New Airport Extreme (Jan 2007) with Comcast Cable Network

Im a total NOOB. Please excuse my poor knowledge of Routers and the like.
I really need some advice from the MAC community to steer me in the right direction. I want to give as much information as possible in order for you folks to help me down the right path.
CURRENT SET UP:
(3) Apple Computers in 3 bedrooms. (1) iMac Core2 Duo, (1) iMac Core Duo, (1) eMac G4. All have built in wireless cards from Apple.
Broadband Cable Internet from Comcast. Cable comes from wall directly to a Motorolla Surf Board Wireless SBG900. The Wireless Motorolla Cable Modem sits on the floor in the corner of one bedroom. All 3 computers work perfect. Never drop a signal. All very fast connections. No Internet or sharing issues at all. I also decided to add the "Plug in" Airport Express. This has an HP Color Laser Jet Printer pluged into it via USB. All 3 computers print and share seamlessly to it. Set up is a breeze. No issues what so ever with anything.
QUESTIONS:
(1) Should I eveen bother with the New Airport Extreme Base Station or just leave everything as it is?
(2) Is there ANY benefit to adding a Airport Extreme Base Station? I'm I missing out on anything?
Please be honest. Anything wrong with my current setup?
Thanks.

I don't think there's anything wrong at all with what you've done. The bottom line is do YOU find any faults or disadvantages to your set up? As far as the new Extreme, things would just be alot faster (for those 802.11n enabled computers only, though)
Im a total NOOB. Please excuse my poor knowledge of
Routers and the like.
I really need some advice from the MAC community to
steer me in the right direction. I want to give as
much information as possible in order for you folks
to help me down the right path.
CURRENT SET UP:
(3) Apple Computers in 3 bedrooms. (1) iMac Core2
Duo, (1) iMac Core Duo, (1) eMac G4. All have built
in wireless cards from Apple.
Broadband Cable Internet from Comcast. Cable comes
from wall directly to a Motorolla Surf Board Wireless
SBG900. The Wireless Motorolla Cable Modem sits on
the floor in the corner of one bedroom. All 3
computers work perfect. Never drop a signal. All
very fast connections. No Internet or sharing issues
at all. I also decided to add the "Plug in" Airport
Express. This has an HP Color Laser Jet Printer
pluged into it via USB. All 3 computers print and
share seamlessly to it. Set up is a breeze. No
issues what so ever with anything.
QUESTIONS:
(1) Should I eveen bother with the New Airport
Extreme Base Station or just leave everything as it
is?
(2) Is there ANY benefit to adding a Airport Extreme
Base Station? I'm I missing out on anything?
Please be honest. Anything wrong with my current
setup?
Thanks.

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