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AirPort Base Station (original "UFO")
M5757 · AirPort UFO
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Identifiers
| Order number | M5757 |
Reference
| Original price | $299 |
| Announced | 1999-07-21 |
| Discontinued | 2003-01-07 |
| Design era | AirPort UFO |
Configurations
| Colors | Graphite |
| Processor | AMD Am186 @ 40 MHz |
| Memory | 1 MB |
| Storage | — |
| Radios | 802.11b 11 Mbps Wi-Fi |
| LED | Status LEDs |
| Firmware | AirPort firmware 1.x / 2.x |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | 1× 10BASE-T Ethernet WAN · 1× V.90 56k modem (RJ-11) · AC power |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 175 × 80 × 175 mm |
| Weight | 500 g |
Known quirks
- Distinctive "flying saucer" design by Jonathan Ive
- Requires firmware load from host Mac on power-up (older firmware)
- Includes RJ-11 for dial-up bridge — last router generation with built-in modem
- Power supply capacitors routinely fail — common restoration job