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Electronically there is not much difference.

in use and power there is a difference. The Express will play music wireless via airplay, and it will connect to a printer.

The Extreme will not play music. It will connect to a printer and hard drive.

The Express has 10/100 Ethernet so is best for a small system.

The Extreme has gigabit Ethernet so is best for a larger network.

The Express is palm sized. The Extreme is almost as large as a Time Capsule.

The Express is about $80 and the Extreme is about $180

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