{"id":573,"date":"2007-03-25T23:31:53","date_gmt":"2007-03-26T06:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macnightowl.com\/2007\/03\/25\/newsletter-382-preview-half-an-airport-extreme-review\/"},"modified":"2008-03-25T17:04:26","modified_gmt":"2008-03-26T00:04:26","slug":"newsletter-382-preview-half-an-airport-extreme-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2007\/03\/newsletter-382-preview-half-an-airport-extreme-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter #382 Preview: Half an AirPort Extreme Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most of you have read the first full-fledged reports of the 802.11n variant of Apple&#8217;s AirPort Extreme. I just got one a few days ago, and I&#8217;d love to give you some performance ratings, except for the fact that I do not as yet have a Mac with 802.11n hardware. That will happen soon, but I think I have enough to say about Apple&#8217;s new base station to write an interim report.<\/p>\n<p>The preliminaries are fairly simple: Apple has ditched the saucer-shaped motif in favor of something simpler and elegant. At first glance, the squared-off AirPort Extreme strikes you as half a Mac mini, similar to the Apple TV. Compared to the ugly and sometimes grotesque aspect of most routers, Apple&#8217;s base station stands out.<\/p>\n<p>As with anything that bears the Apple label, every element of the new-user experience is carefully thought out. The box is small, no doubt as a result of concerns for the environment, and the components are well protected against possible shipping damage. A tiny setup booklet, warranty information and a software CD come neatly packaged. As the product label says, the new AirPort extreme works on both a Mac and a PC, and the accompanying software delivers a similar operational experience for both. Of course, the Windows version provides an interface typical of that operating system, but Apple has always been able to teach Microsoft a thing or two (or three) about setup simplicity.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Click here to read the rest of the story\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/newsletter\/2007\/03\/25\/newsletter-issue-382\/#simplicity\"><strong>Story continued in this week&#8217;s Tech Night Owl Newsletter.<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of you have read the first full-fledged reports of the 802.11n variant of Apple&#8217;s AirPort Extreme. I just got one a few days ago, and I&#8217;d love to give you some performance ratings, except for the fact that I do not as yet have a Mac with 802.11n hardware. 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