I have Linksys, but mine is a higher end gaming router. If you don't play a lot of online games then a cheaper one will be fine. On the security, go with the best one that the router has, and make up a complicated password for it. I use the capital letters from phrases, and switch up with capital letters, numbers and symbols. An example would be "Mopar E bodies are the greatest cars ever", but use "MeBaTgCe$2008" or something along those lines. Those type passwords are pretty impossible to hack.