Hey guys i'm in the market for a new router. I'd prefer it have four 10/100 ports or 10/100/1000 for intranetwork transfers, which we do a lot of. We have a PS3, an XBOX360, two desktops, a laptop and soon to hopefully have an NAS/File server connected. I'd like it to have N capability for range throgought the apartment, unless you think that isn't necessary. I'd also like to be EXTREMELY reliable and fairly easy to load the 3rd party software on there. Offering networked printing from the router is a plus but W7 and Vista make that pretty easy so it's not a must. I really don't want to spend a whole lot. Definitely not over 100USD (more like 50 - 70). It will be connected to a DOCSIS 3.0 modem pullilng down 50Mbps and that number could possibly go up in a short time.
Uses: Gaming, school work (ssh,p2p), web browsing, file sharing (NAS/File server - maybe in the future because we may use local storage for the time being. Mostly I just want the thing to be reliable. I've a decent D-Link one for a while now but i'd like to get into something with some more features and capabilities.
I'm currently using a DGL-4300 and it seems to be quite finicky these days. Drop outs, inconsistent rates, etc.
Q: In your opinion, does it need to be N? I wasn't quite sure about this. There is only one N adapter in the house but I had to mention it. I just wanted the range (even though I know the G adapters may not take any or full advantage of that range.
So what ya go?