Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station MB053LL/A [OLD VERSION]
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Customer Review: A new world for us
Summary: 4 Stars
We were having trouble accessing the internet with our old router and we suspected it was the cable company's modem. But I decided to try this router and we are all amazed by the speed. While our house is not huge, we are on three floors and there are many small rooms. Now the wireless works perfectly in every room of the house. It was easy to set up and since we have installed this, about a month ago so far, there has not been one incident of a slow download or connectivity issue! I only give this four stars because I was just a bit disappointed that there are only 4 ethernet connections in this device including the source connection. So that leaves only three ethernet connections once the cable modem is plugged in. The computer that I am using now is not wireless and takes up one on those connections. Then I have two printers that take up the other two connections. So, if I needed another connections sometime later on, I don't have it available. So nothing is perfect, but this router sure comes darn close. My wife, my daughter, my son and I all have wireless computers and devices that we all use constantly and we have all breathed a very large sigh or relief knowing that the connectivity will be there thanks to this router. We LOVE it!Customer Review: Fast, simple, capable wireless network device
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought my first Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station to replace my wireless base station (802.11b) as the old one could not reach the part of my house where I usually wanted network coverage. The Extreme covers my whole house and I get a strong, useful signal everywhere (even outside on my patio) and fast data rates. Using my MacBook Pro, which has 802.11n built-in, I can now transfer multi-Gigabyte files (iMovies) and do hard disk backups over the wireless network at the same speed I could over the wired Fast Ethernet (100 MB/sec)!
I bought the second Apple Airport Extreme Base Station, now with a Gigabit Ethernet port (10 times faster than my Fast Ethernet network), for my son, as he lives in a house with other college students, as they were unable to get a wireless network they bought (a bit cheaper!) to work. Now their Macs & PCs are very happy, and they were able to hook up a printer to it (via it's USB) & now have a wireless print server!
My biggest negative was reading recently that Apple's Leopard (OS X 10.5) Time Machine software will not be able to backup to an attached hard disk to the AirPort Extreme's USB port. Sounds picky, but with Apple, you get used to everything working seamlessly together.
Customer Review: You won't find a better option
Summary: 5 Stars
Apple Airport is the best choice if you are looking to upgrade/replace your existing router. I currently use Verizon Fios as my ISP. The wireless router that they give you leaves much to be desired. It would constantly drop the connection on my iPad. After doing some research, I found that the Airport had some of the highest ratings of any access point/router. Setup is a snap. Just take the network cable from your cable modem and plug it into the back of your new Airport device, along with the power cord. Insert the included CD into your computer (works great on both PC and Mac machines) and follow the setup.
One of the great features about this device is the ability to create both a private and guest network. Lets say you run a business out of your home, and have several PCs/Macs on the network. You may want to give your visitors access to the internet, but not access to your private network. Simply give your visitors the password for your guest network and they can access the internet without being able to see/access any of the other computers in your home.
The gigabit ports in the back of the device are also very helpful, especially if you backup large files.
Customer Review: Packet Blocking Mystery Machine
Summary: 1 Stars
One month and two days in this router, which had been working normally, seemed to block all packets from twitter.com using browsers or any desktop/iphone twitter apps. Now, two days later it seems to be also blocking all packets from [...]. Upgrading firmware and restoring factory defaults on Extreme did not fix the issue. Sites still being blocked. Taking the device offline and using a direct cable modem connection brought full access back to my computer but as soon as the AE is involved, those few sites are inaccessible.
I actually had to switch back to my LInksys router because the issue is preventing me from getting work done. Hoping to get my money back.
For the record, we have 3 Macs, 2 iPhones, and an Apple TV in our home and I have purchased roughly 1 Mac every other year since 1993. I am normally an Apple Evangelist but this product seems to really have problems.
Google "airport extreme blocking twitter" and you will find I'm not the only one experiencing this issue.
One star is for the Time Machine integration, which does work great. I just wish I could surf the whole internet with it turned on.
Customer Review: Great Update from Older Airports, Speed and Signal Boost
Summary: 5 Stars
I love the speed and range of this unit and it seems to work flawlessly. I also appreciate the fact that it has three ethernet ports (compared to one in the older airports) in case I want to wire the router directly to other computers.
The unit works flawlessly and is easy to set up with the included software except for one caveat: the wireless signal wasn't very strong at first until I switched the airport over as a bridge unit (serving my dsl router) during setup as opposed to being a freestanding router. That way it's working in synch with your dsl/cable router as opposed to projecting a competing signal. Now I get full bars in the airport indicator on my mac on the other side of the house.
I hooked up a usb hub (with a printer connected to it) and can send jobs to the printer from any computer in the house. If you connect a hard drive to the hub you can also use it as a network server, but the wireless connection speed is fairly pokey compared to a direct hookup, so I wouldn't recommend transferring large files. (here's how to set up the hard drive - http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/features/harddrivesharing.html)