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A review by pefidler on Apple AirPort Express Base Station with AirTunes December 27th, 2006
Author's product rating:
Speed
Fast
Ease of Installation
Excellent - very quick and easy
Ease of use
Very easy
Reliability
Excellent
Value For Money
Excellent
Advantages:
Lightweight, small, works first time (as always)
Disadvantages:
Expensive
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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Well, you either use a mac or you don't. However if you do, it's a slippery slope into buying loads of things for your mac. There's all sorts of things you can buy, some which are trivial little things, some which aren't.
I first bought the Apple Airport Express around 6 months ago. Not entirely sure why, as my Mac Mini PC was located next to my ADSL modem and also my HiFi. So, it was definitely in the 'Trivial Purchases' Catergory.
However, now I use it with my MacBook pro, it's now in the 'Must Have' catergory.
So, why do you need one? Well, I'll tell you.
Portability: It is small, and much smaller than a regular access point. It doesn't have a ADSL modem built in, but that's not a problem for me. So, why does it need to be portable? Well, I take it everywhere with me and just plug it into people's modems and networks. For example, I travel with work, and plug this into the network cable you normally get in hotel rooms, allowing me to get wireless access in the hotel room. Also, I'm currently at my parents. I've plugged it into my mums ADSL modem and it worked first time
Airtunes: Airtunes works on iTunes on the Mac (and I think it 'may' work on XP iTunes also). You plug either an optical or analogue lead from the Airport Express into your HiFi and from iTunes you can then direct the music into your HiFi from anywhere in the house!
Printing: It also allows you to plug in a USB printer, allowing printing from anywhere in the home.
So, Mac's are famous for ease of setup. How did this compare? Well, my first attempt resulted in it going nowhere. I could access it, and set it up, but it didn't like my D-Link ADSL modem. However, it's worked on all sorts of things since.
So, using the Airport Express utility that comes with Mac OS X, you should have your Airport Express setup within a minute (and that includes wifi security!). It's really that simple and is wizard driven.
Other devices: The airport works well with both my mobile phone and my XP powered fujitsu laptop.
Problems / Issues: You can only configure this using a Mac. There's probably a way of doing it from XP but I haven't found it.
The range isn't too good either. However, this was vastly improved by spending £10 on a Griffin holder for it (available from amazon, etc).
iTunes: Well, you can only stream from iTunes at the moment. However, there's a utility available called AirFoil which allows you to use ANY mac app to transfer the music.
Support: There are many forums available for the Airport, one of which is on the apple web site
The technical details for the AirPort Express are available from the apple website. However, the important things are that it supports 802.11b and g.
Advantages: Easy to use, Small, versatile and secure Disadvantages: None
They say make this about personal experience and since this is my first wireless device this is completely personal.
I'd been looking into getting a wireless for some time but was a bit confused by it all. Plus having an iBook I wanted to make sure it was compatible. They all seem much of a muchness as things go and there's a lot of technical talk about them but I suspect it's mostly for people looking for extreme range or much more demanding use.
... ...a decent price and figured if it didn't work out or I couldn't satisfy myself regarding securing my network I'd sell it on. A sort of ten quid experiment if you like as I reckon that's the most I would lose on it if I did resell.
As it turns out this thing is simplicity itself. To coin an old USB term this thing really is plug and play. There's a little button on the bottom to push with a pen to reset it when you plug it in so that's what I did. ...
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Advantages: surf the net, listen to itunes or print wirelessly Disadvantages: none to report
Here come apple again with another amazing product. This time apple have gone wireless. Introducing the airport express with itunes!
I have just purchased this airport express and have been amazed how easy it was to install and use straight out of the box. In literally 10 minutes i had written this review and printed it off with music playing in a different room no cables attached WOW! Granted, this technology was aimed at the home / small office ... ...but still its so handy especially if you want to surf the net while in the comfort of your own bed. Using 802.11g its blistering rates of speed are really amazing. Heres the only catch, many people i feel have made the mistake of buying this piece of kit expecting to get data rates of 54 megs per second, but heres the thing, you will only recieve these rates if you have an airport extreme base station and etreme card installed in your laptop. mixing ...
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Advantages: Look great, easy setup, does its job excellently Disadvantages: User manual is only average, no power cable if you need it
AirPort Express with AirTunes is simply the most innovative product I have seen for years. It has three main purposes:
1. To allow you to stream your iTunes library around your house and listen to your iTunes via your home stereo. 2. To act as an Internet access point, or router, allowing you to share your broadband connection.
3. To put your printer on your wireless network.
It can also extend your existing wireless network, i.e. it is a repeater.
... ...I cannot distinguish it from a CD. The installation is very easy although the user manual is not the best I have ever seen. The product looks very cool and will crave attention from visitors to your home. The product does not require any power cables, although I found this to be annoying as my power outlet is too far away from my stereo, so the cable which links the AirPort Express to the Stereo has proven to be too short.
Overall, if you want to ...
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Advantages: Wireless: broadband, filesharing, remote speaker, network extension Disadvantages: No modem, hard to fileshare from PC to Mac
I love the Airport express - it's really easy to set up, and incredibly useful/entertaining:
#Printing - quick and reliable, works with many models (however search on the net for airport express printing list) and shared between network users. Hint: when setting up the printer, what isn't explained well is that during the section on setting up a port, you'll most likely have to choose "Raw, 9100" rather than "LPR" for the protocol (sounds complex? ... ...network can play to a hifi connected to the airport express with iTunes, and you can play songs from someone else's iTunes too
#Filesharing - share files between users, though PC to Mac is not as easy
#Broadband internet - share one connection, though you do need an ethernet or wireless modem to connect to the airport express - what's great is that you can integrate it into any existing wired or wireless network, and it also works as a power booster ...
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1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
1 x USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x audio - SPDIF output/line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x network - Radio-Ethernet
Manufacturer's product description
AirPort Express with AirTunes is an incredible wireless product that allows you to play iTunes music over your wireless network to your home stereo or powered speakers. It also allows you to share both a broadband Internet connection for up to 10 users and a USB printer. If you already have wireless at home, powered by an AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme Base Station, you can easily extend the range of your wireless network by connecting a second AirPort Express to it. AirPort Express has a small unique design made for life on the go. There are no separate power supplies or cables required, making it easy and convenient to take with you. AirPort Express is also designed to fully support both Mac and PC users.
Miscellaneous
Compliant Standards: FCC Class B certified, UL 60950, CSA 22.2 No. 60950, EN 300.328, EN 301.489.1, AS/NZS 4771, RSS-210, FCC Part 15
Power
Power Device: Power supply - internal
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Software / system requirements
Software Included: Drivers & Utilities
OS Required: Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP, Apple MacOS X 10.2.7 or later, Apple MacOS X 10.3 or later
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