ZyXEL Intros $250 Dual-Band 450Mbps N Router

[exfileme]

Following in TRENDnet's footsteps, ZyXEL has released a dual-band wireless-N router supporting simultaneous 450 Mbps speeds on both channels. However, ZyXEL's offering has a special little something extra...

ZyXEL Intros $250 Dual-Band 450Mbps N Router : Read more

 

[AbdullahG]

My internet sucks. Using this router will just make it suck on more than 1 computer.

 

[BruceOTB]

[citation][nom]Abdullahg[/nom]My internet sucks. Using this router will just make it suck on more than 1 computer.[/citation]
Then it's not for you.

 

[pbrigido]

I think I'll wait for the next generation of 802.11. My wireless N experiences have been somewhat disappointing. I'm not too impressed with the speed and range, so to spend $250 on this doesn't seem to practical for me.

 

[kingbrodij]

too bad most people buy devices with crap wireless nics that wont even go over 72mbps

 

[CaedenV]

[citation][nom]pbrigido[/nom]I think I'll wait for the next generation of 802.11. My wireless N experiences have been somewhat disappointing. I'm not too impressed with the speed and range, so to spend $250 on this doesn't seem to practical for me.[/citation]
With wireless N you get what you pay for. There are some crappy 2.4s on the market, and some marginal 5s out there as well (though most 5s are good). However I have seen some great wireless N devices as well. $250 may be a bit much, but spending $75 will get you something much more pleasant than wireless G.
Of course it will not speed up slow internet, so it defeats the point to get anything other than wireless G unless you have a speedy connection to boot (or if you transfer files over the network a lot).

 

[pbrigido]

[citation][nom]caedenv[/nom]With wireless N you get what you pay for. There are some crappy 2.4s on the market, and some marginal 5s out there as well (though most 5s are good). However I have seen some great wireless N devices as well. $250 may be a bit much, but spending $75 will get you something much more pleasant than wireless G.Of course it will not speed up slow internet, so it defeats the point to get anything other than wireless G unless you have a speedy connection to boot (or if you transfer files over the network a lot).[/citation]


That is for sure! I think I tried 4 different N routers until I settled on one that worked best for me. I did find a huge difference in the models tested..,so I stuck with the least sucky of the group.

 

[baddad]

How about this http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122413

 

[festerovic]

^ My experience with Netgear products has been a suck fest. Dlink will always be my #1.

Would love to see a Toms router roundup one day.

 

[baddad]

Well my experience has been nothing but good with Netgear. As far as Toms roundups go, it seems to me, half the cattle is missing when they do one.

 

[AbdullahG]

@Bruce Thats my point...

 

[Pawessum16]

My question is this: Will it improve speeds in an apartment complex with 30 other access points in the area? My old wireless N router at the moment can't even keep up with my internet speeds.

 

[Guest]

Ah, a nice advertisement, thinly-veiled as news.

Even better, you came out and said it was a complete rip-off of another companies router.

Even mo' better: There are comparable ASUS routers with DD-WRT/Tomato compatibility for one-third the price.

 

[Guest]

I love my E4200, although the Zyxel SmartRange technology sounds interesting in terms of potentially improving long distance performance.