Airport Express: DOA or N updated?
I love this little device:
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/
but holy crap its been 3+ years since its been updated. (released June 7, 2004!!! gggeeeeeeeez!!!)
Is this thing EOL (end of life) or can it go 'N'? Sure, at $99 or whatever it is now, its STILL a cool toy, great for travel, etc, but shite on a stickie pad, this thing is one of the oldest things on the Apple Store!!!
Dead? To Be Updated?
I say its dead. unfortunately.
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/
but holy crap its been 3+ years since its been updated. (released June 7, 2004!!! gggeeeeeeeez!!!)
Is this thing EOL (end of life) or can it go 'N'? Sure, at $99 or whatever it is now, its STILL a cool toy, great for travel, etc, but shite on a stickie pad, this thing is one of the oldest things on the Apple Store!!!
Dead? To Be Updated?
I say its dead. unfortunately.
Comments
I say keep the APE as it is. Lower the price, sure. If the APE isn't enough for you, get the APX.
The only advantage to 802.11n is LAN speeds.
That and significantly improved range.
Its definitely strange that every wi-fi product in the Apple store is N-compatible except the iphone and airport express. Maybe this is reason enough to update it. $99 should represent the cost for the most current technology, not 3-year old technology that is much cheaper nowadays. So I say drop the price or upgrade to N, regardless of the average lan speed. Note: in Japan and South Korea, lan speeds are exceeding 50mps (compared to 3mps in the US). N surely comes in handy there, eh?