Product Description

Apple M9470LL/A AirPort Express Base Station - The AirPort Express is a very unique wireless base station. It fits in the palm of your hand, plugs directly into a wall outlet, and allows you to wirelessly connect to the Internet, print, and stream iTunes music to any room in your home. It does this via 3 bult-in ports. A WAN Ethernet port for your cable or DSL modem, a USB port for your printer, and an Audio port for your home stereo. Security - Built-in Firewall, Password Protection, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Support, & 128-bit WEP Encryption Supports up to 10 users NOTE - Wireless printing over USB requires Mac OS X v10.2.7 or later or Windows XP or Windows 2000 and a compatible printer NOTE - AirPort Extreme and AirPort Express can extend the range only of an AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express wireless network

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1197 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Apple
• Model: M9470LL/A
• Released on: 2004-07-24
• ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds

Features

• Enjoy your iTunes music library in virtually any room of your house
• Share a single broadband Internet connection and USB printer without inconvenient and obtrusive cables
• Create an instant wireless network on the go
• Access an AirPort Express wireless network
• Compatible with Windows XP or 2000; Mac OS X v10.2.7 or later

From the Manufacturer
Enjoy your iTunes music library in virtually any room of your house. Share a single broadband Internet connection and USB printer without inconvenient and obtrusive cables. Create an instant wireless network on the go. Extend the range of your current wireless network.

Featuring AirTunes for playing your iTunes music wirelessly on your home stereo or powered speakers, AirPort Express brings not only the Internet but your music to wherever in your home you like to enjoy them most -- whether you use a Mac or Windows PC. Unmatched in its ease of use, it delivers data rates up to 54 megabits per second, fits in the palm of your hand so you can take it wherever you go.

Driving the Wi-Fi Revolution In 1999, Apple sparked the wireless revolution with the introduction of AirPort, the first affordable and easy-to-use solution for accessing the Internet without restrictive cables. In 2003, AirPort Extreme took your unwired connection to the next level by harnessing the superfast 802.11g wireless standard for data rates nearly five times those of the 802.11b standard that the original AirPort used and many current wireless networking devices still use. With AirPort Express, Apple continues to advance wireless, delivering the first device to pack wireless networking, audio, printing and bridging capabilities into a single affordable, portable unit. AirTunes Unleashes Your Music AirPort Express with AirTunes brings your iTunes music in your Mac or PC into your living room -- or wherever in your home you have a stereo or a set of powered speakers. All you have to do is connect your sound system to the audio port on the AirPort Express Base Station using an audio cable (included in the optional AirPort Express Stereo Connection Kit) and AirTunes lets you play your iTunes music through your stereo or powered speakers -- wirelessly. iTunes automatically detects the connection of your remote speakers, so you just have to select them in the popup list that appears at the bottom of the iTunes window and click play.

Enjoy your playlists, set iTunes to shuffle through your entire library or repeat your favorite songs over and over

Enjoy your playlists, set iTunes to shuffle through your entire library or repeat your favorite songs over and over again -- however you like to enjoy your music on iTunes, you can now enjoy it that way through your stereo speakers, wherever they're located in your house.

Add Music to Your Current Wireless Network
If you already have a wireless network in place, you can use AirPort Express to add music to its capabilities. Let's say, for example, you have AirPort Extreme set up in your den. There's no need to scrap this setup and create a whole new one with an AirPort Express Base Station, your DSL or cable modem, printer and stereo all in one place. Simply connect AirPort Express to your stereo in your favorite music room and plug it into an electrical outlet -- it wirelessly links to your existing network, letting you play your music in your room of choice without moving anything or connecting anything else.

AirPort Express connects you and everyone in your family not only to the Internet but to each other. Since it employs the powerful 802.11g standard, you can wirelessly share photos, movies and other files without having to worry about slow data transmissions. Nor do you have to concern yourself over a difficult network setup procedure. AirPort Express uses the revolutionary Rendezvous technology in Mac OS X to allow your AirPort-equipped Macs running Mac OS X to detect each other with no effort on your part -- they discover each other just by virtue of being within the range of the network. Extend Your Network If you already have a wireless network in your home and would like to extend its range, AirPort Express is your answer. Suppose you want to connect to the Internet with your PowerBook in an area that lies beyond the 150-foot range of your AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme Base Station. You can use AirPort Express as a wireless bridge to extend the range of your primary base station.

There's no need for extra wires or cables -- serving as a bridge, AirPort Express doesn't have to be physically connected to your primary base station or to your DSL or cable modem. Simply place AirPort Express within the range of your primary base station and near the area where you'd like to enjoy your wireless connection.

Customer Reviews

Best $100 I've spent in Years - I'm sold on Apple now
I own all vista computers, but my next computer will be an Apple for sure. I bought this for one feature alone, to have wireless itunes in different rooms. I owned a Roku, but I lamented for years that I couldn't wirelessly sync the music to different rooms. Those days are over and my Roku is going on ebay tonight!

I was up and running in SECONDS and perfectly sync'd music between my living room (vista) and bedroom (express). I want to get another one soon! But I found out that there's shareware out there that'll let my use my other pc's (a sage box) as an airport express outlet so I can sync up pcs, macs AND airports!

And if you have an iphone or itouch, you can use it to remotely control all your devices too! To think I was on the brink of buying a sonos, but this solution is so much cheaper, upgradeable and all around wondeful.

Not to mention all the other benefits:
--portabe wireless router when I'm traveling
--portable usb power for ipod and other devices (blackberry?)
--wireless usb printer
--802.11 access point (this alone is worth at least a hundred bucks!)
--wireless bridge to expand the wireless range in your home

I can't believe I was on the fence for so long, now I can't live without it and I've only had it for a few minutes!

BUY FOR LESS DIRECTLY FROM apple.com
You can buy a new one for 89 to 99 dollars. I think it is cheaper if your college/institution has an agreement with apple. Also, if you want to just try this thing out without spending that kind of money. There is always refurbished versions that apple sells. They come with a warranty too, and they cost about 30 dollars. To find them go to the apple website, click the store tab then scroll till you see Refurbished Mac, then keep on scrolling till you see the Airport Express part. You save 71% buying a refurbished one.

BUY FROM APPLE STORE FOR LESS
You can buy this product from the Apple store for $89.00. I don't like to see people trying to charge more than the products worth.