Something like a TP-Link AC-1200 plus a $10 AC dongle should give you pretty good speeds for around $50 total. I'm not skeptical of people being able to get a

Something like a TP-Link AC-1200 plus a $10 AC dongle should give you pretty good speeds for around $50 total. I'm not skeptical of people being able to get a 5 GHz router setup for that price, but I am skeptical that everyone can make 5 GHz work. There are still devices that are 2.4 GHz only and some apartments where 5 GHz doesn't cut through the walls correctly.