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Originally Posted by llama64
As someone who lives in a large building downtown, I'd argue that the future is here and 5Ghz is a necessity now. From my living room my laptop can pick up 30 different wireless networks, all operating in the 2.4Ghz zone - no to mention all the cordless phone signals and the cell towers 100 ft from my balcony. My router was constantly fighting interference until I flipped it into 5Ghz.
I use my Airport Extreme in 5Ghz mode and dug out my old D-Link POS to operate in 2.4Ghz for our cellphones to connect to (why the hell doesn't the iPhone 4 support 5 Ghz... stupid Apple).
Airport Extreme is solid - haven't had any issues with it, certainly not like the D-Link router I had before. But then it cost a lot so I was expecting it to be solid. I've heard great things about Buffalo + DD-WRT, but that's largely for the "power user" crowd that likes to fiddle with things - if you just want to plug a router in and have it work out of the box, can't go wrong with the Airport Extreme.
I added an external HDD to the router via the USB port and then ran some command to tell my Laptop how to backup over the network. Works like a charm. Just can take a while if you're backing up a lot over the Wireless connection.
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The guy said he was in a house and needed range to a basement suite... which is why I made the initial recommendation that 5Ghz isn't really necessary for his situation cuz he shouldn't be in range of more than 6-7 networks. Hopefully.