Why You Should Upgrade Your Router, Even If You Have Older Gadgets

This is what the article boils down to: Old routers can be a source of "degraded internet connection quality". If you buy a new router, you'll get "better Wi-Fi range, stronger signal, and better handling of demands modern users put on their network".

I'm using one of those WRT54G routers, running DD-WRT. It's 12 years old, but still works like a charm. It's able to deliver around 22 Mbps, which is enough for my ever so modern demands.

It would have been a more useful article if there were concrete recommendations. As it is, it's just "newer routers are better, you should buy one."

I have a PFsense router at home. It's powerful enough for my 50Mbit connection and had a slew of enterprise features. Most of my family I've put on Linksys WRT54GL routers since they support so many open source firewall operating systems.

Anyone buying a "Gaming Router" or other nonsense prosumer model from a big name is getting ripped off.

If you need proprietary the Peplink SOHO is surprisingly good.