New Apple Airport Extreme 802.11n

[equk]

Apple on Tuesday quietly introduced a new AirPort Extreme Base Station that supports 802.11n, a faster networking standard that works up to five times faster and up to twice the range as its predecessor. The new base station ships in February for $179.

The new AirPort Extreme Base Station marks a radical design departure from its predecessors. While the older base stations had a squat, teardrop-shaped design, the new model features a beveled, square shape similar to the new Apple TV. It measures 6.5 inches square and 1.3 inches tall.

Airport Extreme Product Page

 

[FragTek]

God why does Apple make the hottest and best looking stuff. I want one!

 

[equk]

yer

It looks so cool and as it's 802.11n the range is a lot better aswell.

I would buy one, but I rarely use wireless and already have a wireless linux firewall

 

[FarFarAway]

I won't, it's not that great a product in all honesty and seems more than a little waste of money, especially seeing as I have Sky+

 

[nathan]

has the n standard even been ratified?

 

[FragTek]

has the n standard even been ratified?

From Apples site:

The AirPort Extreme Base Station features 802.11n*, the next-generation high-speed wireless technology included with most shipping Mac computers and some newer PCs with compatible cards.

* The AirPort Extreme Base Station is based on an IEEE 802.11n draft specification and is compatible with IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, and IEEE 802.11g. The following countries do not allow wide-channel operation: Austria, Estonia, Germany, Japan, Latvia, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom.

 

[nathan]

ah, i'm just too lazy to do that!

 

[equk]

I won't, it's not that great a product in all honesty and seems more than a little waste of money, especially seeing as I have Sky+

Is Sky+ a wireless access point?

Or are you talking about the appleTV system?

 

[FarFarAway]

But I don't see the point in a wireless access point to buy stuff off of iTunes with

I'd far rather spend £300 and have a 360

 

[equk]

But I don't see the point in a wireless access point to buy stuff off of iTunes with

I'd far rather spend £300 and have a 360

AirPort Extreme Base Station

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£119.00

£300? iTunes? :freak:

 

[FarFarAway]

I was chattig about Apple TV.

I'm sorry but Apple should stick to what they're good at...iPods and Macs and perhaps gadgets like the iPhone

If I want a wireless bridge or router I'll get a solution from a company who are good at networking like Draytek or Cisco or someone

 

[equk]

haha!!

I was chattig about Apple TV.

I'm sorry but Apple should stick to what they're good at...iPods and Macs and perhaps gadgets like the iPhone

If I want a wireless bridge or router I'll get a solution from a company who are good at networking like Draytek or Cisco or someone

Haha

But it looks so pretteh

altho cisco ftw that's what I have (sort of)

calm down, it's only a commercial

 

[FarFarAway]

lol ye tis pretty, but mefinks it won't be up to my high standards