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Ends 9/12. Newegg has the refurbished D-Link DIR-655 Xtreme N Gigabit Router for $30 with free shipping. Delivers up to 14x faster speeds and 6x farther range than 802.11g, with a 4-port 10/100/1000 Gigabit switch that connects Gigabit wired devices. 1 year extended warranty included with purchase.
$30
There are a FEW equals.....but there is NO better Router made than the 655
#1 even when it's refurbished?
Good value. I don't mind refurbished routers, most often the prior owner couldn't set it up or had a bad environment and thus didn't get the wifi performance they were hoping for.
Main issue to me is whether you want a custom firmware like DD-WRT on it which this doesn't support AFAIK, though owners report good performance and reasonable menus for the claimed capabilities.
Personally I prefer DD-WRT and seldom do large file transfers over wifi so I prefer the $21 refurb'd Cisco Valet Plus (formerly $20).
http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-Factory-Refurbished-Wireless/dp/B004Q7J4W8
or $26 new
http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-M20-Cisco-Valet-Wireless-Router/dp/B003B4AVSS
It does have an issue, that some have experienced capacitor failure after a few months or longer. I've seen that happen on many different makes and models of router so I just expect it and accept that for long life I'm going to have to get out a soldering iron and put some high quality capacitors in it, or put it in a well ventilated area so there's less heat buildup.