AirPort Express is still N, and is fit only for AirPlay and fast Ethernet-only routing, or in some cases, for use as an Ethernet extender. Given that, with the right setup, a third-generation AppleTV now costs less to do a whole bunch of things including audio and video AirPlay, even this role is being severely challenged. If I were living on my own in a small flat with no or low-demand Wi-Fi devices and cable connectivity that never exceeded 100 Mb/s, though, it’d be just dandy! :)
Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme are both AC and both do storage. The difference is that the Extreme only does storage over its USB port. (Formerly, the Extreme did not support Time Machine, but it now does.) The essential difference between both the Extreme and Time Capsule and Express is that the latter supports AirPlay but not disks, and the former two support disks but not AirPlay. Express has Fast Ethernet (100 Mb/s) and 802.11N Wi-Fi; the Extreme and Time Capsule are both gigabit Ethernet and 802.11AC. The Express has two gigabit ports; the Extreme and Time Capsule have four. This includes the port used for your external connectivity. All of these products include a NAT and IPv6 Ethernet router (IP routing or PPPoE) and dual-band Wireless Access Point function, which you typically use together (enabling the guest network function), but you can choose to use them separately. All three can connect to existing Wi-Fi networks as mere clients, which kills the Ethernet ports, and extend WDS Wi-Fi networks, which doesn’t. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
