ok...who doesnt already have a cable modem or router?

At least I do.

Good deal though.

[1] some cable companies charge you to "rent" a cable modem...this would help eliminate that. Other than for that reason I can't see why you would want to combine your router and modem...

If you're renting a modem from the cable company this is a good excuse to stop.

Yep, I got one too. Good router, it hasn't let me down yet.

[2] fewer power cords and lower power consumption

One antenna? Unless you live in a single story home you'll want two antennae.

[6] many routers that appear to have one antenna actually have two. It may have a second antenna inside the case.

This is a GREAT price for this router! if it's something you want, definitely grab it here on the cheap.

BUT, I highly recommend reading some online reviews for this product. I've found the customer reviews over at newegg.com to give you a really good idea what to expect from a piece of computer equipment.

Here's a link to the customer reviews (NOT to their product purchase page):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16833124141

It seems this router has a tendancy to drop connections somewhat frequently, and has issues dealing with the Comcast cable internet signal.

I have one of these and it works great as a modem and less great as a wireless. I have Cox and it drops me all the time when I have lots of traffic - say I'm heavily using google maps.

If you don't care about the wireless, its a solid cable modem when plugged into the ethernet ports.

Looks like this one is UNsupported by dd-wrt