AppleInsider Staff
Priced at $99, the new AirPort Express features a completely redesigned compact enclosure and new wireless and connectivity capabilities. Simultaneous dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi allows users to create a network that delivers optimal performance and range.
The AirPort Express also features an audio-out port to connect external powered speakers or an A/V receiver and use AirPlay to wirelessly stream from iTunes on a Mac or iOS device.
A USB 2.0 port also allows users to share a printer wirelessly over your network, and an additional ethernet port lets users connect to other computers and network devices.
Setup for the AirPort Express is built into OS X and iOS, and with AirPort Utility 6.0 for OS X Lion and iOS, users can access a visual map of their network for viewing and reconfiguring devices.
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Can't wait for iFixit to crack it open and find an 802.11ac chip in there.
[quote name="Tallest Skil" url="/t/150609/new-apple-airport-express-features-dual-band-wi-fi#post_2124781"]Can't wait for iFixit to crack it open and find an 802.11ac chip in there. [/quote] I sure hope so but I wouldn't have expected any new AirPort routers without .11ac enabled so I'm doubtful that will be the case.
I sure hope so but I wouldn't have expected any new AirPort routers without .11ac enabled so I'm doubtful that will be the case.
The n computers shipped without being enabled. You never know, I guess…
I'm actually still hoping that the AirPort Extreme model number change from a few months back was for 802.11ac.
WOW....
All NEW design !!
Looks like Apple TV in White.
Obviously it has More functionality but I like the idea of just plugging the entire unit into the outlet, sans power cord.
Yes, I'll be buying one for the dual band.
Can't stand it when the microwave runs and my iTunes stutters.
Any chance that the USB port will accept USB thumb drives (or other connected drives) and have them show up on the ad hoc wireless network? This would be similar to CloudFTP (by Hyperdrive).