Airport Extreme vs. Western Digital N900?

[benjaminhill]

Along with the retina macbook (any day now!) it is time to upgrade the home wireless network. Previously, I would have through the airport express (5th gen) was hands-down winner, but now I see the Western Digital My Net N900 for a very similar price and very similar features.

• Dual Band Router
• 3 antennas
• supposedly 450mbs speeds
• USB port(s) that support both a USB drive and/or a printer
• A few ethernet ports

Anyone have any ideas between the two?

 

[nuckinfutz]

This is WD first foray into Networking.

I'd shy away from the first gen product from a company that's never made Routers before.

The AE is known quantity that integrates nicely with OS X/iOS and is reliable.

 

[WCChunk]

I too was just looking to upgrade my home network, did a bunch of research, decided to just go with the AE, glad I did.

 

[benjaminhill]

I too was just looking to upgrade my home network, did a bunch of research, decided to just go with the AE, glad I did.

Anything in the research that made your decision, or anything in particular after that made you glad you chose the AE?

 

[hitekalex]

You are not going to find anyone with hands-on experience using WD Networking gear, simply because it's new and obscure.

Personally, I would never buy anything made by WD other than a hard drive. I had WDTV streamer at one point, and it was a piece of dung.

 

[benjaminhill]

I asked what the range delta was for the n750 and n900. They said

"The range for the my net900 has a wide wifi range than the mynet750, this is the reason why is the best range."

Er. Ok.
(btw, I'm convinced on AE)