Too Express or not too express

I have been a fan of apple products since my first stint with the first edition of IPod way back in 2005. Recently I have been debating with myslef to setup wireless network for all my devices including two HP laptops and recently purchased two IPhones using either Airport Express/Extreme or a standard linksys or dlink router. Thinking that nothing could go wrong with any of the options I thought of going with Apple Express. The manual says you can setup a wireless network with ease. Belive me it WASN’T. And before I say anything bad about the product I must say this once you have it working you will not regret your descison. Depending upon what problem you have with the initial setup the solution can be different but here I am going to discuss the issue I had and I belive most of the people had (atleast from the reviews on Amazon) is the setting up your new wireless connection which is a pain in the butt. According to the manual you should connect all your wires to the Express before using the Airport Utility. Having done that I thought creating the network should not take long. Actually it shouldn’t have if Apple moved one line from there manual on page 32 to 12. Instead of keeping your DSL powered on while you connect your wires to Express you should power off your DSL modem connect wires to your Express, power on your Express, wait for around 10 seconds and power up your DSL modem. Instead of seeing cool flashing amber light you will see annoying solid green light indicating your Express was able to connect to internet and now you can setup your wireless in express mode. And you will be on board with your Express.