Linksys' customer service (by phone) is uniformly poor, whether you're calling with a question about configuration or about why your computer (PC or Mac, it doesn't matter) isn't working with their product. This is the only long-term problem I've ever come across with Linksys. If you actually read the manual, you won't need any real "tech support" for a Linksys product. They do use terminology that doesn't match Apple's terminology (Apple doesn't use industry standard terms), but if you get confused, ask a question here and we'll explain it to you. And Linksys no longer provides firmware updates as EXEs (haven't for a long time); they're zipped files that contain a binary file you navigate to from within the browser interface for the router. This is much better for everyone, and very simple to manage.
The knock I have against Apple's base stations is that, unlike every other home networking hardware vendor, Apple still requires users to use an application to manage their hardware configuration, while everyone else uses a browser interface. This is a minor complaint, and not something I'd suggest would detract from anyone's effective use of the products.
The real question is what YOU like better. Less expensive, with its own distinctive (very non-Mac) styling, or more expensive with Mac-integration and styling? Your call.
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