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    D-link DIR-855 ready for pre-orders BUT??

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Kurat, Jan 12, 2008.

  1. Kurat

    Kurat Notebook Consultant

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    The D-link site now says the DIR-855 can be pre-ordered at 2 sites but at the cost of $309, thats alot of money, for those who wanted to buy this router, I think the price waiting game has now started, from what the specs are (and they have changed lately), they are very nice but at the $300+ mark, I just wonder how much is it going to be when it hits the store like bestbuy or CC.
     
    Kurat, Jan 12, 2008
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  2. yang88she

    yang88she Notebook Evangelist

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    looks good as far as the spec sheet goes, but holy cow that's quite the price tag...for a router...

    it would be nice to stream HD content, but I'll stick w/ my DGL 4500 (not that those are that cheap either...but it's l33t since it's for "gamers' haha j/k)
     
    yang88she, Jan 12, 2008
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  3. optomos

    optomos Notebook Evangelist

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    It is a media router so I can see them asking that price...for now, but its almost the same as the DIR-655 (which I love) except its branded as a media router with a display. I want them to release a G/N range boost antenna.
     
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    BigV Notebook Deity

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    big bling for the OLED display, no doubt.
     
    BigV, Jan 13, 2008
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  5. georule

    georule Notebook Guru

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    Well, it's got two radios in it unlike the DIR-655 and the DGL-4500. That's a big part of the price premium. But it also means you can do 5GHz and 2.4GHz at the same time.

    To me the big question is if, unlike other dual-band routers so far, will you get good performance on 2.4GHz and 5GHz when they are running simultaneously. So far any dual-band router has totally tanked the 2.4GHz performance when 5GHz is up and running.
     
    georule, Jan 25, 2008
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