Today Apple updated their Airport Express mobile base station to support 802.11n.
The new base station from Apple will be the smallest station that supports 802.11n and it weighs only 6.7 ounces. The Airport Express Mobile base station plugs directly into a wall socket, to give you a wireless connection where ever you need it.
“Apple is leading the way with a broad range of innovative 802.11n base stations for almost any wireless networking need,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “From the small and portable AirPort Express, to AirPort Extreme for workgroups of up to 50 users and the new Time Capsule for automated backups, Apple customers now have more great ways to extend their wireless networks with 802.11n.”
The Airport Express Mobile base station supports up to 10 users simultaneously. Users can share a printer wirelessly that is connected to the USB port. Apple offers an AirPort Utility that provides easy step-by-step instructions for setting up and configuring AirPort Express. AirPort Express also has support for Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2), 128-bit WEP encryption and a built-in firewall. Apple now includes 802.11n as standard in its entire line of AirPort base stations and Mac notebooks.
The new base stations are available from store.apple.com and at Apple stores. The unit will retail for $99 USD.
Comments: (15)
on Mon, Mar 17th, 2008 at 12:47 PM
I thought the airport thing from Apple already had wireless n
on Mon, Mar 17th, 2008 at 12:50 PM
There are two airport routers.
The AirPort Extreme
The AirPort Express
The express version did not have wireless N until now.
on Mon, Mar 17th, 2008 at 02:38 PM
I need to update my home network to this standard
on Mon, Mar 17th, 2008 at 02:41 PM
I wouldn’t bother MacGuy, I honestly don’t see the benefit of wireless N unless you have
A: Dead Zones in your home
B: Every single desktop and notebook on a wireless network
C: stream high def and even if you stream high def you’d need a system that will do dual band.
Definetly do not get wireless N if you have knobs for light switches, as for some reason those knobs cause too much interfearence.
on Mon, Mar 17th, 2008 at 02:52 PM
I do stream some video but mostly I want the increased speed for wireless Time Machine backups
on Mon, Mar 17th, 2008 at 03:48 PM
I’ve had an Airport Extreme with wireless n for some time now. Nice to see the Airport Express get bumped up a notch. I *really* noticed the difference in regards to the “n” with my Apple TV.
on Mon, Mar 17th, 2008 at 04:23 PM
you do notice a speed increase but its not realy as great as they make it seem for streaming HD content unless you have a dual band router.
on Mon, Mar 17th, 2008 at 05:46 PM
Well an increase is . . . an increase. Being laid up because of my broken ankle I’ve been streaming movies I ripped from DVD on the external network drive to my MBP downstairs. Even over “G” they stream well. Of course they were ripped at apprx 500x300 for playback on my iPhone so I’m not streaming at full res.
on Mon, Mar 17th, 2008 at 05:49 PM
well if you have a good stream with G then yeah it may be worth it.
I live in an apartment 1000 square feet, but because of interfearence from my neighbors, and my freaken knob light switches, when I tested a wireless g router from D-Link streaming HD quality was kind of funky, but then I tried the buffalo dual band one and it worked.
fucken neighbors and their 2.4 and 5.8 ghz cordless phones
on Mon, Mar 17th, 2008 at 05:53 PM
My house is a little over 6,000 sq ft but it’s situated on a 3 acre lot so I don’t have any issues with interference from neighbors.
on Mon, Mar 17th, 2008 at 07:18 PM
I’d have to disagree, Mikey. I noticed a *huge* difference in terms of streaming video.
on Thu, Apr 24th, 2008 at 05:03 PM
compared to my linksys, the Extreme with ‘n’ is running 1/3 faster. i used the speed tests at http://www.speakeasy.net/ on the linksys before i unplugged it, then after installing the Extreme. it also does not drop signal; i had to reset the linksys at least once a week.
of course, your computer must be capable of running at 801.22n. i’m using a MacBook Pro, on crime-warner Road Runner. i now print to my Canon inkjet remotely, as well as performing remote backups and file retrieval to/from my LaCie external (via a USB hub).
i gave the linksys to a friend. piece o’ poop compared to the Extreme. it deserves a capital E.
Honeywell Home Security on Fri, May 23rd, 2008 at 02:50 PM
Well done
on Fri, May 23rd, 2008 at 03:36 PM
Well done, great read
Mobile India on Wed, Jun 11th, 2008 at 10:01 AM
Apple every time comes up with innovation and this kind of Mobile India base station is really excellent effort.
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