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Apple has made fast even faster. The AirPort Extreme Base Station, in its first incarnation, achieved unprecedented speeds for Wi-Fi network transfers, topping 90Mbps of actual throughput in ideal circumstances. Even in less-than-perfect conditions, t...
Apple has taken a seemingly minor upgrade of the AirPort Extreme Base Station and made it into a major improvement. Owners of the first model of the 802.11n Base Station who need speed may be slightly chagrined at how far Apple has boosted performance...
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Apple’s new wireless router promises roughly 2.5x the throughput and twice the range of the previous model. Keen-eyed readers will note that this is half the 5x increase promised on the American Apple website – that’s because the UK mode...
Significantly faster for file transfers, 5GHz frequency reduces interference, simple to set up, easy to share a printer, use as a network drive...
Lack of dual-channel support on 5GHz frequency in UK, still in draft status, no real competitor yet to compare it with Min specs: Mac OS X 10.4.8, Ethernet and AirPort connection, Core 2 Duo-based Mac for 802.11 n functionality (excluding 1.83GHz iMac)...
Even though it’s not Apple’s fault, we can’t help but miss wide-channel operation. And with the lack of any rival 802.11n draft 2 router on the market with 2-4GHz wide-channel operation, we can’t make direct comparisons. Faster rou...
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itreviews.com Updated: 2011-07-30 08:56:56
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a predictably unusual wireless router: The Apple AirPort Extreme is just about as different from your typical wireless router as it is possible to imagine. On the visual side of things there arent any external aerials to sully the clean lines...
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It wont come as a shock to learn that Apple takes an individual approach with its AirPort Extreme Base Station. The least surprising aspect is the shiny white styling that looks very similar to the Apple TV unit, while the external power adapter looks...
Ease of use, Looks...
No Ethernet cable, Only one USB port...
It wont come as a shock to learn that Apple takes an individual approach with its AirPort Extreme Base Station. The least surprising aspect is the shiny white styling that looks very similar to the Apple TV unit, while the external power adapter looks...
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expertreviews.co.uk Updated: 2011-07-30 08:57:18
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Theres no doubting Apples style, so its no surprise that its AirPort Extreme looks good. The Mac mini-sized box looks gorgeous and wouldnt look out of place on a desk. Compared to the usual ugly boxes with protruding aerials that were used to s...
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webuser.co.uk Updated: 2011-07-30 08:57:39
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Web User has a look at Apples take on wireless networking, which uses the draft 802.11n Wi-Fi standard to link your PCs or Macs to the internet and one another... more...
This is an attractive and functional piece of equipment, but British broadband users are likely to be tripped up by its lack of internal modem and requirement for connection to the internet via Ethernet, which isnt the most common configuration and ma...
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Apple updates its base station, but does it connect?...
Small design, USB drive and printer support, faster and great range than previous model...
Like all Apple products you do have to pay for the simplicity, still not UPnP compliant...
If youre a die-hard networking fan then this isnt for you, but if youre looking for a simple, but highly effective wireless offering then this is great...
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Having pioneered wireless networking, its no surprise that Apple is one of the first to embrace the new 802.11n flavour. By delivering five times the speed of previous Wi-Fi tech (up to 200MBps), and doubling the range (to a theoretical 50m), 802.11...
Looks good, easy to use, supports PCs, dont need to know a hexidecimal password, which is nice...
Relatively expensive. Experienced some drop-offs...
The geeky glory of a video-streaming 802.11n Wi-Fi base station, wrapped up with Apple’s legendary style and ease of use...
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