Here's my cheap and bullet proof setup (Score 1)

I use my cable company's cable modem that has 802.11 N, Sophos UTM (free and on a low end AMD mid tower that cost about $200), and Cisco SMB switches that come with a lifetime warranty. Granted, this places wireless outside my firewall and IDS but that's OK because I have multiple ways to work around any issues that may arise. For example, I can remote print to my printers via Google, HP or via dynamic DNS (through a VPN). Here's the URLs: Sophos UTM: http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-utm-home-edition.aspx Cisco SMB Switches with lifetime warranty: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/solutions/small_business/products/routers_switches/100_series_switches/index.html