| Apple M8799LL/A AirPort Extreme Base Station with Modem and Antenna Port |
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Model: M8799LL/A
Brand: Apple
Manufacturer: Apple Computer
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 46
Platforms: Mac OS X
Operating system: Macintosh
Form factor: External
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
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Exchange files or play multiplayer games at data transfer rates of up to 54 Mbps
Compatible with the industry-standard 802.11b wireless networking protocol
Range of up to 50 feet at 54 Mbps and up to 150 feet at 11 Mbps
Supports USB or Ethernet wireless printer sharing
Includes built-in v.90 modem with an RJ-11 port and an external antenna port |
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| Description: |
| APPLE AirPort Extreme Base Station - With AirPort Extreme enabled Macintosh systems, it's a breeze to exchange files or play multiplayer games, using advanced 802.11g wireless technology, at data transfer rates up to 54 megabits per second. Supports up to 50 users Built-in firewall with 128-bit encryption Compatible with AOL, including parental controls 10/100BASE-T LAN LAN & WAN ports USB port This version includes integrated modem & antenna port |
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| User Reviews (46 total): |
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Very Handy for a Dial-Up User, November 17, 2007
By user (CA)
Like all things Apple, this unit wis very well thought out and complete. A must for a Dial-up user.
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a good router, but too expensive, October 9, 2007
By user
For starters, you shouldn't even be looking at this old B/G WiFi. It was a decent choice a few years ago, but there are better options now. Maybe if you find a really cheap refurb unit.
WiFi N mode (and also A mode if possible) is the future. I love my Macs and my iPod, but AirPort is not cost-competitive. Apple's N router is $179, whereas Belkin F5D8233-4 N Wireless Router is half that price with nearly the same features (slightly slower wired ports).
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Buy this model instead of the new (2007) one!, August 6, 2007
By user
Two months ago I purchased the new Airport Extreme Base Station which came out in early 2007. ..... IT IS GOING BACK IN THE BOX AND I AM GOING BACK TO THIS MODEL. ..... The new model constantly drops my Internet connection, whereas this model consistently works. ..... TRULY, A REAL KEEPER!
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It simply works, July 17, 2007
By user (Raleigh, NC)
I struggled with a Linksys router which never worked, then a D-Link router that I had to reboot several times a day. Then I bought the Airport extreme. It took me longer to read the couple of paragraphs in the instruction manual than it did to set it up! I was up and running in ~10 minutes, it connects flawlessly, and pages load way quicker than the Duh-Link router.
Avoid a headache and buy this router first. Apple products rock.
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Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station w/Modem, June 13, 2007
By user (Costa Rica)
I gave this product only 4 stars because of a couple of problems I had with the setup. First, even though my iBook recognized the APX, the software that came with the APX would not allow me to set it up to dial my ISP. It was frustrating because the APX recognized the iBook and vice versa but when I brought up the Admin Utility software that came with the APX, the wireless connection was not there so I couldn't configure the system. I finally went to the Apple website and posted my problem in one of the Help forums and luckily someone told me to try connecting the computer to the APX via an ethernet cable and doing the configuration that way. That worked fine and then I disconnected the ethernet cable and the WiFi worked great. A line or two in the instruction manual to let the user know of this possible glitch would have been helpful and saved a couple hours of frustration. Also, the manual is, in my opinion, inadequate in explaining how to set up a dial-up connection with the APX. Since this is one of the few routers that come with a built in modem, I would think that many people buy it, as I did, for that feature. But the manual tells how to set up the connection with a DSL modem or a network connection, but just mentions the dial-up mode and really doesn't explain how to set it up. I'm a die hard Apple fan but I think they missed the boat on that one.
Having said all that, now that I have the APX configured, it works great. We have a dial-up connection so the APX dials the ISP for us and then provides the WiFi connection. My friend came by and he has a Windows computer but we configured it to work with the APX and it works fine as well.
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Apple does it again...., May 24, 2007
By user (connecticut, USA)
What can I say....easy to set up, easy to operate, rarely a problem. My only minor complaint is that on rare occasions my laptop will fail to establish a connection, even when I know I am in range and both laptop and airport are properly set up. It happens about once a month, so not really a significant problem.
I pity the computer owner who does not have a mac....
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It works!, March 11, 2007
By user (Shelton, WA USA)
Two minor issues, but I gave 5 stars anyway. I decided to go with the Airport Extreme Base Station mostly because I have three Macs at home. (I work with Windows machines all day, and eight hours of frustration is enough!) Here's my set-up: I have a G4 PowerMac, 1.42 dual, that I use for recording music and an older G4 that I use for the business-end of the studio (word processing, database, scheduling, etc.). These computers are in a building that's about eight feet from the house. Also in the studio is a Espon Stylus Photo R800 printer. In the house we have a PowerBook G4 that we mostly use sitting on the couch upstairs.
I set up the Airport in the studio. It is connected via ethernet to the modem supplied by Comcast. The music computer is connected to the Airport also via an ethernet cable, and the printer is connected via USB.
I took the Airport out of the box, hooked it up, and used the Airport Set-up Assistant on the PowerBook to configure everything. The network started working almost immediately. All three computers connected to the network with no problems: two of them wirelessly and the other through the ethernet cable. I was able to share files among and print from all three computers. After three hours of trying, however, I still wasn't connected to the internet. Finally I called Comcast. They said they couldn't help with 3rd party hardware issues, but before the guy hung up, he suggested that I reset the modem by unplugging and plugging it back in. That fixed it.
The two issues I've had are: The two wireless computers don't automatically connect to the network after a restart or sleep mode. I have to go to system preferences>network, etc. I've read the manual and done searches, but so far I haven't figured out a solution. I still consider it minor because, even though I have to manually connect, it still takes less time than it did back in the days when I had dial-up. The other issue is that occasionally the wireless signal to the PowerBook upstairs falls to one bar or drops out altogether. This happens about once in every 4 hours of use. Usually the signal is at 3 or 4 bars (out of 4). I have friends who have told me I should be happy with this performance. As I'm writing this, I'm sitting about 40 feet, two walls, and one floor away from the Airport and I'm seeing 4 bars. Someone suggested to not go with the "Automatic" setting for channel select. I started trying the channels one by one and channel 5 far outperforms the first 4. I haven't even tried 6 through 11 yet.
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2.5 years of experience and a lower price unless you need 'n' this is it., March 8, 2007
By user (Portland, Oregon USA)
I've had one of these units for 2.5 years. It connects a G5 imac, a Windows 98SE and a Sony PlayStaion 2 to the internet. All at the same time, keeping all the balls in the air. The user interface is classic Apple, it just works. The airport has a built in firewall. I have not had a single attack on the unprotected Windows machine. Maybe luck, maybe a good firewall. This is the only device I know of that will allow you to set up a wireless network with dial-up, as it has a built in modem. I used that for a few months and it works very well. Now that the new airport is out, the price has come down on this unit. Unless you need the new 'n' type this is a good choice. The only down side is that I am forced to use WEP 128 bit security on the mac because the windows machine does not support anything more advanced. Another big plus is that the airport is not an eyesore. Neither does it look like it is trying to get on a starwars set. I've had no problems with range. The Windows machine is 50 feet from the airport with several walls and obsructions. Maintains 100% link quality most of the time.
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No range, November 10, 2006
By user (Cleveland. OH)
I love Apple products, but this thing has no range. We can not use a wireless laptop 5 feet form the station. We are thinking of dumping this for a linksys. If we could get someone at Linksys who knows how to use a Mac.
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Excelent Product from top to bottom, November 6, 2006
By user (Caracas, Venezuela)
I recommend this product! is an excellent purchase option. Excellent product quality in performance and looks. No product out there in the market looks as good as this one.
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Great Product, November 4, 2006
By user (Miami, FL USA)
Bought it, got it, plugged it, and configured it... It just works!
Never had a problem, range is excelent, and configuring it is a breeze. The only thing I miss is the option to configure a dynamic DNS service, but for most people it won't be necessary.
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Great Product! 4 STARS!, August 27, 2006
By user (Brooklyn, NY)
I purchased this base station because I was tired of my linksys router dropping the connection on a regular basis. Since I already use a MacBook, I figured for the extra cash I couldn't go wrong with another Apple product. This Base Station is definitely up to standards and I barely have any problems with it and another great feature is that it is really easy to privatize the network so others don't jump on your connection. The only thing I could say is that after I gave my network its own unique name, my connections were dropping and I was like ok here we go again but after I reset it and the base station went back to its original default name, I left it that way and it has been working flawlessly since. All in all, its worth the money because I rely on my internet connection for everything and I gave it 4 out of 5 stars only because I didn't keep my own network name and had to rely on the default name.
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Apple hits another home run, August 23, 2006
By user (Ahwahnee, CA USA)
It was time to move to wireless, and I thought I could get by on the cheap by purchasing a D-Link DI-624. Here is a company that even tried to make their router sound like Apple's AirPort Extreme by calling the D-Link an AirPlus Extreme! Nice try, but the D-Link is a piece of junk. I fiddled with configurations and settings for two days before I bit the bullet and did what I should have done in the first place--buy the real thing from Apple.
Out of the box, plug it in, plug in the Ethernet cable from the satellite modem, and BAM! Instant signal at full strength in more places than the D-Link could dream of. And the D-Link had an expensive external antenna connected to get more range!
Not only that, if you have even a tiny sense of design, the AirPort wins hands down. Smooth white plastic, with a shiny metal Apple logo and three tiny white lights to show status, not glaring LEDs that only annoy. It is about the size of a saucer and in fact looks like a flying saucer.
When I had the D-Link installed on the wall, the 5 foot 3 inch cord from its power brick barely reached the unit from where I had to plug it in. With the Apple AirPort Extreme, I had the luxury of over 16 feet of power cord--I could hang it anywhere! The Apple unit also has a port to take an external antenna, a second LAN Ethernet port, and a USB port to plug in a printer that can be accessed wirelessly.
A cool machine in every way. Don't bother to plug in the accompanying CD if you're using Mac OS X 10.4 as I am. Look through the manual though, and compare it to the literature that comes with the D-Link. Apple knows how to write and spell, in English anyway. D-Link had its manual done by Taiwanese writers who don't do writing English no good. Cheapos.
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works fine, August 15, 2006
By user (Chicago)
In June, along with a new iMac desktop, a new MacBook laptop, a new Canon multifunction printer, I went wireless at home with the Aiport Extreme. I purchased a refurbished unit at my local Apple Store for $120. This was my first foray into wireless at home. Setup was challenging (it was not a snap) but I got there. I needed to call Apple once for setup help. Now two months into wireless,and I must say it has been relatively troublefree and operationally fine. I don't have to think about it, other than an occassional need to log-on when the signal is not immediately recognized by a computer. Visiting computers seem to log on just fine after entering the necessary password.
Not having much previous experience with wireless, I can't compare Airport to other systems, but so far, Airport seems to work just fine.
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Airport Beats The Rest, August 7, 2006
By user (Smyrna, GA United States)
This is my 3rd wireless router after going through two netgear routers in the last two years. Airport was easy to set up on both my Mac and PC machines.
For those of you with a PC running Windows XP, you must enable Windows Zero Configuration. Go to your Windows Start Menu > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services > Services (Local)..then scroll to the bottom of the menu on the right and double click Windows Zero Configuration. Click start on the pop up window and your PC should be able to see the Apple Airport.
The Apple site was very helpful. I've put two Mac's and two PC's on my Airport base station and so far so good.
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Expensive, but beautiful, July 10, 2006
By user (RIo de Janeiro, Brazil)
For the most users, having a wireless router is ok, but in my small apartment where guests can see everything I wanted to get something that I could put in the table, everyone would see can ask me "what is this?".
Yes, if the beauty counts, this is for you. Having just one network port, you can only connect one computer with cable but the rest (wireless part), and set it up, works easy and perfect, with the Mac touch of design.
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Works Fine with my Windows and Mac Network, June 29, 2006
By user (St. Louis, MO)
I bought this device at the Apple store, at the same time that I got my PowerBook. I had it up and running in no time. It seems to have a much better range than other base stations I've worked with. It can easily reach anywhere in my house, and even to the patio. I use the WPA security, and that also was easy to setup. After selecting a password, I entered the same password on any computer that wanted to access the base station. I was also able to get my Windows laptop to access this station with no problem, once the password was entered.
I did not try configuring this device with a Windows computer, so I am not sure how well that works. My configuration was done on a Mac.
Overall what impresses me the most about the product is its great range and ease of setting up security.
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Must get if you got Macbook or Intel Macs, June 4, 2006
By user (RI)
I've been using wireless at home using Linksys WRT54Gv2 router for a couple of years. I've been using to get connections for a laptop (12" Apple Powerbook on Airport Extreme card) and G4 PowerMac on original aiport card on the Linksys wireless router. The Linksys worked fine (but not perfect) with my older computers. However, I started having problems with VERY FREQUENT dropped connections using the Linksys when I started to use the new MacBook (Intel CoreDuo 2Ghz.)
The wireless connection kept dropping so frequently. I looked up on the web and found that MANY people were having problems with frequently dropped wireless connections on their Macbooks and Macbook Pros. I realized that those who had the problems were using either Linksys or a non-Apple wireless router. I wanted to make sure that it wasn't the hardware that was causing the problem. So, I took the laptop to the Apple store and spent about 40 minutes using their wireless connection. I was relieved to know that it isn't a hardware issue with my laptop. So, I decided to get the Airport base station. So far, I haven't had the issue of dropped wireless signals with this Airport Extreme base. Maybe Linksys or Apple will come up with a new firmware or software to remedy this problem. But if you don't want to wait and see and avoid the frustrations, I would strongly recommend getting the Apple airport base station.
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Great, worth the cost, April 14, 2006
By user (Leesburg, VA United States)
I have had three other brands of wireless routers, all lower cost, but all would have problems after a few days of running, resets, freezes, etc. I have been running the AirPort base station for a year with out having to restart it once!
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Elegant, functional, hassle-free, and worth the cost, March 31, 2006
By user (Pittsburgh, PA USA)
When looking for good wireless routers, the Apple stands out because of its price. Most people don't want to spend $200 on a router when they can get a cheap Linksys for half the cost. However, there are no setup hassles, no problems, and no incompatibilities with the AirPort.
It works on any Mac and supposedly supports Windows as well (though I haven't tried it). Not only does this fine piece of equipment work well, it's also very attractive as far as routers go.
The only real drawback is that only one computer can be physically connected, but this is easily overlooked by the ease of installing AirPort cards in recent Macs. The 1999 clamshell iBook was the first to introduce this technology, and most subsequent models will accept a card.
Speed is good on this as well, as is range. There also seems to be a bit less interference as far as 2.4GHz phones go, but be safe and use a 5.8 within close proximity of the base.
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