To be honest, I passed my CCNA without ever laying hands on a Cisco router - I just used the sample tests and my already considerable networking knowledge. Since then, however, I've laid my grubby paws on more than a few routers and played with them until I knew them inside and out.
I'd second the recommendation for the 2500 series routers. If you get a switch or two in addition to the routers, you should be able to simulation everything imaginable.
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