Probably other routers with a network drive attached. They’ll probably recommend some just like the did when they discontinued their cinema displays and promoted LG.
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Apple Officially Discontinues AirPort Wireless Router Lineup [Updated]
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Probably other routers with a network drive attached. They’ll probably recommend some just like the did when they discontinued their cinema displays and promoted LG.
They weren’t selling that well because they’re from 2013 and people can buy newer triple band routers for the same or less.
Noooooo!
I know, I know, it was coming. But they're just such reliable routers that work with everything. I really hate the idea that I'm going to have to find something else the next time I buy. The last time I tried a top-of-the-line Linksys router, half my HomeKit devices wouldn't work or would drop connection within a day.
I know, I know, it was coming. But they're just such reliable routers that work with everything. I really hate the idea that I'm going to have to find something else the next time I buy. The last time I tried a top-of-the-line Linksys router, half my HomeKit devices wouldn't work or would drop connection within a day.
Shi apple, stop supporting them 2 years ago. it is shame, such a potential and they screwed it up. I'm now UBNT fan. I learned a lesson. Never buy accessories from Apple.
If I buy one and connect my MBP and Mac Pro to it with ethernet cables will I see 1000Mbps data transfers between them? I am doing quite a lot of video transcoding with Compressor and it can tap the whole network's processing power so obviously my current rooter's 100mbps data transfer is the bottleneck in the whole pipeline.
so im guessing AirPlay2 is not coming to AExp
Shame.... Time Capsules and Airport Expresses make up my home wireless network. Never felt the need to replace them.
Their software doesn’t have all of the options and settings that other routers do, but they were rock solid. They did their job and they did it well. Nearly every other router I’ve had would drop the connection. This has never happened so far with my 2TB 5th gen TC.
It's a bit rubbish but it's hard to compete with the prevalence of free routers that ISPs routinely supply now. Although they're nowhere near the quality of an airport, they are, for the most part reliable enough for most people. Thus third party routers have become even more of a niche product.
At least Apple will still be issuing security updates for the time being but I'd much rather they carried on selling the product.
At least Apple will still be issuing security updates for the time being but I'd much rather they carried on selling the product.
No - but what got Apple to the top once was the eco-system. If I purchased a MacBook Pro in 2012 I could get a MacBook Pro with Magsafe (I could see if my battery was charging or not + magnet for safety), I could charge my iPhone with the USB ports, I could buy an Apple Display to hook up with my MacBook Pro and also buy a AirPort Extreme to get my network set up in literally 10 minutes. That took Apple to the top.
We don't have that anymore, any of it actually.
Depends, of course if you define the core business as selling iPhones (money maker), then you are right. That is the way Cook thinks. If you define the core business as selling an integrated infrastructure that is easy to set up and use for a wide verity of users then WiFi devices were a part of the core business.
The WiFi from ISP devices are really bad, and now Apple is at their mercy. At the same time these ISPs are increasing becoming competitors with Apple as Apple moves into content creation.
Probably not but I hope they keep updating the firmware as needed for a few years at least.
Apple should buy EERO.
They are the only independent mesh network manufacturer right now. The rest are products of bigger companies. Some modifications to the privacy and account management features of Eero would make it Apple-esque.
And on top of it, they are great. I have been recommending them exclusively for about 15 months now, and other than one out-of-the-box failure, they have been great and reliable.
They are the only independent mesh network manufacturer right now. The rest are products of bigger companies. Some modifications to the privacy and account management features of Eero would make it Apple-esque.
And on top of it, they are great. I have been recommending them exclusively for about 15 months now, and other than one out-of-the-box failure, they have been great and reliable.
This is a good point. They don’t support Time Machine using external hard drives attached to non-Apple routers. It would be nice if they added this to the next version of macOS but I doubt it will happen. It’s possible to set this up in what’s left of macOS Server but that requires a dedicated Mac.
So, Apple being mentally challenged as usual... the same tactic as their approach to the Mac Pro.
Yet another category Apple once held the top notch product in that they've given up to Google on...
wow.
i dont know any other solution better than having a time capsule for backups...
its so seamless to me.... ill worry about it when i need a new router.
AC dual band with time machine built in..what more could you possibly need right now?
i dont know any other solution better than having a time capsule for backups...
its so seamless to me.... ill worry about it when i need a new router.
AC dual band with time machine built in..what more could you possibly need right now?
You sure there’s no ecosystem anymore? Or that the ecosystem didn’t move to things they could actually sell?
Asus RT-AC68U
https://www.newegg.com/global/de/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320174
It's got USB ports on the back which you can hookup an external drive that's formatted to HFS+ which will let you use it like a shared server at home. It's the ONLY router I would recommend.
It's sad because the hardware looked cool and works, but a wifi router with a NAS is better in many aspects including Time Machine and iTunes servers, not noob friendly though.
The problem is the less sticky the ecosystem becomes, the less likely someone is to buy an iPhone. I have iOS\iPhone because it ties in so nicely with everything else Apple I own. The less of a tie I have to the ecosystem, the easier it would be to stray in the future purchases of phones.
So, does this officially signal end of life for Back To My Mac, or are there other routers out there that actually support it?