I lost the attachment that stands the router vertically so it could have been a heat issue. As far as skimping on the money. I highly doubt I got what I paid for.

I called Cisco and asked them to tell me what the difference was between the E1000 and the Valet models and they simply replied nothing.

They pulled up the specs and told me they are exactly the same internally and that the only difference was that the "valet" model came with usb setup software instead of a cd. I guess it saves all of your router preferences for future setups.

For an extra $40 I think I'll have to PASS!

thanks for the feedback.