Well, I tried to post an answer to your question, and this web site erased it after giving an error message about a web link I tried to post.
I am not going to re-write that post.
You can buy a cheap router, made in China, probably. You will be doing what too many Americans are doing, giving jobs to Chinese instead of preserving ours here. And when it comes to tools, the American made tools like Porter Cable are far superior to anything the Chinese or Koreans could even think about making. You will end up throwing it out when it stops working, and cursing the day you bought it because the ergonomics are bad and it is hard to use and do anything accurately or as easily as you would like. When you pay someone a low wage to design a tool, you get something that is harder to use.
You can get a Porter Cable fixed base router for $139.00 at Lowe's, I just used Google Check Out to find it. They have many models, and that one is probably at the low end of the price range. There are many on line tool sellers who are reputable and you can shop around. Use Google Shopping to find the sellers, and use the ratings they list for the sellers. I have used several companies on the web, including Amazon, and eBay, to buy good tools.