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MichaelSullivan
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So, I'm now a probable switcher, but have been really investigating the powerbook g4's accessories-of which the Airport Extreme base station seemed most impressive.
Until I research it's performace, that is. I'm aware that at times manufacturers may exaggerate claims (IE: the 4.5 hour advertised battery life on a 15" g4 powerbook), but I couldn't imagine that the AP Extreme would be so overrated. Yet, there it was in print, and ruining my dreams of wireless internet connectivity...
http://www.creativemac.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=17320-2
http://reviews.cnet.com/Apple_AirPort_Extreme_base_station_wireless_access_point/4505-3245_7-20852329-2.html?tag=top
http://www.jiwire.com/apple-airport-extreme-base-station-modem-antenna-port-product-review-1.htm
And what's worse, I head over to the local Comp-USA and test out their powerbooks coupled with the Airport Extreme Base Station, and I was consistently dropped from a distance of less than 15 feet. Not good. The local Apple store wouldn't comment on the reviews that I took in, simply quoting the APextreme specs. I noticed that the display models were all plugged directly into a LAN, so I couldn't test further.
My goal is simply to take one G4 powerbook and be able to surf the net wirelessly from anywhere in my home, nothing else. However, I'm hesitant to invest $199 in something reviewed this poorly. Are there any alternatives to APextreme? (I will have only the one powerbook accessing, no other computers, no network).
Thanks in advance for your comments.
Until I research it's performace, that is. I'm aware that at times manufacturers may exaggerate claims (IE: the 4.5 hour advertised battery life on a 15" g4 powerbook), but I couldn't imagine that the AP Extreme would be so overrated. Yet, there it was in print, and ruining my dreams of wireless internet connectivity...
http://www.creativemac.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=17320-2
http://reviews.cnet.com/Apple_AirPort_Extreme_base_station_wireless_access_point/4505-3245_7-20852329-2.html?tag=top
http://www.jiwire.com/apple-airport-extreme-base-station-modem-antenna-port-product-review-1.htm
And what's worse, I head over to the local Comp-USA and test out their powerbooks coupled with the Airport Extreme Base Station, and I was consistently dropped from a distance of less than 15 feet. Not good. The local Apple store wouldn't comment on the reviews that I took in, simply quoting the APextreme specs. I noticed that the display models were all plugged directly into a LAN, so I couldn't test further.
My goal is simply to take one G4 powerbook and be able to surf the net wirelessly from anywhere in my home, nothing else. However, I'm hesitant to invest $199 in something reviewed this poorly. Are there any alternatives to APextreme? (I will have only the one powerbook accessing, no other computers, no network).
Thanks in advance for your comments.