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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm actually more excited about this than the iPhone simply becuase apparently with the included software (on the product page) I get to enable an 802.11n wireless card that I already own! A little freebie from Apple? I'll take that anyday no matter how small it seems!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Laver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 3:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[No.  I've been hoping that the next (this one) Airport Extreme has Airtunes.  Why would they only have Airtunes on the Express.  I guess I will never see Airtunes on Extreme now, and then they will try to sell me the Apple TV.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lou]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 3:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wired ports are only 10/100, not gigabit!?  That's ludicrous.  How many Apple computers don't have gigabit yet?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Gross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 3:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA["Or just attach a USB printer and share that, your choice."<br><br>Actually, you don't have to choose. You can use a USB hub and share both.<br><br>And I'm equally surprised that those aren't Gigabit ports. Poor decision, that.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. Tips]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 3:20PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm all over this. The only other decent wireless usb solution that fits my needs is from Belkin and that thing goes for $200. This is a bargain compared to that. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[rip]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 3:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[I was really excited to hear about the new Airport Extreme but after reading the specs. I'm very sad.<br><br>I had hoped for gigabit Ethernet ports.  Looks like I may need to buy to another product when it's time to move to 802.11n.<br><br>Sad.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BillinSoBe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 3:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[good question, if i have broadband at 7Mbps and 802.11g<br>how will the n series boost my connection if g series is giving me the above?<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 3:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[It doesn't matter how fast your broadband is if you're moving files between machines in your own network.. like say uploading HD content to an Apple TV.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gregory Pierce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 4:20PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[the device isn't meant to boost your external connection, but the speed at which your home computers can talk to each other over the network.<br><br>no gigabit? no thanks<br><br>best advice for similar performance is to go get a linksys WRT600N. at least then you get a firewall, gigabit, VPN, and serious flexibility for your money, not to mention great support.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bluephoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 5:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[No QOS. No Gigabit. No Thanks.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[emile]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 3:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[uhh, one question, does the usb port allow me to read/write to the external hard drive like a standard NAS? or does it just allow me to playback the (lets say) audio files on my external drive through itunes??]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[buster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 5:04PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[What about those of us with CoreDuo Macs (not Core2Duo)? Are we SOL or could maybe someone at least release an ExpressCard 34 upgrade option? I just bought my Macbook Pro last april, I hardly think I should have to buy a new machine just to get 802.11n speed for file transfers.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brandon Humphries]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 6:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[This isn't the "launch" of Airport Extreme. "Airport Extreme" has been the brand name of Apple's high-end 802.11 gear for a while now (as contrasted with the no-frills "Airport Express"). This is an upgrade to the Extreme base station.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 6:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[I am not sure about the throughput of 802.11n compared to 100/gigabit.  But isn't the 802.11n throughput < 100?  Isn't that the bottleneck?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pete]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 10:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[802.11N is actually >100mbs (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11</a>) which makes the 10/100 port and not gigabit even more troubling.  This means, the bottleneck will be the 100mbs port and not the wireless.  For me, this is the main reason to not get this router.  Given the NAS support, gigabit becomes even more important.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Monty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 10th 2007 3:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[I posted a message on Apple's discussion forms questioning why Apple choose 100MB rather then 1000MB.<br><br>My post was QUICKLY removed (I mean in under an hour).<br><br>Where's my freedom of speech in a public message forum?  It's okay to ask lame ass questions but when someone posts a reasonable question they remove the post.<br><br>Nice Apple.  WE KNOW YOUR GAME.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BillinSoBe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 7:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[It lacks an external antenna port.  Thus it can't cover our house.  Also the Airport Express is not upgraded so I can't replace my repeaters to cover the entire house.  <br><br>a big .. meh.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Evan Adams]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 8:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[We have a large 2 story, 6 bedroom house and a standard linksys 802.11g wap works just fine in it and it sits in an office on the floor and most anywhere I can get full or nearly full strength signal.  Unless your house is a bunker or has something particularly 'special' about it I'm guessing it won't have a problem.<br><br>BTW, from what I understand the "n" standard should give you more distance with the same amount of signal.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[darthstupid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 10th 2007 12:42AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[umm, can anyone explain why in the world someone would pay 180 bucks for a wireless router that only has a 3 port switch at 10/100?  No VPN, no QoS.  You are only paying for the name.  Go get a Linksys... on the "Human Network"]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 9th 2007 9:52PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[Monty - I looked @ that wikipedia entry and it said 200mbs.  But that is theoretical max, isn't it?  Wouldn't the actual throughput be much lower?<br><br>Bluephoenix - Would the WRT600N work with my MacBook Pro out of the box or do I need to wait for apple or someone else to release software?<br><br>pete]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pete]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 10th 2007 7:51PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[Draft N may be >200 megabit in theory, but you probably will not get any thing like that unless you in the same room...<br><br>My D-Link Extreme G 624 wireless router is >100 mbps, but in practice nearly anywhere in the house is I get well under 1/2 that. The same will all my previous WiFi access points, etc.<br><br>While, I wish it had Gigabit (and Jumbo packets), I already have a gigabit switch for my wired connections, and it will not both me much...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevesreed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 11th 2007 10:24PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Airport Extreme launched: draft 802.11n and USB hosting now supported]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/airport-extreme-launched-draft-802-11n-now-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[LinkSys Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link has 10/100/1000MB/s 4 port switch and USB for connecting external drive.<br><br><a href="http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1162354643512&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper" rel="nofollow">http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1162354643512&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Island in the Net]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 17th 2007 9:35PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
