Wireless router

[ulmont]

Can someone explain the G vs N? A good G is like half the price, need to consider that.

802.11n has a maximum speed of over 10 times that of 802.11g, with observed speeds more like 4-5 times faster.

On the other hand, 802.11g can commonly get 10-20 mbits/sec speeds, which is likely more than enough to saturate your internet connection...

[derspiess]

Can someone explain the G vs N? A good G is like half the price, need to consider that.

802.11n has a maximum speed of over 10 times that of 802.11g, with observed speeds more like 4-5 times faster.

On the other hand, 802.11g can commonly get 10-20 mbits/sec speeds, which is likely more than enough to saturate your internet connection...

Just to add, the size/layout of your house and the placement of the router have a lot to do with the quality of your signal.  G may well be sufficient (it is for me).  My parents' house is a different story.  My dad has his router in the basement (in a corner, no less) and neither G nor N do too great of a job getting through the two floors to the opposite end of the house.  We thought N would do the trick, but that house is hell for trying to get any consistent radio signal more than 1 room away.

Another thing to keep in mind, Lusti, is that if you have an N router but your laptop & other wifi devices are G, you won't see any benefit from N. 

Since you can find G routers for as little as $20 these days, I say try one that seems to have decent consumer reviews, and see how it works out.  And I would try to find one that has an external antenna (or even two).  The ones with internal antennae may look purty, but in my experience, external is always preferable.

[lustindarkness]

Well, so much for research. 
I had told the wife what I was looking for and why N band instead of G and so on and so forth (to prepare her for the $) and here she comes from Walmart with a Linksys WRT160N for $59.97. Not the fastest connection for gaming I think, but seems it should work better than what I have now. I'll take a closer look at it later when I have the time. Thank you all for the input.