Yeah, things have moved on big time since your dlink came out, especially as far as wireless technology goes. Now, as with any type of product, there are good ones and band ones, high performing models and low performing models, good quality and bad quality. When you think about cars you think of brands like Audi and BMW as being excellent all around makes of car with regards to performance, stability and reliability. When it comes to routers the same applies and the two best brands you can go for are Linksys and Asus. There are lots of users on this forum who will join this thread very shortly and tell you how awesome Asus (and they are very good) are but I am going to say the same thing about Linksys.
Over the last 13 years I have had 5 different models of Linksys routers and I have never had a single problem with any of them. I set them up, configure my settings and then they just sit there doing what they are supposed and all the gaming and downloading I do goes without a hitch, day after day, week after week and year after year. It sounds simple and like something you would expect to happen if you bought any router but the truth of the matter is that it doesn't. You can buy routers that just don't do the most basic of things and you scrath your head wondering what the manufacturer was thinking when they designed it. As an example, VM (and other isps) give you free routers and give them appealing names like the "superhub" and market them as "unrivalled wireless performance" but nothing could be further from the truth. Shub1 is famous for its poor wireless performance and range and overall stability.
Linksys is a brand you can trust for quality build, stability and performance. There are a few settings you will want to configure on your new router which I can talk you through and once you have done it you can sit back, relax and carry on with what you were doing before. You can use your ipad, use your laptop, print, play on your phones and everything else you can think of because proper routers do what they are suppose to without the hassle of crashing, random reboots or deciding some wireless devices are going to connect and some aren't. Buying a Linksys router gives you peace of mind and is an investment for the many hundreds of hours you are going to spend enjoying all the technology in your house for years to come. Routers are the literal backbone of the network in your house and allow all your devices to talk to each other and connect to the internet so it worth getting something reliable and solid.
A good all rounder for you would be this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linksys-EA27...linksys+ea2700