On 12/30/05 8:56 AM, Jim Hurley <jhurley at infostations.com> wrote: > I have just installed an AIrPort Extreme base station. I hadn't > considered using it for transmission to an external HD until you > asked this question. > > How does wireless transmission to the drive differ in speed from > plugging directly into my PowerBook? Roughly? Wireless access via AirPort Extreme is roughly 7-8 times slower than wired access via FireWire.