Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station MB053LL/A [OLD VERSION]
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Customer Review: Airport Extreme
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the Extreme to replace my old linksys for my wireless PC. I have a Toshiba net book and a Sony VIAO laptop, an HP all in one and an HP color laser, and a WD 1 terabyte external hard drive. All work flawlessly with this unit. I print wirelessly, back-up wirelessly, and even installed win7 pro on my net book wirelessly from the DVD drive in my VIAO! The unit is recognized and linked almost instantly when I power up and the data rate is faster than imagined. I had a few hic-ups on installation, but after getting use to it, no problems at all. Next I want to see how I can connect to the hard drive from a remote location....from school or the coffee shop. It was pricey, but I tried the Cisco whatever and returned it the next day, so for me the price was worth it! BUY IT!Customer Review: super great fantastic the best
Summary: 5 Stars
I have two of these and printing works flawlessly with bonjour, and I have easily config from mac or hp pavillion with XP pack 2. No drop outs at all, and replaces the dlinks I had. Three macs, six PCs, two airport express, and multiple printers. Most of the drop outs when I had the dlinks, running were from ATT/sbc/yahoo/dsl. When I switched to the airport, everything ran smoothly and easlily. Great router and not very hot at all, very easy to configure. I had to remove a gateway that would send its router signal to the whole system when it would loose it from the dsl company and confuse the whole system. With that removed, every bit moves better than ever before. I am waiting for the next version that can do double dual band at the same time. Don't use WEP ever!Customer Review: Didn't work, went back to old router
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this device to replace my DLink 4300 Router. What a mistake. After several days of frustration I ended up going back to my DLink. As with many users, I kept losing my connection at random times.
Initial setup wasn't nearly as "easy" as the apple site claimed - they state that you just plug in your devices, turn on the power and voila - you're up and running. Not so. None of my devices detected my network without some serious tinkering.
And if you plan to connect peripherals to the USB port - forget about using them over your network - my WD hard drive didn't show up and my HP All-in-one printer would print but not scan or fax.
This is the worst apple device I've owned to date (and over priced too).
Customer Review: You might need an ethernet cable
Summary: 3 Stars
I have no idea if this works yet because they weren't kidding in the tiny-print-description on the box "cables sold separately".
This is the first router I've purchased that does not have an ethernet cable included, and you'd think for the money they're charging they'd throw one in, just like everybody else. You'll get the router itself, an install CD, instruction booklet, and power cord. But if you're like me and have a wired desktop as part of this set up, you'll need an ethernet cable in addition to the one connected to your cable or dsl modem. It's New Year's Eve, so it looks like it will be a couple of days before I can even set this thing up. Disappointing, but I shouldn't have assumed this router would be the same as others I've purchased.
Customer Review: AIRPORT EXTREME - A BIT TRICKY TO SET-UP BUT WORKS GREAT AFTER SET-UP
Summary: 5 Stars
The Apple Airport Extreme is a bit tricky to set-up especially if you configure it with a printer and external hard drive, but once up and running, it is truly awesome. I had a little trouble with getting it to accept my ISP's configuration, but after a quick call to Apple Care, it was a cinch. I also had to consult Apple Care for configuration for my external hard drive, but again, after some help, it works wonderful. Printer set-up was easy and smooth.
Again, I recommend this product if you have a newer model MacBook, MacBook Pro, or any other Apple machine that runs OS 10.5 or later (Leopard). Be prepared to spend some time configuring it, but after set-up, it is truly an amazing router that is well worth the extra time...