Airport timeframe?
Anyone have any factual speculatative information in regards to Airport? I've been thinking of building an airport network in my apartment, but I don't want to invest in the hardware right now if it is possible that a faster version will roll out within the next 6 - 12 months. I don't *need* it right now, but it would be nice... so I *can* wait if it is likely we'll see a faster one next year...
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just go ahead & get a linksys wireless router
it works just as well.
the apple ones are over priced...
Yes, third party base stations are cheaper than Apple's, but not nearly as simple to configure. If you have a friend who's set one up before, or if you don't mind spending the time figuring it out, it may be worth it to you. It's also nice that MacOS X's Software Update feature automatically notifies me of software and available firmware updates for AirPort. You'll have to manually keep an eye out for updates to your third party device.
I had my AirPort base station working flawlessly with my iBook in minutes. (As an aside, it took two days for us to figure out the nomenclature/technical terms differences the Windows software used to get one of their WiFi cards talking properly to the AirPort base station so we could connect a Windows laptop. <img src="graemlins/oyvey.gif" border="0" alt="[No]" /> )
The simplicity of the user experience is why I use Apple's products and pay the premium.
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Don't ya hate it when Eskimo gets so chatty... he just goes on and on and on... <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
Even I could configure my home Airport network to run and have 4 machines happily communicating. No problems, no fizzles, and that is with the godawful roadrunner cable from TimeWarner Cable as my ISP! My TV works fine too. TW wanted to charge me for each computer on the "network:" when I asked them if I could use a wireless! Told'em I'd changed my mind and did it myself. <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
Some of us work at offices where speed matters.
<strong>Just a dumb question...but WHY does anyone need 54Mbs? Especially in a home environment? Isn't the 11Mbs already 10x the average BROADBAND connection? So then all you are getting is better bandwith AMONG the machines within the network. Is everyone REALLY slinging that much data around their home networks?</strong><hr></blockquote>
I sling that much data around my home network. But then again, my home network is really more like a small studio. If I had to live with 10Base-T I think I'd shoot myself.