Airport Express vs Airport Extreme - wireless transfer speed

[occamsrazor]

I need a new N access point, that's all, and was thinking to get either an Airport Express or Airport Extreme.
Can anyone tell me - when used solely as a wireless access point (not a router) - would there be any difference between the two models as to wireless transfer speed to other computers on the LAN?

Alternatively can anyone recommend me a good N-speed wireless access point? I already have a G router I want to keep doing the routing functions, I just need the N-wireless.....

Thanks....

 

[belvdr]

If both 802.11n clients will be connecting across this device, then you'll likely see improvements. However, if it is traversing that 802.11g router wireless in any way, no improvements will be seen.

The only benefit of the AEBS in your case is it's antenna.

 

[occamsrazor]

Setup would be like this:

Router with G Wifi
via ethernet to
Gigabit switch -- (via Ethernet to ) -- Wired Mac Minis
via ethernet to
Airport Ext/Exp
via N Wifi to
MacBookPro

So it would be MBP Wifi N to Wired Mac Mini with the Airport in the middle - it wouldn't be Wifi to Wifi, and wouldn't go via the G router.

I have other G-only clients, but was planning to keep them hooked up to the existing G router, to avoid them slowing down the Airport.

Does that make sense?

 

[waw74]

this is exactly my setup, i have an express with N.
can't compare it to an extreme, but i get about 11MB/s with the wireless n and about 30MB/s over gigabit,

This is coming off a linux server, using netatalk (apple file sharing for linux). it is a sata drive, but it's an older mother board, so i think it's only 1.5 Gb/s.

it's a pretty seamless setup, i have my iPhone and another older (non N) express connected to the G, and my macbook connected to the N, i can run remote on the phone, control the macbook, and stream airtunes to the express