<![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store - Gizmodo Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store - Gizmodo Comments]]> http://gizmodo.com Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:26:19 EDT Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:26:19 EDT http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4725107 ahh crap...

Dr_Blip

]]> 4:368354:c4725107 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:26:19 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4725108 Yeah, but... does it include hard drive's on the USB? that's the upgrade I'm waiting for!

guywcole

]]> 4:368354:c4725108 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:26:19 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4725102 @mrxcel
Mine does the same thing too when using cordless phone. I also find that g is a little slow for file transfer since my HD (NDAS) is connected to the ethernet port of the Express. My iTunes library is on that HD and when I import a new CD I always connect wired to the HD instead of wireless through the Express.

@Mini Driver
There was a couple of comments on the Apple Swiss site about the short life (12-18 months) of this unit and they were blaming the battery??? Which lead me to pose the question here. I've been having mine for a good 3 years now without any problems but my brother have one too and it died after 1.5 year.

@brandon208402
I didn't need to use a hack? Just plugged it in the ethernet port of the Express and Time Machine asked me if I wanted to use it (just plug and play really). I'm able to use Time Machine to recover deleted files but I did not actually try a complete system restore...

Dr_Blip

]]> 4:368354:c4725102 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:25:15 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4725033 @mrxcel
Mine does the same thing too when using cordless phone. I have a HD NDAS connected to the Express ethernet port and with g it's a little slow for file transfer and such. My iTunes library is on that HD so when I wan to import a new CD I connect wired to the HD instead of wireless through the Express. n should help in that aspect.

@Mini Driver
There was a couple of comments on the Apple Swiss site about the short life (12-18 months) of this unit and they were blaming it on the battery??? Which lead me to pose the question here. I've been having mine for a good 3 years now and did not have any problems. My brother have one too and it died after 1.5 year.

Dr_Blip

]]> 4:368354:c4725033 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:10:47 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4724971 @Dr_Blib

They are wrong and still so right.
No Battery.
Yes they last 12 to 18 months and just die. My first airport Express died after 17 months and my Airport extreme just after 12 months

GzExFo

]]> 4:368354:c4724971 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:54:03 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4724652 I have two, and I use them to create a whole-house stereo and to expand my wireless network. It bums me out that they don't have n, but I try not to think about it.

When I'm going to be in a hotel for more than two or three days I *always* take an Airport Express with me in case the room has wired ethernet and not wifi. It's wonderful to be able to create my own wireless access in a hotel room.

kostia

]]> 4:368354:c4724652 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:31:10 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4724197 $400 for router-only whole-house streaming music?

lianna_g

]]> 4:368354:c4724197 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:34:05 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4724154 @discounteggroll:
I think buying 2,3 or 4 is sort of the idea, so that you can have them all over the house streaming music.

The choice to only include NAS drive compatibility is quite annoying though.

Keebler

]]> 4:368354:c4724154 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:22:18 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4724029 As I am typing this my old Airport Express is "getting" my music from I tunes and it cuts off all the time when my neighbor uses his 2.4ghz phone.... hang up the phone biach!
N would take care of this annoying thing

mrxcel

]]> 4:368354:c4724029 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:47:26 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4723723 this is great...for everyone that lives in a studio apartment. spend the dough and get a real airport base station, or go with more dedicated companies. Unless apple shoved more signal strength into that thing, forget covering a moderately sized home with that alone (unless you plan on buying 2 or 3, or maybe even 4!)

discounteggroll

]]> 4:368354:c4723723 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:21:43 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4723119 @Dr_Blip:

I wouldn't recommend using Time Machine with anything other than Apple's Time Capsule. The hack that is floating around is just not reliable since the backups made to NAS devices is not verifiable. Your backups may look fine but wind up being corrupted when you go to do a complete system restore.

And just so it's clear, the Airport Express currently does NOT support external USB HDs (ethernet is cool though). This new N based router remains to be seen.

brandon208402

]]> 4:368354:c4723119 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:38:00 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4722895 @Dr_Blip:

No battery - it plugs into the power point on the wall!

MINI Driver

]]> 4:368354:c4722895 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:31:17 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4722638 @glaeven
It is already possible with NDAS hard drive, I have a Ximeta HD connected to my Airport Express (g), and I use it with Time Machine. 802.11n would be a nice speed addition though.

Dr_Blip

]]> 4:368354:c4722638 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:23:26 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4722619 I was reading the comments on the Swiss Apple site, and the folks there are complaining about this unit only lasting 12 to 18 months due to the battery...?... is there a battery in this thing?

Dr_Blip

]]> 4:368354:c4722619 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:17:50 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4722601 ok, now let us connect a hard drive to it and use it for time machine. is it really that hard to do?

glaeven

]]> 4:368354:c4722601 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:13:08 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4722559 about time... are there people out there still using g?

Shabbis

]]> 4:368354:c4722559 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:00:17 EDT <![CDATA[Airport Express Update Spotted at Online Apple Store]]> http://gizmodo.com/368354/airport-express-update-spotted-at-online-apple-store#c4722522

however, the specification for the refreshed model lists 802.1n wireless network support.

actually i believe it lists 802.11n support. doesn't look like they ever made an "n" in the 802.1 series. [en.wikipedia.org]

but 802.11n... about time they put that into the Airport Express.

x23

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