Wired VDSL modem/router recommendations

[doonyakka]

I'm looking for the best gigabit modem/router I can get my hands on, but I don't need WiFi, as I have the modem in the basement (where the VDSL master socket is) and 1200 Mbps WLAN powerline adapters throughout the house.

Since a lot of the price premium of the top-of-range routers comes from having increasingly fast and powerful dual- and tri-band WiFi, I'm hoping to get a good price for a wired modem, but I haven't been able to find anything interesting yet, so I'd appreciate any recommendations.

In terms of price, I'd be happy to pay up to £120.

[Edit: Thanks for the comprehensive and very helpful answer, which I've accepted. I ought to have mentioned that I'm looking for a gigabit router because my neighbourhood is having fibre laid down in the next few months, so I want to be ready.]

 

[bill001g]

You should be able to use the cheapest single band device you can find. When you do not need wifi all you then care about is the processor speed. VDSL is so slow it takes almost nothing to run as fast as the internet connection. Gig lan ports will only help if you are running traffic between machine in your house, if all you do is surf internet you will be limited to the VDSL speed which is well below even 100m ports.

If you need gig port you may want to consider a switch in front of a 10/100 router. It is purely a price thing it will perform the same.

Do not go overboard though on saving money. Stay away from strange unkown brands. TPLINK tends to a little cheaper but linksys,netgear,dlink,asus are good options also. Mostly the better name brand routers support their product better, you get more firmware updates to fix bugs.