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    Buffalo / NETGEAR / Linksys??

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by heismanwatch, Nov 30, 2010.

  1. heismanwatch

    heismanwatch Notebook Enthusiast

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    Your input is highly appreciated. Pros and Cons for gaming and HD streaming?

    Buffalo G300NH = $69.99
    Newegg.com - BUFFALO WZR-HP-G300NH 802.11b/g/n Nfiniti Wireless High Power Gigabit Router up to 300Mbps/ Open Source DD-WRT Support

    NETGEAR WNR 3500L = $77.47
    Newegg.com - NETGEAR WNR3500L-100NAS 802.11b/g/n RangeMax Wireless-N Gigabit router up to 300Mbps/ DD-WRT Open Source support/ USB x1

    Lynksys E2000 = $74.99
    Newegg.com - Linksys E2000 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4/5GHz Selectable Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router up to 300Mbps

    Which would you purchase out of this group?
     
    heismanwatch, Nov 30, 2010
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    leslieann Notebook Deity

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    All 3 aren't bad choices, all can run aftermarket firmware (DD-WRT).

    At a glance, it looks like only one supports dual band (selectable, not both at once) and that is the Linksys. That alone is a big bonus if you have dual band cards. Keep in mind any non-dual band systems will be left in the cold if you use it though.
     
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    ^Could you please elaborate on this comment? Thanks!
     
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    If you have legacy B/G device or el cheapo N device that use the 2.4Ghz band and you setup the router to be using 5Ghz band(less collision, better N performance in a crowded situation), none of the 2.4Ghz B/G/N can use it.
     
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    OK Thanks!
     
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    No input from Downloads??
     
    heismanwatch, Dec 1, 2010
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    Sorry- it's just that me and leslieann always agree on routers and since she was the first one to answer I passed- I knew she had it covered. :D

    Since you ask- all three are very good and similarly priced.
    Linksys would be the worst (32MB RAM compared to the others and slower CPU than Netgear) if it wasn't for the 5GHz band. Since it's not simultaneous dual band you need to be sure that all your devices can run at 5GHz- otherwise you won't be able to use it one some of them which makes it pointless.

    As for the other two- I really like the Netgear- it uses the same CPU and has the same amount of RAM that Linksys E3000 has- and E3000 is one of the best routers around. Off course Netgear doesn't support 5GHz band- let alone simultaneous dual band like E3000 does.

    So if you can't move all your devices to 5GHz you can leave out E2000 but if you can E2000 would be the best one.
    As for Buffalo vs. Netgear- I really like the Netgear but Buffalo will probably offer better range due to its high power radio and has 2 year warranty as opposed to 1 year for Netgear. That would put Buffalo a tiny bit ahead but all three are really very good and you can't go wrong with any of them.
     
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    Ok Thanks!
     
    heismanwatch, Dec 2, 2010
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