[quote author=KILLABEE link=1086180609/0#0 date=1086180609]Looking to invest in a new router. Which one is the bes one to get a 1/4' or 1/2'. [/quote]
You may need both - seriously.
You need a smaller router for the fancy stuff, and a larger router for the heavy duty stuff.
The half-inch is typically seen to be the tool for kitchen fitters who need to chomp bits out of kitchen worktops and doors etc.
The quarter-inch tends to be useful for lighter stuff, perhaps doing inlays etc.
You can get routers with both types of collet. I've got a Trend T9 which is pretty damn big - in its element doing kitchen worktop or letterbox template jobs.
Problem is that when you've only got a hammer in your toolkit every problem looks like a nail.....
Andrew