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Apple AirPort Base Station (M8209LL/A) 802.11b Wireless Access Point
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Price Range $0 - $0 Product Description AirPort is the cutting-edge wireless networking technology that lets you get on the Internet from anywhere in your home, school or office - without cables, additional phone lines, or complicated networking hardware. ??A small device, similar to the base station of a cordless telephone, that plugs into your telephone outlet, DSL or cable modem, or Ethernet network, the AirPort Base Station receives web pages and email from the Internet and sends them to your computer - without wires. Communicate and collaborate wirelessly with others up to 150 feet away. Your wireless network can extend across several rooms and even outdoors from a single base station.
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Written By ghy Date Written Sep 19 2000 Summary The Apple Air Port is quite a revolutionary product. Think about it, wireless, 150 ft radius of range, 10mb/sec. transfer rate, and handles up to 10 different computers???!!! That is a superb achievement. I bought the Air Port base station along with... Strength Convenience, especially for laptop users. Weakness Software tend to be flaky which causes dropped connection once awhile. Apple takes another great step...
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Written By cwisler Date Written Mar 12 2000 Summary I use the Base Station with my Apple iBook almost every day. The performance is great, with no problems with performance or location when I take my iBook anywhere in the house or outside on our deck! Strength Freedom, speed, ease of use Weakness No indication of connection speed Flying high
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Written By rick_k Date Written Feb 22 2002 Summary Let's see, where do I start? I bought an AirPort® Base Station for my parents (my mom has an iBook® and my dad just got a new G4®). Opening the box I saw the little "flying saucer", known as the Base Station. It's a generation 2 AirPort®. Initially... Strength Works wonderful Weakness Issues with Verizon dsl Bottom Line It works so well that I bought one for myself too. Flight Crew, Prepare for Takeoff
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Written By _beowulf Date Written Apr 26 2001 Summary Airport is cool. No doubt about it. I know that some of the negative opinions here mentioned buggy and spotty performance, but hey, look at their dates. It was new technology back then. We're now on the second or third release of the Airport software,... Strength Easy to set up, fairly inexpensive, and fast network connection with built-in 56K modem. Weakness No direct status indicators/control for modem internet connection. Bottom Line If you're looking for an easy to install, use, and afford wireless networking solution, then Airport's probably for you. Airport is liberating
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Written By TraderCraft Date Written Apr 02 2000 Summary I just installed an Airport for use with a PowerBook and couldn't be happier; I use Earthlink as one of my ISPs for dialup 56K access. I'm quite pleased so far - setup was quick and without a hitch and it worked first try. Strength good performance; easy setup; free to move! Weakness switching ISPs not as simple Bathroom Surfing Without Wires
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Written By shanna Date Written Mar 26 2000 Summary Wireless connections, sharing, convenience, how could anyone not want this product? I know I sure did, and wanted it bad too I might add. Strength wireless, fast, sharing possible Weakness didn't work for me Better options exist
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Written By hpvamp Date Written Aug 08 2001 Summary I bought my airport base station about a year ago and at the time I was very impressed with it. But at the time there weren’t any other options in the market and I was also using broadband access exclusively. The airport worked like a charm, enabling... Strength Easy to use, styling, network management features Weakness Finicky modem, no PC software, unimpressive range, reported heat failures Bottom Line The airport was once the top and only choice in this application, however, it now comes off looking like an expensive prototype. This thing is so cool...
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Written By shaikha Date Written Apr 26 2000 Summary We just got an Apple Airport Base Station at my job, and it really does do everything that Apple claims it does. You can share one internet connection between lots of computers, and it is completely wireless. It's a great piece of hardware that I think... Strength Simple to use in basic situations Weakness Difficult to do complicated things Would be cool if I could get it to work
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Written By PrudenceAngell Date Written Jul 23 2000 Summary First of all, I didn't buy this. My dad did, for his brand new PowerBook G3 500 MHz laptop that replaced our very very aging Powerbook Duo as a home computer. This thing would be so cool, if I could only get it to work with our cable modem. Strength really cool - that's all I can say Weakness isn't supported by my cable company Surf the Web From Your Couch. How Could You Go Wrong?
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Written By caustic Date Written Dec 11 1999 Summary The main reason why I purchased my iBook was so that I could surf the web wirelessly. Ever been stuck watching a movie on television that you didn't know the title of or wanted to know who the actor was that is in it? Having a portable wireless... Strength fast, affordable, looks cool Weakness 150 foot distance might disappoint some people  |
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