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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

Dropout City

Written by SH from Salt Lake City

Aug 20, 2009

Horrible from the second I plugged it in. It seemed to work well at first, but it will not hold a connection for more than 3 minutes tops. Needs to be constantly rest or you have to wait 5 minutes to find the connection again. I was extremely disappointed, I thought Apple was better than this. Buyer BEWARE!

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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

My old AE lasted almost 5 years

Written by LK from Vancouver

Aug 17, 2009

I had the previous version of this product and it finally died during a recent heatwave. Up until then it had been one of my most reliable pieces of apple hardware besides their keyboards. Be careful where you plug it in, as the case isn't designed for cooling (I had mine near the ceiling, I have no air conditioning). Just based on how long my first one lasted, I will pick one of these new ones up. Very nice design and ease of use.

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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

Become Your Own DJ!!!

Written by NN from Fenton

Aug 15, 2009

I purchased the AirPort Express a few days ago for the purpose of streaming music all over my house. I have to say that I am VERY pleased with the results. Not only was it easy to setup but it is also very functional. After a quick download of the Apple Remote app, I am now able to DJ my entire house all from my iPhone by selecting which speakers i want to play my music through. Guests can even voice their opinion and request songs (if they have an iPhone and the Apple Remote app) when playing music from the iTunes DJ playlist!!!

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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

A Solid Piece of Equipment

Written by MR from Aurora

Aug 14, 2009

I've had this little white box for over a year and a half now and it's still working fine. Price aside, there are very few complaints I have making this a solid investment for the wireless network in my single bedroom apartment. Streaming music via itunes and surfing the net is simple to set up and rarely is maintenance required. The only problems I have encountered have been when the summer heat has caused it to seize up. My environment is frequently upwards of 35 C which causes it to stop working, but if you're not living in such a heated climate or if you have the A/C running you need not worry of any problems. I highly recommend this product.

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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

2 months and TOAST!

Written by LC from Baton Rouge

Aug 12, 2009

This was a brilliant, useful product to send music to my classic two channel system with big Boston Acoustics window rattlers - living large, I thought! The thing went nuts and then gave up the ghost in two months; I expected better. Given the layout in my 18th century brick house it would be practical if the Airports had music capacity - we have four to cover the house and office and get around heavy brick walls and they're bombproof.
Probably good for dorms and traveling, but for some of us it's an irritating extra C note wasted. Well, two hundred now, had to go buy another one.

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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

Airport Express

Written by BH from HOLLYWOOD

Aug 11, 2009

One of the best routers in the market, I am very happy with it! Highly recommended!

19 of 24 people found this useful

AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

Great product and works as advertised

Written by AC from HOUSTON

Aug 10, 2009

I just purchased my second Airport Express so I can stream music all over my home. I use it to extend the range of my Airport Extreme and run everything on 2.4 N-draft mode.

Too bad it doesn't support the 5Ghz mode the Extreme is capable of.

Best thing about it is it also works with my AppleTv so I can stream music from the AppleTv without having any of my laptops on.

I have recommended this product to many of my friends and they have all been happy with the ease of setup and price and performance.

21 of 24 people found this useful

AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

Problematic Product

Written by PE from jerrabomberra

Aug 7, 2009

Had my unit for 18 months can play all of my music library , with the exception of music videos (even ones bought from Itunes store)to date cannot get an answer or reason for this ,otherwise happy .Lost my printer some time ago and cannot get it up again.

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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

Oh.My.God.

Written by DS from Belleville

Aug 7, 2009

When they say "easy install", they are not kidding!

While I'm not "tech ignorant", I'm not really "tech saavy" either-this took me 10 minutes to set up. That's it. The install disk walks you through each phase of the setup. You can set up your own network and password protect it. It's really amazing.

It is so easy to use-I'm WiFi in less than a minute of turning on my Mac.

Thank you Apple for making this so user-friendly. I am an Apple fan for life!

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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

Nice small powerhouse of a WI-FI

Written by CK from Denver

Aug 4, 2009

I use it in Bridged mode and let my router assign IPA address and speed of internet is just as fast as if I had it wired. So small and configurable. Works great for my home WI-FI.

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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

Another amazing Apple product

Written by JP from Defiance

Aug 4, 2009

I rarely write reviews but I simply have to say that this device is truly innovative and works exactly as advertised. I am using it as an extension of my Linksys wireless network and streaming music to my whole house stereo and the setup could not have been easier. I use my iPhone Remote application to control iTunes streaming from my iMac and the combination of technologies is seamless.

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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

Simple Music Streaming with Airport Express

Written by TS from Spokane

Aug 3, 2009

I set this up on a Windows Vista machine as a client to my Linksys router. I had a little problem getting my laptop (But not my desktop)to recognize the base station, but once that was done it couldn't have been any easier to set up the client and music streaming. The airport utility is so easy that even someone who had never set up a network should be able to handle it. I am listening to internet radio through my stereo. It rocks! I may buy an airport extreme base station - best value for the money.

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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

Still not totally sure

Written by JC from Huntington Beach

Aug 2, 2009

After reading all of these reviews, I excitedly ran to the apple store and bought my airport express. I need to say that I am a PC user toying with the idea of switching to an imac.

I thought this was going to be really easy, and after about an hour or so I finally got it working. Maybe I just don't speak mac, but I thought mac products were supposed to be really easy?

I am excited about the possibilities of taking my AE on the road with me and using it in those hotels that haven't converted to wireless yet. I was also excited when I read another user review that stated it would serve as a charger as well. (I LOVE multi funciton gadgets). I was disappointed when I plugged in my iPhone and it didn't charge. Maybe the older versions doubled as a charger, but not this one.

Also excited about using this to stream tunes in my house to my stereo. I have an iPod doc on there, but it is such a pain to nav on the TV as I have to use the stereo controls.

I was also thinking about getting the time capsule. But after reading discussions in the support area, I am bummed to learn that you cannot connect xbox or wii to airport. :( So I am re-thinking my purchase there.

I'm going to play with it a bit more and see if it gets any easier. My other router happens to be on the fritz, so I can't even see if the AE will work with streaming music on it. Who knows, I may return it.

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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

piece of cake

Written by PO from Foxboro

Jul 30, 2009

ive never set up any network myself. my dad always did that. this is just as they say. it only takes a few minutes & you'll have wireless network running. the password makes it nice so other people cant steal your connection & slow you down. i havent tested the range but im sure its good. the only problem is that i cant connect to the internet through my ipod touch because of the password i set, but im sure thats an easy fix.

this is a great product if anyones looking for a low priced, easy, wireless connection.

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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

Great Product, however...

Written by RR from Pooler

Jul 28, 2009

The Good: The product worked exactly as advertised. I have enjoyed connecting it to a home stereo and using it wirelessly with my itunes, all controlled by my iPhone.

The Bad: It just died. I've had it for 2 1/2 or so years, and I expected an Apple product (through past experience) to last longer.

I am still ordering another one just because of how nice of a commodity it is however.

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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

does'nt work properly with itunes 8

Written by RM from Paris

Jul 26, 2009

this device could be perfect, but it doesn't work well with itunes 8 : too many music dropouts. we all hope a fix will be posted soon.

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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

Awesome!!!

Written by GR from Long Pond

Jul 26, 2009

Bought the Express yesterday, easy set up and works well with my Time Capsule..Extends my Wi Fi coverage just as I hoped it would. Worth the money!!

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AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n and AirTunes

love it!

Written by JB from Puyallup

Jul 26, 2009

Plugged it in, followed the setup instructions, created a password and BAM! It wasn't working :(
So, I restarted my cable modem and voila everything was tip-top :)

It's super fast and has awesome range. AirTunes is pretty cool too, makes me want to go buy some nice speakers so I can really enjoy my music. Also like the USB port for wireless printing, etc.

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