High quality router, highly perfectible original firmware ... TomatoUSB done with firmware mods and Easy, Shibby especially Toastman that surpass the dd-wrt Firwmare on ASUS routers, not to mention the stock firmware. If you do not need advanced features (VPN, refining TCP / UDP parameters, etc ...) go your way and take a Linksys / Cisco with a stock firmware. If you want to go much further (corporate, SME, anonymity ...) the Asus RT-N16 is for you. The latest Asus routers are also interesting alternative firmware but does not offer much back and the community is more restricted.