Airport Extreme

Apple - http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/

NY Times -  reviewed four 802.11n routers and finds only Apple's Airport Extreme meets the promise of the 'n' standard.  The others were unable to achieve the highest speeds promised by these routers, except with the Apple AirPort Extreme. That may be because all these early routers are single band (2.4 GHz) except Apple’s. They may also all be much more susceptible to interface or back-off from adjacent networks, although Pogue isolated a lot of variables. As other reviewers have found, range is much better than bandwidth, but Pogue wasn’t able to get more than 49 Mbps from any device but Apple’s. I have only thoroughly tested Apple’s router, and achieved 70 to 80 Mbps in unoccupied 2.4 GHz channels.

Pogue had kind words for Belkin’s Draft N gateway, due to its superb installation instructions and labeling and its  clear troubleshooting icons that are built into the front of the gateway. If there’s a problem, an icon representing the part of the network that’s faulty flashes an amber outline; network components that are okay are outlined in blue.

His conclusion? “...buy the polished, upgradeable gear from Apple or Belkin.” Pogue says that Linksys didn’t promise to him that the device he tested can be upgraded; the other three manufacturers did. Netgear was also included in the test.