I just bought the WRT54GL a couple months ago, after suffering through several newer model routers the previous year. Needless to say, it's brilliant. Fast, s

I just bought the WRT54GL a couple months ago, after suffering through several newer model routers the previous year. Needless to say, it's brilliant. Fast, stable, consistent (for a change). And not only in my anecdotal experience - it still gets higher average reviews on Newegg and Amazon than any other modern router, despite being an almost decade old tech product. It may not have met Cringley's predictions, but it is a really interesting case study in what years of software optimization on stable, robust hardware can achieve, vs the competing model of throwaway software on frequently updated hardware.