Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station MB053LL/A [OLD VERSION] by Apple Computer
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Digital camera reviews of Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station MB053LL/A [OLD VERSION]
Digital camera Review: Airport Extreme consistently drops network
Summary: 1 Stars
I wanted to upgrade from my Airport Express Base Station and replaced it with the Extreme Base Station (XBS). After working well for a few days it began shutting don the network at random times and for several hours. Then it would mysteriously start working again. This went on for many days. Calling Apple support was a complete waste of time. I finally gave up in disgust and went back to the old (dome topped) base station which has worked perfectly ever since. Will try to get my dinero back from Apple. I am an Apple bigot and an experienced user. Do not waste your money or time with this until Apple fixes it. Go to the Apple web site and look in the Airport forums to see all the trouble people are having.Digital camera Review: Airport Extreme just works
Summary: 5 Stars
Took it out of the box, attached to the cable router, used the Apple software to set it up, and it just works. It's setting inside the base of my credenza and I can pick up the signal all over my home and outside as well. Use it for 3 computers and entertainment center. I've been using D-Link which worked OK, but this is so much easier to set up and use. It's also plugged into a gigabit network (for the entertainment center.) Have two printers on the USB connection via a hub and can print from anywhere. Love it.Digital camera Review: Airport Extreme working well
Summary: 5 Stars
I installed this several weeks ago, and have had no problem with it since then. The setup was a breeze on my Mac. The install program walked me through every step. That was far easier than the manual installs I have had to do in the past on my Mac for other routers.
The range and speed are better than the 802.11-g routers I've used in the past. The security set-up was easy and worked great with the wireless devices I run.
Overall, I'm happy. I was able to install the Airport Extreme base station, then forget that it was even there. That's how I think technology should work.
Digital camera Review: Airport Extreme(ly annoying)
Summary: 1 Stars
The Airport Extreme offers all sorts of advanced features and very simple setup and a sleek user interface ... none of which actually work or provide any value. The advanced features are difficult to set up, even with help from Apple's unhelpful support staff. The n-generation wireless is very sensitive to interference whether or not you turn on the "robustness" feature. And the indecipherable single blinking light is worse than useless when your entire network goes down and refuses to respond, which happened four or five times in the 48 hours I owned this product. I returned it and replaced it with a Linksys router for half the price, and how have a reliable and comprehensible, if not quite as sleek, product.Digital camera Review: Airport a Breeze to use
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased the airport to replace a lynksis wireless G router that I had to restart about 3 times a day.
Range is great - I get full signal anywhere on my house & yard (bout a third of an acre) and much faster wireless speed overall as compared to the Lynksis router. Havent had to restart it a single time. Ridiculously easy to set up. just a few clicks, it found all the proper fields and off it went! I use a Macbook pro 2.33 Dual core.
Product itself gets 5 stars, but overall rating is a 4 considering its THREE TIMES MORE than the mostly comparable lynksis Wireless G model. But that Mac for you. Their stuff ain't cheap.