A decent Router

Hey guy, how is going?

So i'm looking for a wireless houter, it's going to be used by my new laptop, i will be or a msi gx740(Integrated 802.11 b/g/n ) or the G73(Built-in 802.11 Wireless A/B/G/N), the first problem is that my mom has a laptop, it was made in 2007(from Brazil), it is a basic, very basic laptop, i think that i would cost about 300-350 here in USA, but she only use for email so its "PERFECT" for her, but i don't know with frequency(is that right???) it uses, i just know that it is a very basic laptop, like Intel Centrino piece of crap, no video card, 512ram ddr2 with windows vista(now xp, was impossible to use) and i cant really ask her because she will freak out just with the question, i can try, she is calling me friday, any ways sorry i got to excited hahaha.
The major problem, it is going to stay in the first floor, and it will be 3-4 cemente wall away like50ft away i think, my room is on the 2nd floor so it will be 2-3 walls away(depends where we'll put it.But i would like it to go to the barbecue place( a outside place for parties) it is like 130ft away but just one wall.

So the question is, can i get something decent for a good price?(like 100-), any ideas in mind?

Thanks every one!
Lucas

 

For under $100
-Linksys WRT320N / WRT310N (depending if you want dual band N or not)
-Netgear WNDR3300
-D-Link DIR-665

Same floor will have good coverage. Floor above will get less coverage depending on where you place the router, but it should still be decent. Concrete is a thumbs down for radio signal.

 

In addition to whatever router you use get a power outlet setup for mom. This will allow her to setup near any wall outlet with a short leash.

 

What is the difference between a dual band N to a normal one?
What if i put it in the second floor, will it be bed in the first one?

Thank you for your help!

 

What ever router you get you will still need to find the best location for signal for both computers or you can get a signal booster or run a cat 5 cable down stairs or across the room or use something like what I mentioned in the previous post. You might get lucky and have no problems. Having cement walls like you mentioned will likely cause you to look for more hardware to help push the signal to the other computer. Make your choice on a router and then see what happens. You can always send the hardware back and get something else that may work.

 

If you know much about linux, it is possible to buy a standard linksys router for around $50 and install a linux machine on it to be a very powerful, and cheap laptop. Unfortunately it requires skill, unless someone might do that for a living and sell them on ebay.

 

What?
Most routers run on linux anyway all you can do is use another linux-based firmware (DD-WRT or Tomato instead of stock firmware)
This sentence is not very clear and it sounds a bit like making a router in to a laptop

 

What I'm getting that is that the stock firmware is designed to limit you. The hardware you buy for $50 is very similar to one you would buy for $300. So the hardware is designed to limit speed/range to make the $300 one still worth the money.

No, the router can't be turned into a laptop. It still lacks some components, like a gpu. Also the hardware isn't good enough for what you would need out of a laptop.

 

I recently only paid 89 dollars for my belkin router with two antennas, before that i had a lynksis it was alright, it just kept freaking disconnecting me!!! This current router is really just amazing, and the range is so much better.

 

The bad thing it that i leave in Brazil, so i'm buying it and taking with me so im buying "in the dark", lets see maybe mom will give more money and i'll buy something better, will see.

Thanks everyone!