

Thanks ... that's what i had gathered but wanted to make sure.

On 10/27/04 5:48 AM, in article
postmaster-FAC128.06482627102004@new....earthlink.net, "Daniel T."
<postmaster@earthlink.net> wrote:

> j.ester@hehxduhmp.org wrote:
>
>> Well, this isn't really specific to the new iMacs but that is what
>> I'm looking at so in case there are iMac specific caveats ...
>>
>> The airport extreme card & the bluetooth card are both things that
>> I know eventually I'd want but not immediately and would rather not
>> spend the money right away if I don't have to. After reading up a bit,
>> it sounds like the bluetooth needs to be installed when I buy it but
>> that I can add the airport card later myself, is this correct?
>
> What's the big deal about bluetooth? I mean no matter what you do, the
> machine is going to have at least one wire leading to it (the plug,) why
> not a second wire for the keyboard?
>
> I got my iMac with the airport extreme simply because my cable modem
> connection is on the other side of the house and the cost of
> professionally installed wiring was about the same as buying a router
> and airport card... (about $100.)

The "deal" is that you can ALSO use it to synch your Palm, send a job to the
printer, and do other things which also require wires nowadays.
--
Brian Ehni

Unraveling the Truth about Fahrenheit 9/11 & Michael Moore

http://www.fahrenhype911.com/