sucks for me, I only use mine as an access point (router software sucks if you want to do anything more advance then the basic stuff.) I would have loved to been able to use the other two ethernet ports to hook stuff up. We tend to saturate the line though.
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Airport Extreme Updated With Gigabit Ethernet
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No, you're wrong. The gigabit ports have racing stripes down the side.
And a spoiler.
So, this begs the question, is Apple going to update the Airport Express to similar specs? Right now the Airport Express is the red-headed stepchild of Apple's hardware offerings since the Mac Mini was just updated.
Amen. They should have a trade-in service or something. All the computers I have hooked to my Airport Extreme have gigabit ethernet and could definitely benefit from it.
Bought one just the other week....but I only use wireless anyway...so no worries! I was more irritated when I bought my MacBook and the local apple store had a sale two weeks later and I would have saved 200. Oh well.....win some lose some!
Honestly: I am currently using a 10Mb internet connection that comes with the rent of the flat (and the rent is cheap). It is not an option, the rent is not lowered by not having the internet. A $50 a month extra will get you a 124Mb connection. Yes! Giga-bit is certainly something you DO want. +100Mb internet is easily there by now (at least to the first bottleneck).
Considering HD content, you don't want to move some 10GB by a 100Mb LAN if you can do it 10 times faster... I for one believe that you will feel that yourself in the scope of 12 months or so. If you - like me - haven't upgraded by then, feel free to curse me
Best...
And a spoiler.
So, this begs the question, is Apple going to update the Airport Express to similar specs? Right now the Airport Express is the red-headed stepchild of Apple's hardware offerings since the Mac Mini was just updated.
I can see apple waiting until 802.11n has some definitive standards to update the Express.
Although I may have to buy the Extreme not that it has gigabit.
No, you're wrong. The gigabit ports have racing stripes down the side.
come on!! I admitted I was thinking of firewire..
No they are both just the same RJ45 connector.
If you really do need 1000BaseT then you can buy a small switch and connect the switch to the router and then have your local LAN running at Gigabit speed. The only thing yu might really want Gigabit for is the conection to a file server or maybe for remote desktop. But mostly if you have a fast file server where you keep you user home directories. If you have a setup like this you likely need a switch anyways. I know I've got many more devices then the Apple router has ports so Ive got a 16 port switch
Aren't there incompatibilities between 'jumbo frame' and other 802.11 specs? This may be why Apple hasn't included this support, yet.
That's nice...how about while they're at it, they add AirTunes so it has all the features that the less expensive model has? I'd love to replace my Express with an Extreme, so I could have one unit that does EVERYTHING, as opposed to what I have now (an Express plugged into a Linksys box).
Do ANY of you people EVER read other posts??
For the 3rd and last time.
I was thinking of Firewire at the moment.OK?
It's about time - It never should have been released without it. There goes Apple milking their customers. ONCE AGAIN.
has anyone noticed the buttons not working properly on the apple australia site? what's up apple?
what's up apple?I'm not looking for jumbo frame support over the wireless, but rather over the four GbE ports.
$159 for the non-gigabit one??? - Go to the Apple Tv page http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&mco=F83C78EC&node=home/ipod/apple_tv and then click on "What you need" look at the airport extreme.
Doesn't Apple need to create a new model number for the gigabit version to avoid confusion especially with resellers and customers?
Doesn't Apple need to create a new model number for the gigabit version to avoid confusion especially with resellers and customers?
Firewire? But they are not identical! The 400 and the 800 are different connectors.. It is the T100/1000 connectors that are the same.
(sorry, couldn't help myself)
Will revert to my verizon DSL wireless box until I get the gigabit version - maybe from Apple (with edu discount)
I'm not sure, but there are problems with the wired connections to, especially in systems where jumbo framing could actually be used, such as token lans, etc.
I'm not a network guy, so I could be wrong, but this may be a case of Apple ignoring a system that causes more problems than it solves, except in certain particular applications most users are never going to notice.
Now, they're just having fun with you.
Poor guy. I just made a mistake in the iMac thread, there are apparently two different keyboards, and I expect to hear about it for the next five pages of the thread.