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    DIR-655 vs DIR-825...which to get?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by pyun, Jan 10, 2010.

  1. pyun

    pyun Notebook Consultant

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    I've got an intel 4965N wireless card in my laptop, and want to get the most out of it (which is about 130mbps) from other posts... which router is better in terms of performance? They are only about $30 different so price isn't a concern... I just want to know if the DIR-825 is better than the DIR-655 or if the 655 has features the 825 doesn't have

    thanks!

    brian
     
    pyun, Jan 10, 2010
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    bmwnick Notebook Consultant

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    I get 270-300mbps on my linksys wrt-610n same card but lately have been having issues with so dont reccomend that 1
     
    bmwnick, Jan 10, 2010
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    aidil Notebook Evangelist

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    With DIR-655, you can get up to 130 (or maybe 150) Mbps, which means only using standard 20MHz channel. But with dual band wireless router such as DIR-825 or WRT610N, you can get up to 270 (or maybe 300) Mbps since 4965 can use 40MHz channel only at 5GHz band.
     
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    ^Great! Thank you :)
     
    pyun, Jan 10, 2010
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