Today Apple has quietly updated both the AirPort Extreme WiFi base station and Time Capsule backup drive, but the changes have left many wondering what exactly has changed. A noticeable change to the Time Capsule is a bump in storage capacities with Apple now selling a 3TB model.
Alongside the Time Capsule update which appears to offer nothing more than a capacity bump, Apple also updated the pages for the AirPort Extreme. To help prove that the model available really is new Macworld has published the change in model number from MC340AM/A to MD031AM/A.
The changes are sure to create a stir in Apple rumour circles with some speculating that the new AirPort and Time Capsules feature Apple A5 processors and run iOS software. Such changes could allow features to be unlocked or updated in the future. The truth is presumably closer to Apple updating to more modern, cheaper and readily available components.