Wacworld Wrap Up

[octothorpe]

Yeah, everyone knows about the iPhone, and the (Apple)TV. What they *didn't* tell you was the new Airport Extreme. Ok, so it's a new 802.11n-based wireless base-station. Here's the catch:

USB2.

For sharing.

Not just printers, but *disks*.

Think about it. Network addressable storage on the super cheap. Sure, it's only USB2, but you're still limited by the network connection of 802.11n and/or the connection of the 10/100 Ethernet ports.

Not too long ago, NAS units were *very* expensive. Often you'd have to dedicate an entire computer to serve files. Now you don't have to.

It accepts USB hubs, so you can add many disks, and/or many printers.

Best. Macworld. Ever.

Comments

Luck of the draw

[bestbear-icanbe.livejournal.com]

I've got the one new Mac model that won't support 80211n. WTF? Grrrr.

Otherwise, the new Airport Extreme would be great, with a nice price as a bonus.

[cpratt.livejournal.com]

Super cheap?

This is about $100. The AirPort Extreme Base Station is about $179 (and not yet available).

In my world, something that costs 80% more and won't ship for a few weeks doesn't really qualify as "super cheap." Of course, the Apple unit does (arguably) look better, and it's possible that its setup utility is superior to the Linksys'.

[naylandblake.livejournal.com]

On the iPhone, they forgot to highlight the "shuffle feature that randomly calls people in your address book. Just for the fun of it!.

[ursusarctos.livejournal.com]

I've stayed with FireWire drives for several reasons, but this makes a network drive look nice. My order's already in the queue. I've had it with a Linksys g router that has a mind of it's own. I was ready to get a new Airport anyway.
The iPhone looks neat, but since it's tied to Cingular, I'll take a pass.

[piratechan.livejournal.com]

Scary!