Just a quick question for those who's using the latest 'UFO' Airport Extreme

How's the 'Wi-Fi' range? Is it really twice what we're getting on the current 802.11g routers? My current 802.11g router's a NetGear.

Also, would the Wi-Fi range be 'reduced' if using a non 802.11n card? I read that speed will reduce for systems using 802.11a/b/g - but that's just the transfer speed right - should have nothing to do with the range speed?

This post has been edited by tinkerbel: May 7 2007, 09:13 AM

@wei,
Thanks for the information. I read up those information but obviously it was too difficult for me to comprehend, the 2.4 for g and 5 for n which boosts speed, etc etc.

Oops.. I was act referring to the NEW Airport Extreme 802.11n. For a while I imagined an UFO to be uh.. FLAT!!! kEKekekKEkekeke.....

Anyways, in short my conclusion would be:-

1) If N range is 300m, only those using N card will be able to pick it? Those on b/g range will only pick up the router range up to uh.. b/g's maximum range; whatever that range is whether it's 10m/20m/30m?

@wei,
Thanks - I'll still go about searching for more information - will update if and when I have the information, but in the meantime it doesn't look like getting the 802.11n's gonna solve my 'range' problem *sigh*

@wei,
It looks like I've gotta look into the other option - cause need to extend range to living and dining room at home. Dad wants it in the garden too *faints* so I figured I'll check on the Airport Extreme 802.11n router as an alternative before I consider the other options [I'll just need the software to enable the 802.11n on my MBP]....

Anyhow, thanks a big bunch. Will look into this later - a little too technical for me to understand but being my 'kiasu'-self, I just need to know exactly how and what all these means before I decide on what to get!! *grins* Don't trust those salespeople out there - speaking of which, one of them told me the NEW LinkSys 802.11n router/modem's outdoor range is 1.5km (or was it 1.25km) whilst indoor is 400m - I couldn't buy it; as illiterate or as little as I know ... what'd u think?

@xaw5126,
I actually did come across that while doing my research on 802.11n and was gonna ask sooner *grins*

And Y now..? Because I'm gonna have to extend my current wireless range, and thought perhaps I should look into getting the Airport Extreme 802.11n instead of getting a range booster (or whatever-it-is-called). If not for that, I wouldn't bother doing 'unnecessary' research *g* Have enough of that to do at work oredi

Btw, the RAMs that come bundled with an iMac is OEM-ed by SAMSUNG is it?