The new Apple Airport Extreme Base Station (AEBS) got me all excited when it was first announced. Imagine 802.11n wireless connectivity, all wrapped up in Apple goodness. When I received the unit at my office, there was one big low that I had overlooked, but this was over-shadowed by what seemed to be an awesome product. Read on to find out if this new piece of kit will remain in my set-up… First up is the product design (and packaging). Apple manage to make what... Read more
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 in just a few months. But the company has now set a high bar that it can improve on little with the current 802.11n and Ethernet standards underlying the Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station's networks. Read more
The Airport Extreme boasts impressive wireless range and fast data transfer speeds. We also loved the USB port that lets you share printers and drives among computers on your network. It lacks Gigabit Ethernet ports, though, and the set-up utility could be improved Read more
Verdict 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 isn't the most common configuration and may require investment in more equipment. The software is great though, making configuring the device reasonably straightforward, and the sharing of printers and disk drives even simpler. You'll need to make sure your... Read more
Our only complaint is that it would have been nice to have included a DSL modem in the unit, to save this beautifully crafted device sitting on a ugly grey box that is our modem. Apple has gone as far as including a 56K modem but not one that supports DSL. Aside from that, it looks good, works efficiently and effectively. The ability to expand the network easily means this system can grow with you and the wireless printing functionality has transformed the way we use our... Read more
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