Some new questions about the new Airport Extreme

I'm just curious about it. It looks cool, but is it cool?
I don't know what 802.11n means, so I'll ask.
Will the router work with my intel iMac and my friends Dell labtop? Will it work with my Nintendo Wii? Will it improve my download speeds since I'll go from an old D-link DI-524 54mbps to a 5x faster brand new Airport Extreme? Does it still have the 4 ports for wired ethernet connections? Is it worth getting?
I probably know that there are cheaper brand routers that do the same thing, but I still wanna get the Apple one because:
1) There's only one model to shop for. No complications
2) It looks really cool.
answers greatly appreciated in advance

I don't know what 802.11n means, so I'll ask.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11n#802.11n
Will the router work with my intel iMac
Yes
and my
friends Dell labtop?
Yes
Will it work with my Nintendo
Wii?
Yes
Will it improve my download speeds since I'll go
from an old D-link DI-524 54mbps to a 5x faster brand
new Airport Extreme?
Unlikely, unless your internet connection is in the 54Mbps+ range which is highly unlikely.
Does it still have the 4 ports
It has one WAN port and three LAN ports.
for wired ethernet connections? Is it worth getting?
Only you can really decide that.

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