The Airport extreme vs vingor2750vn, which is better?

I want to buy a Airport extreme,
But is it better than the vingor2750Vn,
because my internet is really slow.
Maybe if I get the Airport router from apple
my internet will inprove.
But I am not sure if it will help

It is basically the same.. range, performance of wireless and router should be identical or very near to.
See the review here which compares them.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4577/airport-extreme-5th-gen-and-time-capsule-4th- gen-review-faster-wifi-/4
The advantage of the TC is time machine.. Airport extreme might work for TM but apple do not support it and lots of people have issues with it.
But if you are not going to use Time Machine with the TC then there are cheaper and better options.. especially for windows.

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