24 Jan 2008 1232H

Apple Airport Extreme Base Station

I picked up this wifi base station at the Fry’s the other day while shopping for some networking parts for my dad, and the big difference switching to 802.11n, I think, is the amount of capacity that I can now put through the network. I have connected my media drive to the USB port, which could also permit my laser printer to be connected to the network, and that allows me relatively uninterrupted streaming access of video from anywhere in the house. I also note that there isn’t really a substantial impact on other online activities as well. The three other gigabit ethernet ports in the back allow me to slap in the XBox 360 when Thursday night rolls around. So this works out pretty well for the household, which often has multiple things going on. Is it possible that I could’ve gotten away with a cheaper product, like a Belkin or Netgear or some such. Probably, but I’m paying for a consistent interface to the technology. Sure it is a sight bigger than the Airport Express it replaced, but it looks darn good with my furniture. What is there to complain about?

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