Airport Ext. off UK store

The Airport Extreme base station has been temporarily removed from sale at Apple UK's online storefront, checks show. While still listed under wireless accessories, the Extreme's status has been changed to "not available," and accordingly no price is mentioned either. The disappearance is also apparently unique to the UK, as the American, Canadian and French online stores still have the wireless router in stock. No official explanation has been issued.

The most likely reason may be a simple lack of inventory due to high sales, but others exist as well; among these may be problems with regional regulations, which forced a temporary removal of the Extreme nearly a year ago. It is highly unlikely that it is a sign of a forthcoming upgrade to the router, as products have traditionally been removed from the American storefront first in such cases.

by MacNN Staff