SOLD: Apple Airport Extreme Base Station, 6th Generation * Two for Sale; Discount for Both * Free Shipping

[Zoidberg]

Both Airports have been sold. Thanks for looking.

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Two Apple Airport Extremes for sale. Both are in great condition.

Specs on both:

* Model A1521 (ME918LL/A)
* 6th Generation (final model)
* three-stream 802.11ac (maximum data rate of 1.3Gbit/s)
* Time Machine supported via USB-attached external USB drive
* original box with power cord
* original owner; used in a smoke-free home
* hard reset (ready to join your network or set up a new network)
* latest firmware installed prior to reset

Spec page @ Apple.com.

$75 each, or both for $135. I will pay shipping (USA only).

[decay]

Interesting... how much better than the 5th gen are these?

[Zoidberg]

Here's the comparison chart @ Wikipedia. The big change is the implementation of 802.11ac, which I found to be a massive step up from the v5 models I had. I don't believe there was any other change between the v5 and v6, however. (Same form factor, same ports, etc.)

[sekker]

Enhanced speed of the base station is only good if your mobile devices can receive the signal.

iPhone 6 models were the first to have AC.

My wife's MBP from 2009 doesn't, and wifi connectivity is not the bottleneck.

[ztirffritz]

Is it possible to connect this in a mesh or extend the wireless network?

[Zoidberg]

ztirffritz wrote:
Is it possible to connect this in a mesh or extend the wireless network?

Yes, that's what the second Airport Extreme was used for in my Airport network. One served as the connected-to-modem base station/gateway, the other served as a signal extension to the upstairs portion of the house.

Of course, both have been reset, so they'll be "like new" out of the box in that regard; you can make either one your base station or an extension, or get both and set up the same system I had.

[rz]

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