Need a Router - $100 budget

[Gorrillasnot]

Hello

My old D-Link DGL-4300 finally crapped out so I went to my local walmart and picked up a Netgear WNDR3700v3 N600 Dual Band router.

It seems to work ok but the range is crappy compared to my old D-Link.
Before I could take my laptop out to my garage which is about 50 feet from my house going through 2 walls but now I can barely get halfway out to my garage before the signal gets weak.

The only wireless device I use besides my laptop is my android phone and 2 old school Xboxs used to stream my DVD rips to a TV downstairs and to a TV upstairs using 2 rosewill wireless G DD-WRT based routers as client bridges which seems to work ok.
(Eventually I would like to upgrade to HD streaming)

I have 90 days to "test drive" this Netgear router, but in the meantime does anyone know of a better dual band gigabit router in the $100 range (in a store or from a internet shop like newegg) that they would recommend that has better speeds and longer range?

thanks

 

[JackMDS]

In the $100 I'll get this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833320062

Would it solve your problems?

Regardless of cost there is No Magic Router that will solve all issues of specific environments.

 

[ImDonly1]

There are refurb asus AC66 for $120 on newegg. They are also releasing a new ac68 router on 10/9, so the others might price drop?

 

[OlafSicky]

TP-LINK TL-WR1043NDwith 3rd party firmware

 

[Gorrillasnot]

Thanks for the suggestions.
The AC66 looks like a nice router but I'm not sure about buying a refurb. the reviews are so so.