A1143: Gigabit model or not?

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A1143: Gigabit model or not?

Hi, I recently picked up a used Airport Extreme base Station (A1143). It came without the box and I'm trying to identify which model I have. Running Airport utility 5.4.2 the unit is described as "Airport Extreme with 802.11n (Fast Ethernet)." Is this the gigbit ethernet or not? Thanks!

MBP, MB, iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Feb 5, 2010 1:48 PM

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Bob Timmons

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Feb 5, 2010 2:37 PM in response to Hoffsta

This model will support Gigabit ethernet connections.

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Bob Timmons

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Feb 5, 2010 2:47 PM in response to Bob Timmons

Update. The original model had fast ethernet. In fall 2007, Gigabit ethernet was added. From your description of "fast ethernet", it sounds like you have the earlier version of this product.

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Hoffsta Author

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Feb 5, 2010 3:20 PM in response to Bob Timmons

Thanks Bob, for your timely response. I'll be adding a second station soon that will utilize the Ethernet ports so I'll be sure to get a newer one.

BTW: is there a source that lists the model numbers and what features they include. I haven't been able to locate this data. Here's an example of the info on Time Capsules from Wikipedia:

G1
MB276LL/A 500GB Time Capsule
MB277LL/A 1TB Time Capsule

G2 (2007)
MB764LL/A 500GB Time Capsule
MB765LL/A 1TB Time Capsule

G3
MB765LL/A or MB765X/A 1TB Time Capsule
MB996LL/A or MB996X/A 2TB Time Capsule

G4 (late 2009)
MC343LL/A 1TB Time Capsule (europe: MC343Z/A)
MC344LL/A 2TB Time Capsule

Something like this would be helpful when scanning ebay for deals on AEBS's.

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Bob Timmons

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Feb 5, 2010 3:33 PM in response to Hoffsta

You might want to take a look at Mactracker.

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Hoffsta Author

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Feb 5, 2010 4:09 PM in response to Bob Timmons

Thanks- that program will save me soooo much google time!

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