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Apple Starts Selling 802.11n Software For $2: Page 2 of 2

Like older Apple wireless access hardware, the AirPort Extreme lets users share a USB printer over the network. New to the Extreme, however, is the ability to jack an external USB hard drive into the network, and then share its storage space with both Mac and Windows systems. "The AirPort Extreme can even be set up so that the hard drive automatically mounts," Chulani says.

When the 802.11n specification is finalized, users may be able to update the
AirPort Extreme's firmware by going online, Chulani says, although he made
no guarantee.

Apple's head of worldwide Mac marketing, David Moody, wouldn't comment on when the company plans to start shipping the 802.11n drivers with new Mac machines.

Editor's note: A change was made to the second to the last graph on Jan. 31 to reflect that Apple is not promising that a free upgrade will be available online once the 802.11n specification is finalized.