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What are the material differences between...

MotionMan

MotionMan

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What are the material technical/spec differences between an AirPort Extreme 5th Gen and an AirPort Express 7th Gen?

Thanks.

MotionMan
 
5th gen Extreme would be the sort of Mac Mini shaped one, right? Well, it has more ethernet ports for one thing. And they're gigabit.
The Airport Express would have faster wireless standards and the 3.5mm audio output for AirPlay, but no gigabit.
 
TheStu said:
5th gen Extreme would be the sort of Mac Mini shaped one, right? Well, it has more ethernet ports for one thing. And they're gigabit.
The Airport Express would have faster wireless standards and the 3.5mm audio output for AirPlay, but no gigabit.
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The gigabit is an interesting difference, though I can probably work around that.

How are the wireless standards different? Significant/material?

Thanks.

MotionMan
 
Never mind, both the 5th gen Extreme and the latest generation Express only support (up to) dual band 802.11n.
The latest generation Extreme added 802.11ac but the Express never got AC support.

So the breakdown:
Express
dual band 802.11n (wash)
2 10/100 ethernet ports [1 WAN, 1 LAN] (con)
1 USB 2.0 port (wash)
1 3.5mm audio-out jack for AirPlay (pro)

Extreme
dual band 802.11n (wash)
4 10/100/1000 ethernet ports [1 WAN, 3 LAN] (pro)
1 USB 2.0 port (wash)
 
TheStu said:
Never mind, both the 5th gen Extreme and the latest generation Express only support (up to) dual band 802.11n.
The latest generation Extreme added 802.11ac but the Express never got AC support.

So the breakdown:
Express
dual band 802.11n (wash)
2 10/100 ethernet ports [1 WAN, 1 LAN] (con)
1 USB 2.0 port (wash)
1 3.5mm audio-out jack for AirPlay (pro)

Extreme
dual band 802.11n (wash)
4 10/100/1000 ethernet ports [1 WAN, 3 LAN] (pro)
1 USB 2.0 port (wash)
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Thanks for the useful breakdown.

So, if I am using a hardwired connection, the Extreme is the better choice (for speed and number of ports). If it is a purely wireless connection, either one will work equally well.

Thanks again.

MotionMan
 
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