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Differences between airport extreme and airport express
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What is the difference between these two airports? Which one would fit me better?
I will be using it for wireless for home printer, notebook, etc. I currently have a vaio T series with linkysys B. It is pretty slow and keeps on cutting off connections.
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Not a MacBook related question.... Post in the right forum.
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Moving to the Networking forum. Mac_pc, read the listings for each forum-they're specific and detailed. Networking issues go in the Networking forum. I'm not going to continue moving your misplaced threads-they'll get closed instead.
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Originally Posted by mac_pc
What is the difference between these two airports? Which one would fit me better?
I will be using it for wireless for home printer, notebook, etc. I currently have a vaio T series with linkysys B. It is pretty slow and keeps on cutting off connections.
The airport extreme is larger, more expensive, supports more clients, has a LAN port for wired clients, a built in modem for dial-up connections and a port to add an external antenna. The airport express has air tunes streaming capablities and is portable, but lacks LAN port, built in modem and external antenna port. The airport extreme also has better range.
BTW, this information is easily available at the Apple web site:
http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/
Hope that helps,
rjt1000
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Originally Posted by rjt1000
The airport extreme also has better range.
AirPort Express and AirPort Extreme have the same range.
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Originally Posted by Ric_D
AirPort Express and AirPort Extreme have the same range.
You're right that the tech specs quote the same range, theoretically. However, I have seen more complaints about range issues with the express. Perhaps it is because the extreme facilitates better positioning options than the express--which many people have plugged directly into an outlet at ground level.
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Originally Posted by rjt1000
You're right that the tech specs quote the same range, theoretically. However, I have seen more complaints about range issues with the express. Perhaps it is because the extreme facilitates better positioning options than the express--which many people have plugged directly into an outlet at ground level.
Griffin Technology - AirBase
in case you are concerned about plugging it in at ground level.
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A lot of wireless access points work much better when positioned on a high shelf than at desktop level. I've seen moving an access point to a higher location completely change the coverage pattern it provides.
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