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Newegg has the open box Asus RT-N56U Dual Band Wireless N Router for $72 with free shipping. Features simultaneous band 2.4 or 5GHz, Gigabit speed, omni-directional detecting and WAN to LAN throughput over 900Mbps.
$72
Very good router. spend about 140 for a new one on amazon.
out of stock
Just bought one of these at Fry's yesterday for $87.49, open box. Trying it out right now - seems to be fine and appears unused. Fry's is offering a $20 rebate this week, so final price is:
$87.49 + $7.22 tax - $20 MIR = $74.71
I'm happy. Looks like a great router.
These normally sell for $120 at NewEgg ($115 this month with a promo code):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320062
SmallNetBuilder gives a favorable review:
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/31436-asus-rt-n56u-black-diamond-dual-band-gigabit-wireless-n-router-reviewed
Sleek looks are so important it's ok to do without the ability to attach higher gain and/or directional antennas? For this price I'd want that, a POE power converter module built in, no electrolytic capacitors and sufficient heatsinking that it could be used in warmer environments.
It wouldn't even raise the price much, maybe $6 for the POE subcircuit, $2 for the main input cap converted to solid chip type, $2 to throw a couple small heatsinks on.
Very good router. Paid about $130 on amazon for new one several months ago. Works great. Got it mainly to extend the range of my prior router, which I had to use a range extender with. This asus model did the trick. I've not had one problem with it since I set it up, which was easy.