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Whatever it is, it's worse. The new one requires a power cable. The point of the express was that it's entirely self contained. You could throw it in your bag
by spitfire 14y ago
Whatever it is, it's worse.
The new one requires a power cable. The point of the express was that it's entirely self contained. You could throw it in your bag and take it with you on trips. Now you can't.
So it's just a crippled airport extreme.
- whichdan 14y agoWell, it does have AirPlay.
- tomcorrigan 14y agoThe old one did too
- sirn 14y agoOriginal AirPort Express also does. Although I wish they could retain the old design, the extra LAN port and no more artificial 5 clients limit is more than welcome.
- gurkendoktor 14y ago10 clients limit, apparently. Thanks for mentioning this - I have had my AE for a long time and never knew.
- elithrar 14y ago> The new one requires a power cable. The point of the express was that it's entirely self contained. You could throw it in your bag and take it with you on trips. Now you can't. To be precise, they both required external power. The old model was integrated with the plug, and bore a design similar to Apple's laptop chargers. The new model now requires a separate cable, but the power supply is still internal. FWIW, the new unit is actually nice when you have to deal with those pesky power sockets at ground level (on skirting boards) that don't provide enough ground clearance to mount the old Airport Express/other chargers without an extension cable.
- andreyf 14y agoFWIW, the new unit is actually nice when you have to deal with those pesky power sockets at ground level (on skirting boards) that don't provide enough ground clearance to mount the old Airport Express/other chargers without an extension cable. Like Apple's laptop chargers, the old Airport Express supported swappable outlet adapters which would let you plug it in with a longer wire, as well.
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- pieter 14y agoI think this is a better design than the old one. The old one was nice if you were traveling, but really, how many people did that? This one fits much nicer in a cupboard next to your AppleTV, and won't take up 2 or 3 sockets in an extension cord. It also makes the wiring easier, since you don't have to make sure your optical audio cable and ethernet cable can actually reach the power sockets.