Considering that
Apple has been known to release products without all the features, um,
enabled out of the box, it seemed fair to question the (now
previous) AirPort Extreme's inability to handle gigabit speeds. Apparently unable to shun curiosity, the investigatory folks over at
ComputerWiz decided to break open both the gigabit and non-gigabit editions of the
AirPort Extreme, and unfortunately for those hoping that their older iteration could be upgraded with a simple firmware patch, that doesn't look to be the case. After closer inspection, the non-gigabit model packed a
Broadcom BCM5325 chip, which only contains "five full-duplex 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet transceivers," while the
newest AE possesses a Broadcom BCM5395, which of course understands gigabit requirements just fine. Ah well, at least you can stop wishin', eh?
posted Aug 19th 2007 8:36PM
It's ok guys, it'd be easier to go pay 15 bucks for a gigabit router if it's that important to you...
do you mean gigabit switch? cause those can be bought for around $30 (for a cheap one)...
router on the other hand... you are looking at $120 for a feature poor gigabit wifi (draft n) router.
Sorry, you're right... switch
Wish they would build them with the Ubicom Streamengine chips instead, those really helped D-Link stop sucking.
Wonder if it is still using the same wireless card.
"Considering that Apple has been known to release products without all the features, um, enabled out of the box"
Wow, one time. Jeez
I'm a pretty happy apple fan, however I do remember the days when my 17" powerbook's DVD burner could burn at 2x with an "unofficial" firmware patch, and my macbook pro could be updated to draft N with a 5 dollar firmware upgrade....
You mean $1.99?
I wonder which one blends/runs Doom better...
personally, im sick of these comments popping up on any thing related to computers
dont you guys think its gettin a bit dry...
If I stop saying this it will not stop the others who love this meme.
Forgive me, gods of the Internet.
hey michas-pi i bet your toilet can play doom too. You aim with you waste product. haha
I suck at Toilet Doom; I'm always pissing on the walls and not in the bowl.
Eric, would you prefer:
I, for one, welcome out firmware crippling overlords.
@macona: Oh man, the shit's gonna hit the fan now...
But look! there's space for the chip right there!