after finding this list:

http://glennf.com/wifi/cheap.matrix.html

I decided to go with the SMC. It has everything I need: good range and Appletalk.

I don't neccessarily need a router, just an access point, but that doesn't matter, it just means everyone who accesses the router will be seen as the same IP.

If had I seen that list earlier, it would have settled my dilemma then.