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AirPort Express with AirTunes

zap23 said:
But I'm afraid at the 129 price point it's gonna cannibalize base station sales :X
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Good, the base station is so ridiculously overpriced, they should either cut it's price in half, or drop it all together, in my opinion anyway.
 
I really want one of these. Now my iBook is connected to the stereo via a 5 m (15 ft) cord. With an Airport Express I only have to figure out how to get rid of the power cord and I'm forever wireless.

Let's see... what's more likely: Wireless power OR extreme long lasting fuel cell technology to replace the battery...?

Hey this can replace the old 802.11b base I'm having, can't it...? Letting me utilize the full speed of the Airport Extreme card in my iBook... :)
 
It's an access point, not a router

So u cannot use it as a 802.11g router. If you have more than one computer at home, you still need a base station. :cool:
 
dopefiend said:
Its actually missing some of the features base stations.
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As far as I can tell:

ADVANTAGES TO AEBS
+ LAN Port
+ Stronger Signal (the new device is awfully small and would be by an outlet instead of on a desk so I am guessing the AEBS will offer a stronger signal)
+ Available modem port, external antenna and Power over Ethernet

ADVANTAGES TO AIRPORT EXPRESS
+ Audio out
+ Smaller, cleaner design (no power cable)
+ Cheaper

Did I miss anything?
 
DigDug said:
I had a suspicion when the G5 had optical audio out, but now that this device (clearly aimed at a non-audio-professional market) has an optical output, I'm convinced that iTMS is going to offer multichannel 5.1 surround sound audio files.

Which I, for one, welcome: I think surround sound is awesome, but with the limited availability of SACD/DVD-A titles, and the investment of getting new equipment, it's just not worth it, even for those of us who already have dorky multi-speaker surround-sound home theater systems.

Here's an opportunity to take real advantage of the fact that computers are software-based, while traditional stereo equipment is not.

So that's my guess: 5.1 AAC, possibly included in this week's iTunes 4.6 but probably later than that. Who's with me?

-DigDug.
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I don't know. 99.9% of all live band / hip hop music is in stereo. If it's used on a soundtrack for a movie it is put in surround sound after the fact and thus isn't true surround sound. The only thing 5.1 for iTunes would be good for is movie trailers encoded in surround.
 
micvog said:
As far as I can tell:

ADVANTAGES TO AEBS
+ LAN Port
+ Stronger Signal (the new device is awfully small and would be by an outlet instead of on a desk so I am guessing the AEBS will offer a stronger signal)
+ Available modem port, external antenna and Power over Ethernet

ADVANTAGES TO AIRPORT EXPRESS
+ Audio out
+ Smaller, cleaner design (no power cable)
+ Cheaper

Did I miss anything?
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Yeah.. The Express supports only 10 users, while the Extreme can take 50. BTW, from what I've seen on the Apple web page, the Express actually does have the same range....
 
52 week high?

biw314 said:
I went looking on apple's site after i noticed my stock jumped a bit. sure enough...
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Looks like it might break it's 52-week high

"9:57AM Apple Computer nearing Friday/52-wk close high (AAPL) 29.22 +0.44: -- Technical -- The issue set a new recovery high off of its late April low on Friday (29.25) which left it just shy of resistance at its 52-wk close high of 29.30. Solid gains in early action today leave AAPL just below these levels once again (session high 29.20). If a sustained breach is seen, the April/52-wk intraday high comes into play thereafter at 29.58."
 
robotrenegade said:
Did anyone see that you need iTunes 4.6?
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Obviously AirTunes would require an update to iTunes since 4.5 doesn't have the remote speaker selection feature.

I have no real use for the Airport Express, but I have to admit it a pretty freakin' cool product and I bet it sells very well. Not to mention none of us saw it coming.
 
PDubNYC said:
Good, the base station is so ridiculously overpriced, they should either cut it's price in half, or drop it all together, in my opinion anyway.
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It won't necessarily cut the sales of the AEBS. The AEBS supports 50 users, modems, external antennaes. Perfect for businesses. The AE supports the home folks with some cool features.

I'm really excited about it that being said. I've got two base stations in the house and this is just too cool
 
pjkelnhofer said:
I have no real use for the Airport Express, but I have to admit it a pretty freakin' cool product and I bet it sells very well. Not to mention none of us saw it coming.
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I wouldn't mind a hardwired one. Heck, I've already gone to the effort of wiring my home for ethernet. How about an ethernet dongle with audio out that I can plug right into my stereo?
 
Anyone notice that the Airport Express unit seems to be the same size and form factor of the Powerbook AC adapters? Mention of the power extension cord and the animated graphic seem to clinch it for me.

Hope someone doesn't confuse their PB AC adapter for an Airport Express base and get mad. LOL :D
 
Le Big Mac said:
I wouldn't mind a hardwired one. Heck, I've already gone to the effort of wiring my home for ethernet. How about an ethernet dongle with audio out that I can plug right into my stereo?
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You CAN use this as a hardwired option if you have an ethernet cable near your stereo. iTunes will still see this over the network.
 
yangchi said:
So u cannot use it as a 802.11g router. If you have more than one computer at home, you still need a base station. :cool:
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I don't think you are correct, it says that it supports 10 users. I would assume that makes it a router.
 
Yeah, AirUncle..

It was funny to watch Stevo on TV and watch the apple stock ticker going up and up and up :p
 
Tastannin said:
Anyone notice that the Airport Express unit seems to be the same size and form factor of the Powerbook AC adapters? Mention of the power extension cord and the animated graphic seem to clinch it for me.

Hope someone doesn't confuse their PB AC adapter for an Airport Express base and get mad. LOL :D
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lol that would be fun :p

but you bring up something interesting, how cool would it be if in a year or whenever that all powerbook power adapters had built in 802.11g capabilities. one small device for both and you would always have airport wherever you go. even if you had the option when you buy your system, regular power adapter or Airport-enabled adapter for $X more. Apple I hope you are listening
 
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