Apple Airport Express

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I bought the Airport express only to stream iTunes to my stereo. I haven't tried the wireless printing feature and am not using it as my router. I was a little hesitant to buy it after reading reviews by people that had trouble getting the Airport to work with their PC. Luckily I had very little trouble setting it up. Like another reviewer suggested, I linked my computer and the Airport via ethernet while running the setup program. I did have to run the setup twice (not sure what I did different the second time). It works flawlessly with my Windows 7 based PC and Netgear router--so don't let previous bad reviews detract you!

The Airport will only send your iTunes to your stereo, which unlike some, is something I really love. I've been using the Linksys Wireless Music Bridge (when I could get it to work) and it would send all of the computer sounds to the stereo -- including IM notifications and the annoying commercials that come up when you're tracking football/basketball games. Nice to not have to put up with that anymore! If you do want to hear those commercials, or IM notifcations,or watch YouTube on the computer, you still can. All of that will come through your computer speakers like it normally would.

I'm so happy I came across this. I highly recommend it for anyone who would rather hear their iTunes through their stereo than through their cheap computer speakers!

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We took the Apple Airport Express with us for our Asia trip and it served us quite well. Whether it's connecting to the hotel's ethernet or to my in-law's DSL modem, Apple Airport Express ran without a problem, even with VPN. The stereo output worked nicely. The wireless range is not far, but sufficient enough for the hotel room and my in-law's condo. It's small, easy to slip into the luggage. The power plug folds in. It's attactively designed and well-built for travel. I highly recommend this product.

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Apple products always get the job done - but if you want to do a little something different - it may take awhile (and some internet help) to figure out how to do it. The AX is made to allow a wired printer or speakers to be used with a wireless network - and that works fine. But I wanted to use mine to extend my wireless network to a blu-ray DVD player to use BD live. Setting up the AX to use as a router was a little more difficult - but once I got it set up, it works beautifully!

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Instructions are simple to follow, works great with the Airport Extreme I purchased also. I have my entire home covered with Wi-Fi. I can stream music through it which is another plus. Really do like this product. Looks great unlike some of the cheaper versions you can buy. I can highly recommend.

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I have never used Apple networking products until recently but now I am a complete convert. I used the Apple Airport Express to connect an older Windows PC & laser printer to my existing WLAN. It was so easy that I purchased another Airport Express to connect my Linux workstation to my home network as well rather than deal with Linux drivers for WLAN cards & devices. I just attached each computer via the ethernet cable rather deal with wireless adapters for each computer. Another big plus, I can update the Airport code centrally. I am also sharing a Brother laser printer via the Airport's USB port with each of the different computers on my home WLAN. Airports are very flexible & easy to deploy devices. My only complaint is that the MSRP is too high but they do work as advertised. If I can pick up another Airport for $50, I would keep it in my bag for when I travel to setup a personal WLAN in my hotel room using the hotel's wired ethernet instead of the problematic (..and expensive) WLAN. I am very satisfied with my Airport purchase via Amazon reseller network and would do so again. I have purchased a used Airport from another vendor and it works like a charm. The WLAN extension is great.

Home network : 1 Apple Time Capsule (connected to broadband modem via ethernet cable), 2 Apple Airport Express extending home WLAN to connect 2 Windows XP PCs, 1 MacBook, 1 Brother 2070N laser printer & 1 Ubuntu Linux PC/workstation.