Help Me Choose a Dual Band Router

[dmw16]

I am setting up the wifi network in my new house and I am looking for a dual band wifi router (there are a lot of wifi networks in the area so I think 5ghz will help). It also needs to have at least 3 gigabit LAN ports.

For now, the only wireless machines on the network will be my MacBook Pro and my wife's MacBook. So both machines support 5ghz wireless. The rest of the devices are:

Win7 Gaming Machine
PS3
Xbox360
ReadyNAS
Intel SS4200 Media Server
Network Printer
HTPC (future plan)

Those devices will be connected to one of two gigabit switches that are in the living room and office.

The models I am considering for now are:

Apple Airport Extreme (not liking the lack of a web interface)
D-Link DGL-4500 (cNet said it sometimes reboots under heavy load?)
D-Link DIR-825 (again, cNet said range wasn't great and mixed mode could be slower)
Linksys WRT610N (heard throughput was so-so)

Any comments, thoughts, or other product suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[kevinf2090]

i'm also looking for one myself. i've heard the netgear wndr3700 to be very good. i am currently using the dir825 but for some reason after upgrading the firmware, the internet connection was dropping randomly which required a reboot of the router every few days. so i would recommend the dir 825 too but just don't upgrade the firmware lol.