Airport Extreme N connect to N and G laptop at the same time?

I'm considering of getting the new airport extreme as one of my new mac book pro is N compatible. But my older one is only G.
I know the base station can connect to both N and G. But if there are one G only computer in the net work does the base station has to be always on G ? and compromised its full potential of running in N mode? Or can it be at N and G mode simultaneously, allowing the new laptop to connect at N speed and older one at G speed at the same time?
Thanks for your help !

This is exactly my question. I have an Apple G base station, a PowerBook and and AX. I'd like to use those in G and run the rest in N.
Here's what I have: AEBS G, AX, G4 Tower with edimax N card, iMac Aluminum N, Powerbook G and HP AIO G. I want to buy an AEBS N and not have it slow down due to the G, but still run the G devices.
Based on what I read, I can ethernet my AX to the Extreme N? But that will put it too far away from my stereo. So I have a white G extreme base station, Can I ethernet that to run the G network and use my AX wirelessly as an extender to also hook into the stereo?
The Edimax PCI N card from OWC for my G4 is not yet installed. I am not 100% positive but I don't think it is 5 GHz. Is that an issue for max thruput? Are there 5 GHz cards made, or do I just suck it up? Does it make much of a difference in speed?
Would I be better off ethernetting the G4?
Finally, re the HP wireless AIO, G speed. Will the N network devices be able to print on it if it is connected by a separate G network?
I use my network as a client-server setup, so the increase in thruput would be welcome but not essential.
Thanks--hopefully this is not too confusing.

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