I'm thinking about going wireless soon as im gonna buy a laptop.

First thing id like to know is what speed would you recommend? The faster the better? or the faster more dropouts?

54 Mbps
108 Mbps

The next thing i need to find out what brands are good. Lots of people tell me 'Netgear' are good. Whats your opinion?

This router sounds quite nice:

NETGEAR DG834GT