Networking & wireless forum: Buying a New Wireless Router - Want the Very Fastest

Personally speaking I foind a Linksys WRT160N for the same price as most G routers around here( about $120) which my new laptop supported as well. So you will get the extra speed for no extra charge. At this point you may wnat/need to change out your wireless cards to take advantage of it. I know in our 2 story house with basement, the router mentioned above, that our router is not in an ideal place but I can still stream Innertube from CBS in the basement.

Remember, a super fast router won't do any good without the proper hardware for your laptops. I've had great luck with a Netgear WPN824 router, which is superG with MIMO. Paired with a Netgear RangeMax Wireless PC card its the best I've seen as far as coverage and speed. You can't beat the price too.
~zwhite

I would HIGHLY recommend the D-Link DIR-655. They're usually available in big box retailers for $129, sometimes lower (the list price is $149).

This is an 802.11 pre-N router and gigabit switch. If you ALSO get their matching network adapters you can run wirelessly at a max of 300Mbps, and your wired connections will run at 1Gb.

Now, this doesn't mean that your INTERNET connection will go that fast. You're still limited by the speed throughput by your cable modem. Some of these are getting pretty fast, but as far as I know none of them run at 300 Mbps, at least not in the United States.

Where you CAN run that fast is in transfers between computers connected to your home network. The final throughput speed on your wireless connections, however, is dependent on the location of your computers relative to the router. Speed falls with distance and obstructions between the NIC and the router. As a general rule of thumb, however, the faster the maximum speed, the greater the distance over which you will have a usable connection.

D-Link promises that its firmware will be upgradeable to the final N standard.

This device is very versatile and is VERY easy to configure. It provides the highest level of security. D-Link also provides genuinely EXCELLENT telephone support should you run into snags.

Your problem with buffering may be on the outside of any home router you may wish to purchase, but if you're still using an 802.11b router then there's a good chance that a faster router will solve many of your problems.

To be honest, the best router I have ever encountered is the Linksys WRT54G-series (G, GL, GS). While I have the GS and I don't need the speed boost, it works flawlessly with the latest firmware! I get no dropped signals, no broken downloads, and the range on this thing is HUGE! Plus, with a price of $44 or so at TigerDirect, it's very affordable!

The only difference youll see with a faster N+ router is LAN speeds!
As well as internet speed. You could have a 5000mb+ down connection but it doesnt matter, most public servers are capped or have bandwidth limits anyways.
You may see a differece streaming lan HD media though..