i have my imac, and it's great. the only thing bothering me now is that i am out of USB ports in the back of it. i have a printer plugged into it, a 250g hd, and a 1tb hd. i constantly have to go back there and unplug the cord for my iphone, my camera and my flash drive for school. it gets annoying. i also have my ethernet cord running across the floor in my bedroom. i think i am understanding this airport thing correctly, but if someone could confirm i would appreciate it. this is what i'd like to do:
-purchase an Airport extreme to put in my bedroom. (yes there is a wireless N router in the house as well as an extender already. signal isn't 100% in my room).
-plug in my external HD's and printer to the Airport so i can access them wirelessly from across the room.
this will not only free up all the usb ports in the back of my imac, it should really clean up my desk. no more printer taking up space, no more hard drive wires getting in the way.
another bonus im thinking is that i will pick up a macbook before school in the fall. this way i will be able to access photos, music, etc from my external hard drives without ever having to plug them in.
if i am completely missing the point here, can someone please set me straight? if this is possible, i'll head out to the apple store tomorrow and pick one up. thanks in advance!
-purchase an Airport extreme to put in my bedroom. (yes there is a wireless N router in the house as well as an extender already. signal isn't 100% in my room).
-plug in my external HD's and printer to the Airport so i can access them wirelessly from across the room.
this will not only free up all the usb ports in the back of my imac, it should really clean up my desk. no more printer taking up space, no more hard drive wires getting in the way.
another bonus im thinking is that i will pick up a macbook before school in the fall. this way i will be able to access photos, music, etc from my external hard drives without ever having to plug them in.
if i am completely missing the point here, can someone please set me straight? if this is possible, i'll head out to the apple store tomorrow and pick one up. thanks in advance!