Airport questions
Hey all! I'm on my way to switching from PC to Apple; and was reading about the Airport wireless equipment. I'm going to be getting a Powerbook, which I understand comes with an Airport card.
My question is: What is the difference between the Airport Extreme Base Station, and the Airport Express Base Station with AirTunes? My understanding is the Express allows you to do wireless music from your computer, but also allows printing and internet. Well, doesn't the Extreme only do printing and internet? Is it more powerful? I'd think the Express would be the better deal, you "get more", and it's less expensive. WHICH leads me to believe I'm missing something here? Thanks!
My question is: What is the difference between the Airport Extreme Base Station, and the Airport Express Base Station with AirTunes? My understanding is the Express allows you to do wireless music from your computer, but also allows printing and internet. Well, doesn't the Extreme only do printing and internet? Is it more powerful? I'd think the Express would be the better deal, you "get more", and it's less expensive. WHICH leads me to believe I'm missing something here? Thanks!
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Originally posted by nathanaaron
Hey all! I'm on my way to switching from PC to Apple; and was reading about the Airport wireless equipment. I'm going to be getting a Powerbook, which I understand comes with an Airport card.
My question is: What is the difference between the Airport Extreme Base Station, and the Airport Express Base Station with AirTunes? My understanding is the Express allows you to do wireless music from your computer, but also allows printing and internet. Well, doesn't the Extreme only do printing and internet? Is it more powerful? I'd think the Express would be the better deal, you "get more", and it's less expensive. WHICH leads me to believe I'm missing something here? Thanks!
The Airport Extereme allows you to hook up wired clients as well(the express does not). also it now does power over ethernet, can have antennas hooked up, has a modem, and you can actually set it up and dial in to that modem and access your machines remotely.. there lots it can do that express can't, just not everyone uses those.
"hook up wired clients", "power over ethernet?" - What do these mean?
My intentions for using the Airport would be to allow me to print and roam the internet/email remotely, anywhere from my home. I have Roadrunner currently, so I take it I'd just plug the wire from Roadrunner into Airport, as well as the printer and/or scanner, and that would allow me to do what I needed to do, while sitting in my living room, etc. and having the Airport in my office. If you had Roadrunner, say, the modem is sort of moot, correct? Just in this situation, I mean.
Originally posted by The General
The Airport Extereme allows you to hook up wired clients as well(the express does not). also it now does power over ethernet, can have antennas hooked up, has a modem, and you can actually set it up and dial in to that modem and access your machines remotely.. there lots it can do that express can't, just not everyone uses those.