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Pretty much all consumer level routers suck the bone, and the only thing that allows them to keep sucking so bad is that most customers will never know that the router is the problem, or will never put it in situations that the flaws will be discovered.
Having said that, I have a dir-655 dlink that after upgrading its firmware over quite a long period eventually was very solid and very functional.
I actually use tomato custom firmware installed on an RT-N16 now, but the dir-655 had better range.
I think the pragmatic advice is - buy from a big box store, start with the cheapest that includes the features you want, if it doesn't perform then take it back and get a different one. With routers I've often found that you dont get what you pay for. I've had MANY experiences with equipment that just was not fit for any heavy use right out of the box and for pretty high prices too.
Good luck
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