What is the best way to setup network so its FASTEST?

Hello,
I have an old airport plugged into my cable provider box, and use one macbook pro core duo on it, and one new imac on it. But lately i transfer from the internet a lot of big files, and i wan't the fastest network connection for my imac.
Should i connect my imac directly with an UTP connection directly into the airport and let the macbook pro connect on the airport ? Will that be a faster internet connection ?
Or should i get a new airport extreme station ? the gigabit ethernet port that is on the airport extreme, should i connect that to the cable provider ? does that has gigabit ethernet ? or should i put my imac in it there ? how can that be fast if it's the only one connecting on the gigabit ethernet port ?
Thanks a lot for helping me out...

How fast is the connection to your ISP? It is probably 6 Mbps or less.
Therefore (depending on RF issues) any 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11n wireless or Ethernet connection is going to be faster than your Internet connection. Therefore getting a faster base station will NOT speed your Internet downloads or Internet access.
Or should i get a new airport extreme station ? the gigabit ethernet port that is on the airport extreme, should i connect that to the cable provider ? does that has gigabit ethernet ?
Cable modems used to have only a 10 Mbps Ethernet port. I believe many of the newer ones have a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port. This is usually provided to achieve compatibility with user equipment. It is generally not needed because of the connection speed to the ISP.

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