On Friday, July 01, 2005, at 02:10PM, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The main difference is size and portability. T No, the main difference is that the Airport Extreme has two ethernet plugs, while an Airport Express only has one. What this means is that your cable/DSL goes into the airport express and everything after that is wireless--so if you have an old iMac G3 it needs an airport card or your G5 would need an airport card, and neither would be plugged in by ethernet. With the airport extreme, on the other hand, cable/dsl plugs in and then there is a free ethernet port on the airport unit to plug your desktop into. More importantly, if you reached the point where you had a couple of desktops--say a G5 and mac mini plugged into the TV, with the extreme you plug a switch into the extreme, and then the two desktops to the switch, and the desktops could transfer data at full ethernet speed, rather than being choked at wireless speed. Jason -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
