AEBS non gigabit

ault45 · Mar 28, 2008, 03:24 PM

I just picked up a AEBS off ebay for $75. In my haste, I didnt look as closely as I usually do to the auction. When I won for that low of a price, I figured something was up. Turns out it is the older non gigabit N base station. My question is, is this a big deal for me? What is the difference? I want to network a usb printer, and a external hard drive. Other than that, all computers will be wireless. Thanks for your help.

flopticalcube · Mar 28, 2008, 03:25 PM

No diff to you. That's a bargain, IMO.

ault45 · Mar 28, 2008, 03:28 PM

Sweet. I had a little case of buyers remorse, but after I looked into it, the gigabit only affects computers hard wired. Is that right?

flopticalcube · Mar 28, 2008, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ault45

Sweet. I had a little case of buyers remorse, but after I looked into it, the gigabit only affects computers hard wired. Is that right?

Yes. Although some testes have shown that it affects the throughput of the wireless as well, its marginal. Its a great router with excellent range.

ault45 · Mar 28, 2008, 03:33 PM

Cool. Thats all I needed. Thanks.

hotsauce · Mar 28, 2008, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by flopticalcube

Yes. Although some testes have shown

hahahaha, I'm sorry. I thought that was pretty funny.

flopticalcube · Mar 28, 2008, 05:58 PM

Clever balls!

spacecadet610 · Mar 28, 2008, 07:33 PM

yeah that's a great deal!

macleod199 · Mar 30, 2008, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by flopticalcube

Yes. Although some testes have shown that it affects the throughput of the wireless as well, its marginal. Its a great router with excellent range.

Yeah, exactly. The 'backplane' in the router seems to be limited to 100 Mbps, so you can never get over 100 Mbps on a wireless connection, even though N theoretically supports it. In reality, that would almost never happen anyway.

Anyway, I've got the non-gigabit, and am completely happy. I was particularly happy that I didn't have to live with the buggy 7.2.x firmware like the gigabit folks. Enjoy!

Mar 28, 2008, 03:24 PM	#1
ault45 macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Delaware, OH	AEBS non gigabit I just picked up a AEBS off ebay for $75. In my haste, I didnt look as closely as I usually do to the auction. When I won for that low of a price, I figured something was up. Turns out it is the older non gigabit N base station. My question is, is this a big deal for me? What is the difference? I want to network a usb printer, and a external hard drive. Other than that, all computers will be wireless. Thanks for your help. __________________ Macbook 2.2 ghz core 2 duo Powermac G4 733 mhz "Digital Audio" 17" Imac 1.83 ghz core duo Imac G3 333 mhz
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Mar 28, 2008, 03:28 PM	#3
ault45 Thread Starter macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Delaware, OH	Sweet. I had a little case of buyers remorse, but after I looked into it, the gigabit only affects computers hard wired. Is that right? __________________ Macbook 2.2 ghz core 2 duo Powermac G4 733 mhz "Digital Audio" 17" Imac 1.83 ghz core duo Imac G3 333 mhz
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Mar 28, 2008, 03:33 PM	#5
ault45 Thread Starter macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Delaware, OH	Cool. Thats all I needed. Thanks. __________________ Macbook 2.2 ghz core 2 duo Powermac G4 733 mhz "Digital Audio" 17" Imac 1.83 ghz core duo Imac G3 333 mhz
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flopticalcube macrumors G4 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In the velcro closure of America's Hat	No diff to you. That's a bargain, IMO.
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flopticalcube macrumors G4 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In the velcro closure of America's Hat	Clever balls!
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spacecadet610 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2006	yeah that's a great deal!
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