New Airport Extreme Update

-BigMac- · Sep 17, 2012

Hi Guys.

Was looking over the Airport extreme, it only has a USB2 connection.
I'm looking to share my USB3 external over LAN.

Surely with the USB3 on the new macbook pro, Apple will issue the next update to the Airport Express with a USB3 connector right?

What do you guys think?

For the mean time can someone recommend me a Modem/adapter which has USB3 connection for sharing over LAN?

Thanks a lot

FrancoisC · Sep 17, 2012

Damn, I thought there was a software/hardware update

flopticalcube · Sep 17, 2012

USB3 would need a major upgrade in the CPU of the AEBS. Never say never but the Time Capsule is Apple's version of NAS so I say it won't happen soon.

mmomega · Sep 17, 2012

Couldn't they toss in an old A5, A5x or A6 since they are currently using them, drop an 802.11AC Broadcom chip, USB3 chip, ethernet chip and rock out.

and add me 1 more ethernet port

btbrossard · Sep 17, 2012

mmomega said:
and add me 1 more ethernet port

The 3 LAN ports on the current hardware is kind of a joke.

mmomega · Sep 17, 2012

btbrossard said:
The 3 LAN ports on the current hardware is kind of a joke.

I can see maybe where they are coming from where most people won't need that many but most other routers have had 5 total ports for years and I only need 1 more....

oh well, soon as I close on the new house I'll have it wired for CAT6 and install a gigabit switch and be done with it.

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