If you have any comments or questions on Apple ending the AirPort Base Station, let me know.Trying to archive my AirPort Extreme time capsule HD, as I’m unable to access the HD - there is an error showing there is a problem with the drive- looked everywhere online and It seems I’m being pointed to taking it apart- as seen in the photo it just says Airport Disk and where it should say the capacity ie 500mb free it just says “free” I’m able to get another drive to show up via USB port in the TC to read and write but when I select it as an archive source, it just errors out instantly and if definitely is formatted and has enough space to hole all of the drive- anyone else have this exact error? If so were you able to pop this out and do a recovery? I see that I will need an enclosure or adapter of some sort but the problem is that it’s an older Seagate 3.5 Seagate barracuda drive that I can only assume will need an enclosure that requires it’s own power supply…I’ve tried several resets on the drive, even fiddled with the network settings in hopes that maybe that was the issue, but I hear some beeping in there which I can assume is a diagnostic error or something. iMore, of course, will be doing likewise. Over the next few weeks, Apple will also be posting knowledge-base articles to help customers transitioning away from AirPort products. Apple is also be helping customers obtain service and parts for current generation AirPort Base Stations for the next five years. What happens nextĪpple and authorized resellers will continue to sell AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule while supplies last. Now, it looks like Apple is starting to make those tough choices - committing to some, like pro displays, and cancel others, like routers. For a while now, Apple has been punting on those choices and leaving some products and their customers in limbo. No company, not even the world's richest and most successful, and especially not its most focused, can do everything. For some people, especially people who appreciate Apple's design and manufacturing, and its unequivocal stance on security and privacy, the loss of the AirPort line will still be a blow.īut I'm also reminded of a comment Steve Jobs once said to one of his direct reports: Sure, Apple could do that and make some money at it, but was it really a business Apple had to be in? They're behind televisions, underneath desks, and in closets. The display is the face of the computer and if you stop seeing Apple logos there, it makes you wonder how much you really need to see them anywhere. Since then, Apple has said that it will be introducing a new, Pro-level display in 2019. In other words, the opposite of the halo effect. (Though, I think it's safe to say that if Apple ever felt Wi-Fi routers were languishing and it had unique and important advances to contribute to the space, it would consider re-entering the market.) Making tough choicesĪ while ago, when it seemed like Apple was exiting the display business as well as the Wi-Fi router business, I wrote about the horn effect and my concern that once people started buying non-Apple products, it would be easier to keep buying non-Apple products. And, looking at iMore's list of the best Wi-Fi router alternatives to the AirPort Base Station it's hard to disagree. I take that as a sign that Apple nows sees Wi-Fi routers as a thriving industry all its own, with multiple, highly-motivated vendors that no longer need the platform-maker to push technology and innovation. Rather than release AirPort Mesh, though, Apple chose to offer the Linksys Velop at its retail stores instead. Since then, we've seen the advent of mesh networking, which lets larger, more irregular, and more challenging areas enjoy better and more robust coverage. The AirPort Base Station line was last updated in 2013.
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