AIRPORT vs. All Others? YOU CHOOSE!

Hi Guys,
Thanks for taking the time to read this and for your help. I appreciate it.
I am finally going to make the move to a wireless connection. I truly need to maintain my speed, and security.
I have a G5, and a G4 - 400.
I wanted to know which wireless routers you all would vote on, if you had to purchase one.
Here's the conditions.
3 year old, 3 level home. Small. Main computer (G5) will be in basement (1st level, - need to get air port card.) Family computer (G4 - 400) on 3rd level (has air port card). Both computers are near stairway which connects all levels. Computers are no more than 15 feet away from stairway. Would like to use computer in back yard, but this is not a priority to me. Main priority is to allow both computers to use iSight for video conferencing and 30MB+ file sharing.
I was thinking about using an airport with an omni antenna. However I've seen other wireless routers out there with a larger coverage than apple's.
What would you choose and why? Budget limit is $300. Will purchase from ebay if need be.
Thanks
PS> Don't throw tomatoes at me... I am a newbie to wireless, but a pro at the mac.

The WRT54G is currently the standard by which all commerical wireless routers are judged. It generally gives the best range and speed. It supports WPA (a very secure encryption method), and many 3rd party "signal boosters", such as high-gain antennas, access points (AP), and the like. It's also very affordable. Most wireless routers are.
I would set up the network like this, but it might be too difficult for some. There are two ways I would do it.
I would have the router in the 2nd floor, in a central location. I would run an ethernet cable down into the 1st floor and hardwire the G5. Then I'd let the G4 run wirelessly. The other option is to get a regular hard-wired router and put that in the 1st floor. Then run an ethernet cable up to the 2nd floor and set up a wireless AP somewhere on the 2nd or 3rd floor.
The advantages of the first option are that you have less hardware to get. The advantages of the second are that you can get several APs that will act as a web of sorts and blanket a far wider area with coverage, and make it much more reliable too (example, Linksys WAP54G).
So there you go. I always suggest hardwiring computers whenever possible, and use wireless as a novelty. Ethernet is a fail-safe, as it will always work. Wireless is not always suited to every environment.

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Hi guys, its me again....
Dunno if is the same problem, but i dont think the problem is the airport, all of you (as i did too) tried making new users, deleting preferences, etc etc...
I tried resetting the airport, and is the same, is something in the computer that trigger the issue after the firmware in the airport, dunno how, but as far i saw, its the problem...
At least for me, after lost the connection, my airport on-off button stop working, if i turn off the airport in the upper menu or in the network preference panel, go off of course, but if i try to turn it on again, desnt work anymore, the button works of course, but never change to ON state...
that button issue isnt a hardware airport issue, is a OS issue...
:S
P.D.: i've trying to replicate some situations on the computer, programs, task etc, bcuz' by some reason there's something that trigger the desconnection... by example, right now i've more than 4 o 5 hours without the problem yet.... but.... i've using none or unusual programs to make the regular tasks...
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