I've had good experiences with netgear stuff too.
While I haven't used a WIDE range of stuff, the products I've used have always perfomed as I'd expect them to, with no issues.
That's all I really ask for in hardware, and for the price I'd recommend them.
This is usually the part where 5000 people chime in with "XYZ is so much better", and while they may be, until I find a product doesn't do something I need, it doesn't need changing.