Im buying a new Router,What should i get?

im looking at a belkin N+, will it be able to run both N & G simultaneously?

 

Should, yes. If it's set to "Mixed". There should be a setting in the firmware where you can tell it what modes you want to broadcast. Most all wireless routers that are N capable, can throw out N and G at the same time.

 

Yes it will be able to run N and G at the same time.Give also some consideration to Netgear WNDR3700 RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router.

 

Things i would look for

N
dual band
USB for device or HDD
DDwrt compatible...

I am personally waiting for the 450Mbps to come out with a usb/ddwrt...

 

I'll add Gigabit ethernet into the mix. Why companies insists on 10/100 with 300mbit N is beyond me.

That pretty much leaves you with the Netgear WNDR3700, Linksys e3000 and WRT610N (renamed the e3000). These also happen to be the best of the best at the moment. Both tend to run about twice what an N1+ will cost though. If you do this, I would be inclined to go for the Netgear, it is the current King, but my WRT610N has been incredible.Any of these will not leave you disappointed.

If you want something in that price range of the N1+ look at the Linksys e2000 and Netgear WNDR3500. Both of which meet all of the earlier mentioned requirements except the USB port (in other words, just darn good routers). The Netgear costs the same as an N1+, though I would go for the Linksys myself (I just prefer them and have had better long term luck). Neither of these will disappoint you either.

Personally, the only thing I buy less than Belkin is D-Link. The N1+ seems nice, but Belkin always gives me grief.

 

i got a n+ for $50 bnib(supposedly) & i bought a wndr3700 im gonna see if its worth the x-tra $100. if no huge difference is found... ill just go with the belkin...it looks better imo ..lol

 

im also buying a new router i had my netgear G for almost 3 yrs... i should get the new netgear product because my old one keeps on signing off the internet. and its outdated.

 

personally i don't care for using ddwrt, & i have no desire to spend $150 on a wireless router UNLESS its so much better than the the other one that i cant stand not having it.

 

really? i love how my WNDR3700 looks, especially on the vertical stand. i think it's one of the sleekest routers i've ever owned/seen.

i almost have money on it that u will love the WNDR3700 much better than the belkin N+. i've messed with other N/G routers, and even have a DD-WRT reflashed linksys N router at my townhouse, but none has come close to the speed, reliability, and easy of use compared to my WNDR3700. owning the WNDR3700 has just been a phenomenal experience for me personally. from how netgear handles their known firmware issues to just a headache free ownership. it's just been that great.

 

Another vote for the NetGear WNDR3700

awesome router, and definitely better than the Linksys E3000

 

Used dlink for years and years .. had dir-655 in the last few (n/gigabit/...)

Just downgraded ... linksys wrt54gl for tomato firmware ....
The option that these custom firmwares add ... can't even get those from business class routers.
Linux compatible routers ftw.

 

Check out the Brand New Netgear "WNDR37AV"

The website says it for....

WIRELESS ROUTER FOR VIDEO AND GAMING...!!!

It should be better than the old model "WNDR3700".

 

It's the same router with a different name- exactly the same hardware but new firmware.
It's all marketing- selling routers to people claiming that these are optimized for video and gaming is like selling TV sets claiming that those are optimized for watching football.

 

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for my question, but I had to start somewhere.
I am looking at a new N router (maybe the E3000) and was wondering how big of a difference I will get if I don’t get a new wireless N mini-card for my XPS M1530?
I called Dell and they said that they don’t have a N mini-card for my M1530. Is it possible that they don’t?

 

what card is in yur m1530 right now? i have the intel 4965agn in mine and speeds seem to be more than adequate on my 5G (300mbps) channel.

 

The 4965agn card will do 300, but only under certain conditions. It's not a bad card though. A 5300 or newer will perform a little better, but nothing significant. You just need a 3 wire, mini pci-e card (though a 2 wire will also work).

Dell won't swap cards because they don't want to have to verify that it works as an upgrade is all. If they offer it, they need to support it.


Keep in mind that you only need double what your internet connection is to achieve full speed on your wireless, if you have 10meg broadband, 802.11b will suffice (you never see full transfer speed). The only reason you need faster is if you are sharing files between computers on your own network, most people have far more bandwidth than they can use. Even G is plenty unless you are sharing HD or very large files and are impatient.

 

I hope you meant G. A 10Mb/s broadband connection will saturate a B connection by almost 2x. Usually the max transfer speeds you'll see off of B are around the 6Mb/s negotiated transfer rates. G is a good standard for 10-15Mb/s broadband as you'll be able to completely saturate the broadband connection with a small amount of breathing room for local apps like iTunes library sharing within your house. Base draft-N or higher is what I recommend nowadays. At 150Mb/s it can handle most all home broadband connections with ease, and allow plenty of local breathing room for things like say shared local network folders, or iTunes sharing.

In short I say go draft-N or higher to ensure it's at least a little bit future proof. I got my upstairs draft-N linksys router for $39 from Wal-Mart. It hasn't quit or froze once since I bought it months ago.

 

Show me a 10meg internet connection that gets a true 10.

It was mostly to show that people over buy. Surveys are now showing most ISP's are over-rating their service by 50% or more. My 10 is only 8 and at one point was actually only 6.

Like I said, the higher speeds are for local sharing, not really for internet connections even though manufacturers promote it that way.

 

Close enough I suppose, at no point have I seen it drop below 9.
(Paying for 10Mb / 512Kb)

 

CNET says about the Linksys E3000: "In the 5Ghz frequency tests, the router registered 65.4Mpbs on the close-range throughput test, which is about 5Mbps faster than the Netgear WNDR3700. On our long-range test, the E3000 scored 48.8Mbps, which is 8.8Mbps faster than the Netgear." Click HERE for source and graphs.