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Help: What is Draft N (wireless) and USB 2.0 on Apple TV
by defensorfortis - 1/10/07 9:00 AMCould someone explain to me the wireless N-draft compared to a probable wirelss N standard? Would the N-draft become outdated by the N standard when released?
Also regarding Apple TV, many speculated the USB port on the device could house an external harddrive. Clearly, Steve did not make any announcement of this because it has a 40g hdd built-in. On Apple's website, the USB port is explained for services and diagnosis. So does this mean you cannot hook up an external hdd?
who knows the expandability of the USB port?
by Ravensblood - 1/10/07 9:14 AM In reply to: Help: What is Draft N (wireless) and USB 2.0 on Apple TV by defensorfortisit could later offer EyeTV integration, a HD, a mouse and keyboard, who knows.
N is N.
by Ravensblood - 1/10/07 9:15 AM In reply to: Help: What is Draft N (wireless) and USB 2.0 on Apple TV by defensorfortisit's been around for at least a year, just not in an official form. it is backward compatible to G, so I can't see it having an issue with any final N draft.
Unlikely you'll get an extra drive through the USB
by benanzo - 1/10/07 1:53 PM In reply to: Help: What is Draft N (wireless) and USB 2.0 on Apple TV by defensorfortisBecause that means that you could bypass the proper DRM channels and load whatever you wanted. As for the Draft N wifi? Nothing special about it other than it is merely an implementation of the new wifi standard which has not been totally ratified by the IEEE yet. It could, in theory, prove to be a mistake if the IEEE discovers security vulnerabilities or other bad stuff and rewrite the standard, possibly rendering all Draft N devices buggy/incomatible/useless. It's unlikely though.
when will it be finalized
by cioob - 5/5/07 11:19 PM In reply to: Unlikely you'll get an extra drive through the USB by benanzoDo you or anyone else here know when the N standard is going to be finalized and be set?
I've seen quite a number of products include the hardware, even in laptops.
Thanks
March 2009?
by R. Proffitt
- 5/6/07 5:50 AM
In reply to: when will it be finalized by cioob
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11#802.11n
For now I use what's out there such as 802.11g without any fuss. But I might be a little more in tune with what's going on as to security.
Bob
If you care,
by Ravensblood - 1/10/07 2:00 PM In reply to: Help: What is Draft N (wireless) and USB 2.0 on Apple TV by defensorfortisLeo Laporte and most of the guys on TWiT swear by their 802.11n routers...
they swear by their gigabit ethernet too...
by benanzo - 1/10/07 2:08 PM In reply to: If you care, by Ravensbloodas do I. A well-placed gigabit ethernet cable is better in performance/reliablity/speed speed speed/security, etc. I do like public wifi though.
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