oddly though, the extream does nt seem to support audio streaming the way 
the express does.  My question is how do you stream audio.  it has this 
audio output jack, what do you do with it?  do you have to put it near the 
source to which you wish to stream and run a cable or is there something 
else you get?

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From: "UCLA Bruins Fan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by 
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 12:31 AM
Subject: Re: express and extreme


I have the Airport express and love it for my home networking needs.
As I understand it, the express is a home router which can support up
to 10 computers, whereas, the extreme is a professional type router
which has more lan ports and can support up to 50 computers.
The express is fast and extremely reliable, and I would highly
recommend it for a home network.
Olivia

On Apr 19, 2008, at 6:30 AM, Scott Howell wrote:

> The Extreme has additional lan ports, as well as some additional
> features. It's um more a professional type router, but the Express
> is no slowtch. The Express is very small, compact, about the size of
> the power supply shipped with Apple notebooks. It has the ability to
> play streaming audio via the 1/8 inch jack, it has a usb printer
> port as does the Extreme, and the wan port of course like the
> Extreme. What it comes down to is what features your looking for. If
> you have a few machines, you want to stream audio, and your looking
> for something start a wireless network, the Express will do just
> fine. If your looking for additional ports, a wireless/wired backup
> solution, additional features for serving a larger network, the
> Extreme or Time Capsule will be your best bet. I use an Time Capsule
> and an Express and an older Extreme as extenders for my network.
>
> On Apr 18, 2008, at 9:22 PM, Tim Grady wrote:
>
>> What are the differences between the airport expreme and the
>> airport express.  Am I right in thinking that the extreme is a
>> router and the express is a wireless music system for itunes
>> mainly?  Or is the express some kind of router, and if so, why is
>> it cheaper than the extreme?
>>
>
> Scott Howell
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>





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