Best N router for >$100?

I have been researching all the different kinds and have been overwhelmed with how many difference configurations there are, I have found a few I like but I figured maybe someone here could just recommend me something based on my needs.

Brand: No preference

Uses: One Wireless N laptop (mine) and another G supporting laptop as well as the G PS3 and 360

I want the fastest router I can get that would work with all of these and would also pack in some nice features such as preferably IPv6!

For $100 or less can someone please just single out a router that they know is good and would work for me and give me the speed I want to max out my Comcast connection?

Thanks!

 

D-Link DIR-655 is nice.

ps >100 means more than 100

 

Hmmm, ya your right lol. The DIR-655 is one of the ones that I have been looking at. Do you own it?

 

Go for the Dir-825 if you can bring up your budget a little bit higher (20-30$ more). I ordered the DIR-655 and canceled and ordered the 825 instead after reading reviews. The dir-655 is a great router one of the best for it's price,but I think that the 825 will be more useful for you thanks to it's better QOS

 

Does the 825 have IPv6 native support?

 

According to this Wikipedia article, the only D-Link residential router that supports IPv6 is the DIR-615. The User Manual for the DIR-825 doesn't say anything at all about IPv6.

 

What would I lose by getting that router over the 655 or 825?

 

That I don't know, but you should be able to compare the spec sheets for each router from off the Dlink website easily enough.

For what it's worth, I wouldn't be worried about a lack of support for IPv6 right now unless you have a definite need for it, such as for connecting to work. Right now IPv6 is not used for the most part, and when it is used, it is generally tunneled through an IPv4 connection; that is likely to be the state of affairs for several more years, by which time it's more likely than not that you'll have to replace whatever router you're buying this year.

 

I own it and it's nice. I use it in N-only mode. Keep in mind that unless you get one of the newer dual-band routers (which the Dir-655 is not) then the existence of a G connection will drop your N connection down to G speeds.

 

http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=273526

I think this is the one I have and it works really good, and its fast.

 

Another reason you should get the DIR-825 for,it's a great router.

 

DIR-655, got mine on black friday for $77 shipped to me, have had NO problems since its been hooked up

 

Agreed - I also have the Belkin wireless router and it rocks!
The new version was rated the 2008 Editors Choice by CNet:

http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/bel...9_7-33361546.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

 

I replaced my WRT54G router with the DIR-655 and been quite pleased with mine. the QOS features are pretty good and setup is very easy. The range is also a pretty big plus.

 

I prefer the D-link DGL4500 over the DIR655. I got mine for $116 so if you look around for a deal you'll be able to find one.

I returned my DIR655 because it just wasn't working well in my house (poor signal and range). I recently bought my girlfriend a DIR655 for her house as well and again, I'm not impressed with it in the very least.

 

I just got the DIR-655 router and I love it. Wireless is fast and strong signal and it has gigabit ports too. I upgraded from a netgear WGR614 which I had to reboot regularly due to dropouts. The dlink router is very stable and has a ton of configuration options. This is one of the highest rated routers on newegg and amazon. You can't put third party firmware on it but aside from that it is great. Here is a review:

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30087/96/

If you look around on that site you will also find out that dual-band routers don't seem to be worth the extra expense right now for most people.

Here is a review of the DIR-825:

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30588/96/

 

I just got a DIR-655. I intend to hook it up to a new Dell laptop (with N-wireless) as well as another laptop (with a USB G-wireless). Does this mean that, because one of the laptops uses G, that the 655 will ALWAYS be at G-speed? Or is it the case that when the laptop with G is NOT turned on, the laptop with N will be able to communicate with the 655 at N-speed?

Thanks!

 

It should only revert to G speed when another G connection is active. So if you set the router to "both N & G" it should give you N speeds if the other machine is not connected.

 

I was going to recommend DIR-655 but I've been having lots of problems with the local transfer speed. The firmware QoS does suck.

I have a old linksys router with DDWRT firmware and the QoS is way better than D-Link.

 

Not true.

I have a G desktop and 2 N computers connected to a wireless N network, and with the G I get 54mbps, but with the N I get around 130ish.

 

When all three are connected at the same time? If so, is it a dual-band router?

 

Actual throughput or just reported connection speed? Is the G client active, or merely connected?

See this link from SmallNetBuilder. Scroll down to "Fix #3":

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30664/228/

I can tell you that this was my experience in practice. I had my laptop on N, and two desktops and another laptop connected with G. My N connection was no better than G under this setup, but when I went to "N Only" on the router and added a separate "G" access point for the others, then my N connection flew. Of course, it may have to do with what wireless adaptors are in use as well. I'm using the Intel 4965AGN on my notebook.

I stick by my original suggestion that mixing G and N will hobble the N. I mean, what would be the point of these expensive dual-band routers then?

 

Now on sale for $55 ... Belkin N Wireless Router - F5D8236-4

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=209337174

 

Apple Airport Extreme or Apple Time Capsule, following the particulars of your thread title.

Under $100, not worth it, Airport Extreme is incredibly easy to maintain and use.

 

I have an Airport Extreme....I never use the pure N 5 ghz band because it cuts off all the other G laptops in the house So, if I were to do it again, I'd probably just get a N/G 2.4 ghz compatible which would connect an N laptop a 130 mbps and G at 54 mbps....the way I'm using the Airport right now. So, that Belkin would do the trick. Haven't studied the Dlink yet.

 

D-Link DIR-655.

Stay away from Belkin.