haidcar wroteget a simultaneous dual band router, that way you can use 5ghz band for your compatible devices reducing interference, and the 2.4 band will be used for non 5ghz compatible devices. also make sure the router uses Broadcom platform so you can DD-WRT and and use it as wireless bridge late on if you want.
Linksys E4200 is bit expansive but will do the job
Atheros chipsets, and others too, can run DD-WRT...just be careful of compatibility problems with devices running one or the other since Atheros and Broadcom are "like North Korea and South Korea". They talk the same language, live on the same island, but don't agree at all.
So if your devices are dominantly Atheros, and there seem to be compatibility problems with this device / router etc... then choose Atheros. If Broadcom, then choose broadcom.
TP-Link TL-WR1043ND is a powerful router. It broadcasts at higher dbm than stated in its specs but according to few (if I'm not mistaken) doesn't state it's more, to stay within legal limits. It also lacks channel 13 in the firmware (maybe only Australian releases) due to Australia banning channel 13, it has only up till channel 11.
I'm hopefully gonna get one and run DD-WRT, or OpenWRT on it. Some say DD-WRT has wireless stability and range (I think) issues, while OpenWRT is much more stable and flexible, but of course harder to work with.
