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Re: [Cable] Thomson Thomson dcm425 If we're talking routers I'd say go Linksys refurb E1000/WRT160N/WRT310N/E1200 for low end. Will outperform the WRT54G anyday now, is compatible with third-party firmware and is usually cheaper...
Higher end I say refurb Linksys E4200 or Asus RT-N66 |
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| said by Scycotic:If we're talking routers I'd say go Linksys refurb E1000/WRT160N/WRT310N/E1200 for low end. Will outperform the WRT54G anyday now, is compatible with third-party firmware and is usually cheaper...
Higher end I say refurb Linksys E4200 or Asus RT-N66
Good to know. The question is are those 10/100 LAN & WAN ports or 1G ports? As well, are they G or N? If they're N, are they 150 or 300? Curious geeky minds wonder...  |
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| The WRT160N, E1000 and E1200 are 300Gbps 2.4GHz N w/ Fast Ethernet
The WRT310N is 300Gbps 2.4GHz N w/ Gigabit
The WRT320N(essentially the E2000) is 300Gbps selective dual-band N w/ Gigabit
The E4200 and RT-N66 are simultaneous dual-band N w/ Gigabit |
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kudos:7 | said by Scycotic:The WRT160N, E1000 and E1200 are 300Gbps 2.4GHz N w/ Fast Ethernet
The WRT310N is 300Gbps 2.4GHz N w/ Gigabit
The WRT320N(essentially the E2000) is 300Gbps selective dual-band N w/ Gigabit
The E4200 and RT-N66 are simultaneous dual-band N w/ Gigabit In most cases, it is a good idea to limit your wireless choice to 20MHz bandwidth. This is because wireless spectrum in the 2.4GHz band is already way over used, and choosing to widen your footprint opens you up to twice as much potential interference. It also adds interference for your neighbours. So, 300Mbps (not Gbps) choices are generally a bad idea, even if they are available.
Now if you live in a very isolated area, where you can only see one or two weak wireless networks, or none at all, of course go nuts and do whatever you can for better speeds. In cities, you aren't going to see that.
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| Fully Agreed. Of course the 5GHz band is another matter. And yeah, the amount of times I've had to deal with students moving into university residence with laptops that don't have Ethernet ports...both the local Apple store and Campus Computer store ran out of adapters at least a dozen times in the first few weeks of September... |
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said by Scycotic:If we're talking routers I'd say go Linksys refurb E1000/WRT160N/WRT310N/E1200 for low end. Will outperform the WRT54G anyday now, is compatible with third-party firmware and is usually cheaper...
Higher end I say refurb Linksys E4200 or Asus RT-N66
Why buy any the above when the Asus RT-N12 B1 is always onsale for $34.00.
»www.ncix.com/products/?sku=69660···oid=1312 |
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| The N12 is a single band N with Fast Ethernet similar to the cheaper ones I posted above, which go for $20 and under quite often.
The other ones (E4200 and RT-N66U) are for a different market, being much more powerful (feature-wise) than the N12.
Not to say the N12 is a bad router, I've used it and it's fine, it's just not the best value. |
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