"It depends . . ." ;^)
I have the newest Macbook Pro and also a white macbook. Im looking to buy a wireless router and know nothing about them. Can i just buy a linksys one? Looking around there is G, N, etc. Whatever that means. Any suggestions or will any router you buy at walmart/bestbuy work with the macbook/macbook pro?
G and N indicate the maximum speed the router can send out to the various
devices wirelessly connected. But what kind of Internet connection do you
have - cable or DSL? Neither of those is capable of the speeds that an N
router can handle, so go with a G router - and it's usually cheaper.
Also, what other devices will you attach to the router? Printer, disk, etc.
What's your house like - 2-story, long distance and many walls between the
router and the computers, . . .?
And, how many other people and their computers will share the router (and
thus the one Internet connection)? What kind of Internet modem do you have?
On this forum, you'll see a lot of people suggesting you use the Apple
Airport routers, while others love Linksys, and still others had success with
Netgear and such. I never could get Netgear to work, and have had a
Linksys WRT54G for more than 4 years with Comcast cable and 3 computers
in a 2-story condo.
Lastly, whatever you get, use WPA security.
Hope this helps . . .