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I paid full price ($399) for this router, no NETGEAR friends and family program, or whatever... At the time of writing this, I've had it installed for 3 days. I LOVE this router. I switched over from the latest Apple AirPort Extreme (the tall one), and every single one of my networking issues has gone away! I'm not an expert on networking, but I know my way around, and I could not get my Apple network to run stably. This router has a bunch of really useful features. The most useful, to me, are the antenna beam forming, and the Smart Connect features, which sort out the different types of wireless connections to ensure the best connection for each device, and send the most signal possible towards your device (as opposed to omnidirectional signal, sort of...). I have amazingly quick wifi speeds now, and I'm finally able to use the full bandwidth of my internet connection I'm paying for. I currently pay for 200dn/20up, and I usually got around 70dn/15up on a good day with the AirPort. All I did was change out the router, and I'm now clocking 235dn/24up at peak use times. Couldn't be happier. You get what you pay for! Other things I like - this guy has 6 LAN ports plus a WAN port. That's 2 - 3 more ports than any other standard consumer level router. Also like the fact that 2 of the ports can link together to double the available bandwidth. Awesome for a heavily used NAS server, etc... Last little thing - it has holes to mount it on the wall. Why is this so difficult for manufacturers to include? It's just 2 little changes in the plastic mold - no extra parts, yet so incredibly useful. Thankfully, NETGEAR knows what's up. It's the little things... Setup is easy, firmware interface is intuitive. All around awesome.