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802.11n Airport Express is now on sale

by Michael Rose Mar 17th 2008 at 10:15AM

Some people may not believe that a leak on the Swiss Apple Store is an indication of actual product coming down the mountain. "The Swiss don't make mistakes like that," they say. Well, fair enough, but we now have the real deal: the Airport Express with 802.11n is on sale in the US Apple Store.

Our retail channel sources told us that the AE would be available by 3/23 or sooner, so looks like "sooner" wins. $99, supports up to 10 connected machines, AirTunes and printer sharing: works for me.

Thanks Mr. X & everyone who sent this in

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Michael

Why is there still no Airport with build-in modem?
Then we could get rid of those 2 boxes, 2 wires and 2 adapters at last.

Ik have a Linksys here. Modem and router in 1.
Much simpler!

March 19 2008 at 5:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Beau

And they've dropped the price by $20! (At least in Australia :-)

March 18 2008 at 3:48 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
flintstone03

I am very much for excited for this. I do have a question though that I hope can be answered. I know that the USB for is designated for a printer, but could one use it for an external USB drive?

March 18 2008 at 2:55 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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dexter fillmore

if you look at the link Reuven posted (http://www.apple.com/wifi/); the express's USB port is "For printers only"

March 18 2008 at 7:51 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
daba

Apple has updated airport express!

only one change - now supports N Draft wifi.

sells for US$ 99

March 18 2008 at 1:27 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Peter Karnig

Doesn't it seem likely that Apple could enable existing Airport Express users to upgrade their old hubs to include the "n" standard functionality? Does anyone have a clue about this?

March 17 2008 at 7:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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dexter fillmore

it's not going to be a software upgrade. g runs at 2.4GHz while n is 2.4 and 5GHz; this is a hardware upgrade.

March 18 2008 at 7:56 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sameer

weak--no educational discount

March 17 2008 at 5:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mark

I guess that tip I sent TUAW in over two weeks ago was true then, about the refresh on the Express ;)

Good news for Canadians too - it's the first product Apple has released that has "par" pricing. Portent of things to come?

March 17 2008 at 5:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Raymond

Can I use this to EXTEND the range of my current Belkin Wireless N router? Or does it only work with the AirPort Extreme? I like the whole AirTunes idea of listening to my music in my kitchen while I cook.

March 17 2008 at 4:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Brad

It only extends Airport networks, though there are hacks to extend other networks such as the Linksys WRT54G.

March 17 2008 at 7:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ken Sykora

It's not even Tuesday!

March 17 2008 at 1:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Laurence

they're all planning on calling in sick tomorrow after st. paddy's celebrations, clearly.

March 17 2008 at 4:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mark Scrimshire

It is about time that Apple gave this little gem some love. By the way. Don't buy from Amazon. They list it for $189 against the Apple Store price of $99.

This is one of the "Must pack" items in my road warrior travel bag.

http://ekive.blogspot.com/2008/03/airport-express-your-networked-swiss.html

March 17 2008 at 1:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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