Looking for a Fast/Reliable Wireless Router

I recently ordered my Sager 8150 with a Intel® Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module. Im looking to find a new wireless router as the one I have is a slow 54Mps Netgear WGR614. What is the fastest/best router for the new wireless card, keep in mind in my home there is one wired desktop, 4 wireless laptops, 1 XBOX 360 and two iPhones that are usually connected to it at some point throughout the day.

Im not familiar with what routers are the best way to go for my needs, I would appreciate any input you guys have.

 

What are your needs? What is important- range or wireless throughput or both?
How much are you willing to spend on it?

Do you need 5GHz range (is 2.4GHz overcrowded)?

 

Price doesn't really matter as long as it covers my needs (speed speed speed and connectivity) basically i have mutlple things connecting to it... the one i have now gets overloaded from time to time and i have to disconnect the router and reconnect it (super annoying) I really don't know the difference of 2.4 and 5Ghz, my space is only 2,000 Sq feet or so.

I game with my Laptop and Xbox 360, so I want great speeds for that.

Someone said the ASUS RT-N56U was a great router. Is that current gen tech?

 

Yes- Asus RT-N56U is a very good unit although it is not and will not be supported by third party firmware.

 

Please explain? If you mean like firmware created by others than ASUS that doesn't matter to me. As long as it runs all my wireless needs im good.

 

Yes, it means firmware not written by Asus. Third party firmware is made to include features that were not initially present or address issues that are present in the stock firmware. If all you want is good wireless throughput and a stable connection, then the RT-N56U fits the bill, so do the Netgear WNDR 3700, the Linksys E3000 and E4200. TP-Link also has a decent and cheap 2.4GHz unit.

 

Alright, when I get home from work im going to research the models you mentioned and compare their specs, differences, and reviews.

Thanks tijo!

 

I can recommend the Linksys E4200 and the Netgear N750(WNDR4000).

 

@Downloads
What are the feature sets found in the Gargoyle Built for TP-Link WR1043ND?
I customize OpenWRT image and still have a lot of space left so I need inputs for more useful features.

 

im reading all these reviews and im so torn lol.. ahhh!

 

So quick question, between the ASUS RT-N56 and the N53, is wireless connectivity the same? I don't really care about the "gigabit" as the only computer connected to the router via a wire is my dads desktop which is used to surf the web only.


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So after figuring I didn't need gigabit as im mainly wireless, and the N53 doesn't have drivers for windows 7 64 bit, I went with the NETGEAR N600 3400 ($59.00 on newegg) over the LINKSYS E2500 ($78.00 on newegg) Hopefully I didn't make a mistake between the two. If not im sure i can always exchange it.

 

Just another vote for the ASUS RT-N56. Had it for ~6 months and it's been perfect, stable, fast. I've been through several products over the years from most of the major manufacturers (Netgear, Linksys, Cisco, etc.) and it's the best "home" grade product I've used.

Scored it on sale too, from Newegg for < $100

 

Yeah I didnt need the gigabit, i would have went with the N53 version which is basically the same, but they dont have Windows 7 64bit firmware. only 32. oh well.

 

RT-N53 has nothing in common with RT-N56 part from the looks. Completely different main chip coming from a different manufacturer, different radio chip, no USB port and four times less RAM.

Also firmware is not system dependent- there is no such thing as router firmware for 32bit Windows or 64 bit Windows- all Windows or rather your browser does is uploads the file to the router. It's not a driver and it doesn't have to be compatible with anything but the router.

 

I think Asus RT-N13U B1 is worth buying.

 

You're right- it is. It's a powerful router missing only two features- 5GHz wireless which is to be expected and a Gigabit LAN- the latter is a deal breaker for me but overall it's a good router and the price is very reasonable.

One thing though- Asus firmware is not great (at least usually) and DD-WRT is the only alternative and DD-WRT is the slowest and heaviest 3rd party firmware of them all.

All in all though this one is going to be on my "recommended" list.

 

@download Actually I purchased this router because of following of reason:

1- Support of USB modem.
2- After customer firmware (DD-WRT) you can attached your external hard disk to router and all the downloading will be running while laptop is switch off.

3- And of-course money is also a main factor.

 

Well I am running TP-Link WR1043ND
It originally doesn't support USB Modems but I customed the firmware on OpenWRT and included the modules.
I have SAMBA and also installed an FTP server over internet...but I won't tell you the URL (of course it is password protected).
It is also one of the cheapest Gigabit Router with quite good specs (with the 64MB RAM Upgrade).
ASUS tend to be slightly overpriced IMO.
I still have quite abit of Flash Memory left to play with maybe I will install a mail server next.
Did I mention it is IPv6 Capable and Tunneled?
Any Owner has any good ideas of useful function? I can share the compiled binaries.