Wait for the "N" varieties as they are about the same price and have much better performance, especially if you are streaming HD content over the network. The "N" routers can also be flashed with DD-RT and Tomato.

Seems the price is $43.99, not $40.

Brings the final to $18.+.

Good enough!

#1 Yes N has better speed but there is no need to upgrade your router to N if you do not have any devices that use N.

These routers need to have gigabit standard!

you'd be lucky to find a giga switch for $20, let alone a router...