Apple - Wi-Fi - Compare Wi-Fi base stations

A fast wireless base station with simultaneous dual‑band 802.11n Wi‑Fi and AirPlay. Learn more	Next-generation 802.11ac Wi‑Fi and wireless sharing, perfect for a home or business. Learn more	Automatic wireless backup for your Mac combined with ultrafast 802.11ac Wi‑Fi. Learn more
Play music wirelessly Share a printer wirelessly Apartment, smaller home, or dorm Works with Wi-Fi-enabled devices such as Mac, PC, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and more	Share an external hard drive or printer Create a large, high‑speed network Larger home, office, or classroom Works with Wi‑Fi‑enabled devices such as Mac, PC, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and more	Back up wirelessly with OS X Leopard or later Expand or create a high‑speed network Print wirelessly Any home, office, or classroom Works with Wi‑Fi‑enabled devices such as Mac, PC, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and more
802.11n simultaneous dual‑band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) with data rates up to 300 Mbps¹	802.11ac simultaneous dual‑band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) with data rates up to 1.3 Gbps¹	802.11ac simultaneous dual‑band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) with data rates up to 1.3 Gbps¹
Two 10/100BASE‑T	Four Gigabit	Four Gigabit
For printers only	For printers and external hard drive	For printers and external hard drive
50	50	50

Stream iTunes music to external speakers	-	-
-	-	2TB or 3TB²
$99	$199	$299 (2TB), $399 (3TB)