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Apple's New, Improved Airport
timbck2 writes: "Apple has just released a new and greatly improved version of their Airport 802.11b wireless network access point, with better WEP encryption (128-bit now instead of 40-bit), better non-Mac PC integration, and a new LAN connection port. Here are the tech specs." An anonymous reader pointed to Apple's rather bland press release as well. This is a good upgrade to the Airport, with thanks probably due in part to companies like Linksys who are making much less expensive 802.11 base stations (which work great with Airport cards, too), though lacking a modem.
You'd think Apple would change the name of airport... I mean, how do they sell the thing?
Apple: "You REALLY want out great product, Airport!"
Customer: "Uhh, airport? What's that? Wireless networking that examines all my files for contraband, won't work if there's even a plastic knife in the room, comes with free national guard troopers to keep me from using it for illegal purposes, and is the source of disaster and death? NO THANK YOU!"
How about naming it... Spaceport!
... that it's better prepared for terrorist attacks?
You're still using wireless, so it's still an insecure ball of suck. You're just choosing who you're wasting your money with. In addition, your pricing is BS. According to Intel's press releases, the 802.11a (which is not yet on sale) cards will be prices at about $180 each (about $80 more than an 802.11b card), and the APs will be $450 (about $150 more than an airport, buddy-roo). Hardly cheaper, and still shite. For $10 I bought 1000' of cat5. Borrow a crimp tool from work, wire the apartment, and I still have 800' of cat5. I can get faster speeds all over my apartment, and we've both got the bottleneck of leaving the local LAN. I saved $620, though, which I'll spend on beer. Meanwhile, you're still going to be waiting for your 802.11a gear. Remember, wireless==bad!
itachi
I know, I know, I've been trolled. But really, there's wrong and then there'e completely absurd.