 On March 17, 2008, Apple released an updated AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11 Draft-N 2x2 radio.All other features (analog and digital optical audio out, single Ethernet port, USB port for printer sharing) remained the same.At the time, it was the least expensive ($99) device to handle both frequency bands (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) in 2x2 802.11 Draft-N.

On March 3, 2009, Apple unveiled AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule products with simultaneous dual-band 802.11 Draft-N radios.