Apple has upgraded their AirPort Extreme base station without any fanfare at all – then again, purists would say that this isn’t worthy to be considered as an upgrade, apart from apple being coy concerning the revealing of any major tweaks. Similar to the previous model, the updated AirPort Extreme will pave the way for up to 50 simultaneous users who are able to access dual-band Wi-Fi networking. No notable specifications were modified in any way, and Apple still calls the AirPort Extreme as “new.” Perhaps the device saw some changes underneath the hood which we are not aware of, and having tweaked it to deliver better performance than before – without revealing so to the masses.
At the moment, the AirPort Extreme base station will retail for $179, where it allows users to connect to Wi-Fi networks while enabling a USB-connected drive to function as a shared drive over the network. Apart from that, the device will also allow connected users print to any central printer.
The last AirPort Extreme refresh happened in November a couple of years ago, bringing along with it an updated antenna which increased networking speed and range.
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