Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station (Gigabit) MB053LL/A | 
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| Brand: Apple
Category: CE
List Price: $179.99
Buy New: $174.77
You Save: $5.22 (3%)
New (4) Used (8) from $109.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  115 reviews
Sales Rank: 271
Format: Cd
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Macintosh
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 6.5 x 1.3
Warranty: Parts- 1yr limited, Labor- 90 days limited
MPN: MB053LL/A
Model: MB053LL/A
UPC: 885909171057
EAN: 0885909171057
Release Date: August 31, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New in Retail Sealed Box! Manufacturer Genuine Product.
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| Features:
| • | Three Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports for connecting computers or network devices | | • | Wireless networking router based on the 802.11n draft standard | | • | Interoperable with Wi-Fi Certified 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g Mac computers and Windows-based PCs | | • | Up to 5 times faster and twice the range of 802.11g routers | | • | USB port turns external hard drives, printers, and other devices into network resources |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The sleek, easy-to-use AirPort Extreme Base Station is the perfect wireless access point for home, school, or small business. Get up to five times the performance and up to twice the range of conventional 802.11g routers. Quickly set up your wireless network with AirPort Utility, available for both Mac OS X and Windows, to your DSL or cable modem. Within minutes, you and up to 50 other users can stream videos, share photos and more without wires. Next-generation 802.11n wireless technology features multiple antennas to deliver maximum speed and range. You can even connect a printer to the USB port on the AirPort Extreme Base Station and it will instantly become available to everyone on your wireless or wired network. AirPort Extreme offers a built-in firewall and supports industry-standard encryption to prevent unauthorized intrusion into your wireless network. WPA/WPA2 and 128-bit WEP let authorized users to connect to it easily with simple setup utility and powerful access controls.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 110 more reviews...
Works like a man-a-war: Jerky, but strong. September 6, 2008
The airport is fantastic. It stops working about once a day for a couple of hours, and I have to completely reconfigure it once a week, but we can't really blame it, because the amp and lights go out around the same time. Could an electrician journeyman have been included in the package? Possibly. Was he? No. So four stars for taking a long time to restart after the electricity shorts out. Other than that, it's perfect. Shipping was quick and fabulous, although in the future, there should be small holes in the box. So the electrician can breathe.
 Thank you Apple for providing me with my first reliable router September 3, 2008
I bought the Airport Extreme to replace my absolutely horrible Belkin N1 router. Prior to purchasing the Airport Extreme I experienced constant random disconnects, duplicate IP problems, and insufficient range. I am happy to report that the Airport Extreme solved all of these problems in a matter of minutes, while providing me with a boost in speed and some great new features.
I was incredibly surprised when I saw the fast connection speeds that my new router could achieve. I did not expect a huge difference in speed, as my previous router had wireless N capabilities, but the Airport Extreme proved to be much quicker. The range was also greatly improved. My house has a few concrete walls that absolutely destroyed any hope for decent range on my Belkin, but the Airport has been seemingly unaffected. I also enjoy the incredibly useful printer sharing feature. I can't believe that I went for so long without it.
Above all else, this router is a must buy due to its reliability. I have not experienced one network dropout yet. I have a whole lot of devices connected to the Airport at once (3 PC's, 3 Macs, PS3, Wii, PSP, and an iPod Touch) and none of them have any trouble obtaining IP addresses in a matter of seconds. The included Airport Utility is a fantastic application that makes configuring the router a breeze. It may seem standard to expect great, reliable performance from a router, but none of the routers that I have owned have been able to produce the same results as the Airport Extreme. I can not recommend this router highly enough. If you are in the market for a router, you can stop searching. This is the one that you need to buy.
Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station (Gigabit) MB053LL/A August 29, 2008
Product was received as described and works great! I would definitely do business with the seller again.
Manages my complex home network nicely August 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Over the past 8 years, I've used the Linksys WRT54G, a Belkin wireless G, and a D-Link DI-524 wireless G. None of these products ever broke down on me, but they all suffered a weakness: the occasional dropped connection and requirement to a hard reset (i.e. unplug and restart). In fairness, each of these routers was $20 - $50, and so the savings over the Apple router was substantial (and ignoring the fact that they are all wireless G vs. Apple's wireless N).
Here's the verdict on the Apple Airport Extreme router. In almost 45 days of continuous use, it has not dropped a connection or ever required a restart in any way. To me, that's worth spending extra money.
I have a fairly complex network:
Cable modem >> Apple Airport Extreme >>...
1. Gigabit port 1 connects to SMC Gigabit 8-port switch, which connects 5 other devices around the house via Ethernet
2. Gigabit port 2 connects to a Vonage Motorola VOIP router.
3. Gigabit port 3 connects to a TivoHD
The wireless router is serving an HP laptop and a Tivo series 2 (both using WPA encryption).
The USB port is serving an HP LaserJet 6L, which has a parallel-to-USB cable. The Apple Bonjour software made this printer a breeze to install. Multiple computers (Windows XP and Apple) now print to this printer.
I also have 2 airport express units (wireless G models) connected to the wireless network to serve iTunes music to other parts of the house.
The setup and configuration of this unit is superior to the Linksys, Belkin, and D-Link. The only minus is that I cannot seem to find a DHCP table that shows me all devices connected to the network (and corresponding IP address).
Excellent Buy August 11, 2008
This product is excellent. It took me a couple of tries joining the other computers on my network to the domain, but once set, this worked flawlessly. The usb printer disconnects occasionally, but nothing that unplugging and replugging the usb won't fix. Overall, this is great.
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