Advice before buying an Airport device???

Hello,
I need to buy a new router because my current one is just too slow is dealing with the WiFi connection between my Mac, my iPhone and my AppleTV (the grey one).
I have been recommened the Netgear n900, but I was wondering if I should go for an Airport device.
They seem to have similar capabilities and I was hoping for some advice.
My AppleTV currently seems to be faster at downloading content purchased on it than on my Mac and movie rentals play perfectly - pausing and rewinding causes no problems.
However, syncing my AppleTV amd the iTunes library on my Mac is a very slow process and streaming a video from my computer to the TV is woeful - pausing and rewinding causes the stream to need to refresh and can take a few minutes to reload to the same point and even without pausing or rewinding the video will play through without stopping by itself.
Also, the WiFi syncing betweem iTunes and my iPhone is much slower than it is supposed to be.
I am hpoing to buy the newest AppleTV, so a dedicated WiFi channel for streaming video and Photostream would be ideal.
Am I right in saying that the Airports dual band means two WiFi "channels" - one band for regular internet use and another I can use for the sole purpose of my AppleTV?
Is the guest network seperate to these?
Would there be a way I could have a channel dedicated to WiFi syncing my iPhone?
Would the Express suit my purpose or would I need the Extreme?
Any help would be great.
Regards.

Am I right in saying that the Airports dual band means two WiFi "channels" - one band for regular internet use and another I can use for the sole purpose of my AppleTV?
Yes. The simultaneousl dual-band AirPorts broadcast two separate wireless networks; one on the 2.4 GHz band and the other on the 5 GHz band. By default, they both have the same Network Name or SSID, but you can rename each to be a different name.
Both band will provide Internet access, but you can dedicate a specific radio by using separate Network Names. One thing to take into consideration is that the 2.4 GHz radio will most likely have greater range. The 5 GHz radio is basically best for use in a single room. (Note: This is not specific to the Apple routers.)
Is the guest network seperate to these?
Yes ... but it shares the same bandwidth with each radio.
Would there be a way I could have a channel dedicated to WiFi syncing my iPhone?
No, not a channel per se, but yes to a band (2.4 or 5 GHz).
Would the Express suit my purpose or would I need the Extreme?
If data throughput is important, the Extreme would be the better choice as the Express is limited to 100 Mbps Ethernet.

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I have a macbook.... the mircosoft laptops have something to where you can have the internet where ever and whenever
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well does apple have something like that
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