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Apple’s updated AirPort Extreme gives 2.8X power boost to Wi-Fi

Friday, June 24, 2011 · 6:21 pm · 22 Comments

“The new AirPort Extreme was quietly released by Apple this week with no mention of new features, but it actually has increased power output for increased Wi-Fi signal strength and range,” Neil Hughes reports for AppleInsider.

“When broadcasting 802.11n Wi-Fi in 40Mhz wide mode, the new AirPort Extreme has a maximum output power of 392.64mW, which is more than 2.8 times greater than the 139.32mW maximum output of the previous model,” Hughes reports.

Hughes reports, “The details come from technical documents filed this week with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.”

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22 Comments

iMaki

Friday, June 24, 2011 - 6:43 pm · Reply

So, does this mean Airport Extreme is now much faster than the Time Capsule WiFi?
- Hiya
  
  Friday, June 24, 2011 - 7:39 pm · Reply
  
  No
  - Bandit Bill
    
    Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 11:17 am · Reply
    
    Less packet loss = better performance
    
    It’s not as simple as yes/no or n is n
- castlebuono
  
  Friday, June 24, 2011 - 7:47 pm · Reply
  
  Speed doesn’t change – it’s still 802.11n, however, the distance the signal carries is greater. Probably quite helpful for anyone living in a large house, or on properties with multiple structures. For me, it would be OTT since the computer and router are in the same room.
  - Thryll
    
    Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 10:46 am · Reply
    
    That would be me. I bought the Extreme, plus an Airport Express, in an attempt to send wifi to two outbuildings. I was going to buy a second Express to improve the signal. Looks like I will have to get the new device for starters. It’s only money…
Snapper

Friday, June 24, 2011 - 6:45 pm · Reply

Great more radiation.
Probably the next study that comes out will say WiFi gives you the big C.
- ken1w
  
  Friday, June 24, 2011 - 6:57 pm · Reply
  
  If you carry a smartphone in your pocket all day (and often have it pressed against your head), I’d be “a bit” more concerned about that source of radio waves.
  
  I have the original square 802.11n Airport Extreme Base Station. Still going strong, although it’s not so “extreme” anymore…
  - TheConfuzed1
    
    Friday, June 24, 2011 - 7:53 pm · Reply
    
    I have the round one.
- twinkie
  
  Friday, June 24, 2011 - 10:39 pm · Reply
  
  Just be sure you wear your tinfoil hat.
  - You Be Trollin'
    
    Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 12:24 am · Reply
    
    So that the waves bounce around your brain even more? Sounds like a *great* idea
Hiya

Friday, June 24, 2011 - 7:40 pm · Reply

A banana gives off more radiation than a cell phone.
- Jubei
  
  Friday, June 24, 2011 - 8:18 pm · Reply
  
  Ballmers fart gives off more radiation than 3 Mile Island.
  - macsilvio
    
    Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 1:22 pm · Reply
    
    The best comment of all my entire life…thanks !
  - artimusmacimus
    
    Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 7:16 am · Reply
    
    ROFLMFAO. Seriously, I’ve read some funny stuff on MDN but, aaaaaaahhaaahaahahaha oohhh my sides, ohhh I can’t breathe….hahaha…ohhh stop it you’re kiiiilling me
- montex
  
  Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 6:41 pm · Reply
  
  I think you meant to say that bananas, which contain potassium, give off nuclear radiation but a cell phone does not. A cell phone emits electromagnetic radiation.
G

Friday, June 24, 2011 - 7:52 pm · Reply

Pfff, so!
Apple changed FCP it is taking food out of my childrens mouth. Seriously, my family and I are going to starve and then end up in debtors prison because Apple the evil empire changed FCP.

J/K y’all
- daugav369pils
  
  Friday, June 24, 2011 - 10:56 pm · Reply
  
  Pay attention. This article has nothing to do with
  FCP.
  - gomer37
    
    Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 12:54 am · Reply
    
    or gay marriage.
- omalansky
  
  Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 12:22 pm · Reply
  
  Off the subject, but… Actually, it’s you who are taking food out of your children’s mouths when you waste time whining instead of learning how to use the new FinalCut. One of the developers of the original FCP says the new product is a big step forward. But you would rather complain about the loss of a ten-year-old product. Your choice.
ATTStillSuck

Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 12:08 pm · Reply

Hey Apple, how about incorporating AT&Ts Mirco-Cell? Maybe then I would be able to get cell service at home. Sucks to have to leave the house to send text.
- Dakota
  
  Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 6:50 pm · Reply
  
  We can only wonder why this concept hasn’t been done already with both AT&T and Verizon. Heck why not even just have an unlocked sim slot in the base station for GSM versions.
Farlo

Sunday, June 26, 2011 - 10:48 am · Reply

Nuclear radiation is also electromagnetic radiation. The difference is that nuclear radiation is at a wave length and energy level that can cause ionization when interacting with matter. The bands that cell phones and radios operate at do not.