WiFi Extender Help :)

Okay, well I bought a new Netgear WiFi router on Black Friday because I was told that's one of the best ones Best Buy carries. Well, it's in my basement and my X-Box is in my room and so the X-Box doesn't get full WiFi coverage and my online isn't the best. So I'm looking for some WiFi repeaters (bought online only) so I can place it upstairs so the signal of WiFi goes to my room at a stronger rate. However, I need some help with which one I should buy. Any suggestions? I've looked through a few, but I'm totally confused! I bought my Netgear for around $65, how can a WiFi Repeater cost more than the router?! Help, please!

Sorry for replying so late, this forums thing is stupid and wouldn't let me log in and I tried getting an e-mail to change password but Best Buy never sent one, but somehow I was logged in when I just now got on. Anyway, the router I got was a new one, actually, on sale for $65, and it does good, I just want something better. Also, the X-Box I have is the first Elite, 120GB (they now don't make 120's only 240's) so I had to buy the $100 WiFi thing you plug into it. But going on about WiFi Repeaters, I'm puzzled on what to buy! There's a Netgear one that's like $80...a Linksys for about $30 and a different one for about $60. I read the descriptions and they all talk about plugging into a computer...but a WiFi repeater isn't suppose to do that. They plug into the wall, connect your computer's signal and transmit it even further which is what I want. So I need major help with this! Please.

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