<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Dec 13, 2006, at 8:51 PM, Bob Aldridge wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <FONT face="Lucida Grande, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:14.0px">I’m wanting to install a wireless network in my house. Apple’s Airport cost’s $200 vs some of the new “N” models from Linksys are only $129. I’m wanting to support Apple but the cost of the Airport seems so outragoues. Is there some reason it is so expensive? It is worth it?<BR> <BR> Thanks,<BR> <BR> --Bob Aldridge</SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV><DIV>*</DIV><DIV>Bob: I use Apple's "Airport Extreme" for my home network (very simple -- 1 Intel iMac, 1 G4-400 desktop, hp laser printer, hp PhotoPrinter, three external HD, one scanner.)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The Airport network is **very** reliable -- basicallly, it has never hiccupped! About 100 percent of the troubles I have are application software problems.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>It took me about 15 minutes to set up the airport network.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Note: Airport Extreme cards are pretty cheap. For my old G4 I had to get the older Airport card, which was hard to find and cost something like $150. Airport Extreme is much faster than the old Airport system.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Good luck!</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>earle</DIV><DIV>*</DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>