I have WRT54GS, but what would I gain from a Draft n Router?

I have a WRT54GS router and I am wondering what would a new Draft N router do for me? Is it worth the upgrade?
Which Draft N model would be an upgrade to the WRT54GS?
How much faster will it be than my existing GS?
Also,
My WRT54GS is very stable, how stable is the new Draft N models?

great_white wrote:
you can go for any of n- routers...the range will be 4 times farther and the speed will be 12 times faster than the normal g standard routers...
I am sure I am not the most knowledgeable person to answer this, and judging from your profile you may be more apt to give a "right" answer than I, but as I stated above if the OP has no current issues with their setup then there would really be no reason to update to an N router.
Who really needs 12 times more speed and 4 times more range if you are never more than 50-60 feet from your router to begin with, not to mention if you still only have a G card in your laptop or PC then you would not get the "benefits" of the N router anyway, am I wrong in this assumption?
I'm not trying to step on anyone's toes I just don't like when someone is told to buy something more than what they will need, unless they are buying something that is going to be outdated in 3 months then maybe they should look to future proof a bit more, in which case maybe an N router would be the best choice, but I personally would just like a little more to come out on the N standard as far as being the final version. Also don't these companies putting out the N routers make the claims that their "draft N" hardware may not even be compatible once a final version is brought to market? Meaning you would have to buy a new N router anyway?
Don't take my post as harsh, it isn't meant that way, just a discussion and some points of interest.

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