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I bought my Linksys WRT54GL in December 2006 and flashed it with DD-WRT. It was $66.99 from Newegg (now $50). This thing is going on six years, and still works reliably, despite occasional power outages, high summer temperatures, and busy network traffic. I often have 5-9 devices connected to the router (laptops, iPhones, Roku, printers, HTPC, Wii, etc).
I thought about upgrading to something new, but wondered, why bother? It's a damn trooper.
What $50 device can you think of that you use every day for six years that hasn't broken down yet, or needs replacing?
Commented Jun 18, 2012 on Because Everyone (Still) Needs a Router at Coding Horror
Because Everyone (Still) Needs a Router
About a year and a half ago, I researched the state of routers: about as unsexy as it gets but essential to the stability, reliability, and security of your Internet connection. My conclusion? This is boring old plain vanilla commodity router hardware, but when combined with an open source fi...
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