[X-Newbies] AirPort Express vs. Regular Base Station

[Richard Bienvenu]

In his OS X Tiger Missing Manual volume David Pogue writes that "for 
most people, the $130 AirPort Express version is a better deal. It's 
much smaller . . . and has a USB jack so you can share a USB printer on 
the network. It can serve up to 10 computers at once."

Does anyone have an opinion on this choice? I think one can in fact do a 
little bit better than the $130 of the AP Express. A friend of mine is 
trying to decide which to buy. He'll have only two computers on his 
"network," using his iBook to connect to his new DSL modem and his 
5-year-old iMac to connect via AirPort to the line. No great distances 
will be involved--upstairs/downstairs in a modestly-sized house.


Thanks,

Richard Bienvenu