i got one of the newer time capsules as a gift
and i figure the increased power output probably won't help 5ghz going through walls and doors, but i feel it might reduce the need of extenders tho..
if you want to further nitpick about these improvements is theres another page in that fcc printout that has me scratching my head
both the airport extreme (a1408) and time capsule (a1409) have the following power levels
802.11b 257.04mw 802.11g 307.61 802.11n 257.63
802.11a 326.59mw 802.11n 20 mhz 337.29 802.11n 40mhz 392.64
but check out the difference in peak gain of the antennas
frequency range 2.4 - 24.83 antenna one 1.41 dbi | antenna two 2.33 dbi | antenna 3 1.83 dbi
frequency range 5725 to 5850 antenna one 1.72 dbi | antenna two 2.97 dbi | antenna 3 2.67
now compare this to the time capsule
frequency range 2.4 - 24.83 antenna one 0.1 dbi | antenna two 0.27 dbi | antenna 3 4.32 dbi
frequency range 5725 to 5850 antenna one 4.38 db| antenna two 0.81dbi | antenna 3 3.09 dbi
wouldnt they be teh same gains on both the time capsule and the airport? why are they different
i think the bottom line i want to make is if your going to upgrade your time capsules make sure its covered by
a computer's applecare plan, i know its like 150-250 dollars for applecare but the 1 year warranty on the time capsule is really short. and i still can't friggen copy my apple core duo 2006's time machine to it