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To that end, Linksys has its slick Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link WRT600N ($149.99). It's fast, long range, and can share USB drives (but not printers) across the network. It's also fully backwards compatible with 802.11a/b/g devices.

A wireless router is essential equipment for home computing but you don't necessarily need to be on the bleeding edge; any trusted name brand (like Linksys, D-Link, TP-Link or others) 802.11g router will suffice for most of us.