D-Link DIR-655
The D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit Router (DIR-655) is a draft 2.0 802.11n compliant device that delivers up to 14x faster speeds* and 6x farther range* than 802.11g while staying backward compatible with 802.11g devices. Connect the Xtreme N Gigabit Router to a cable or DSL modem and provide high-speed Internet access to multiple computers, game consoles, and media players. Create a secure wireless network to share photos, files, music, videos, printers, and network storage. Click here for more info!
Powered by Xtreme N technology and equipped with three external antennas, this router provides superior wireless coverage for larger homes and offices, or for users running bandwidth-intensive applications. The DIR-655 also includes a 4-port 10/100/1000 Gigabit switch that connects Gigabit wired devices for enjoying lag-free network gaming and faster file transfers. Click here for more info!
Good
This router has all of the bells and whistles with the exception of dual band broadcasting. QoS, WISH, VPN, Port Forwarding, all levels of security, etc. It has Gigabit wired ports. You cannot get anything more elsewhere without doubling the price. It is all packaged within an attractive set up that provides hope that this will be your last router for quite some time. Set up is easy and straight forward. And, most importantly, you literally cannot get a faster router when within 30 feet. Click here for more info!
Very satisfied. Smaller than expected. Fast enough to play HD-DVDs wirelessly to my notebook (Dell Inspiron E1505, 802.11BGN, 945GM, Core Duo (2) 2GHz, Vista Premium, Arcsoft Digital Theater, D-Link DNS-323 NAS). Great speed and coverage. 120 to 240 volts. Also handles HDTV perfectly via HDHomeRun device. Click here for more info!
Setup was FAIRLY easy, but it bailed at one point and had me restart the computer and restart the setup process. But it seemed to recognize where we had left off and installed easily from there. It did not manage to log into my Netgear router to get settings, although it tried and failed. Didn’t matter as I was planning on changing settings from that setup anyway. Click here for more info!
This router replaced an old Zoom which was cutting out and dropping the signal. The new D-Link supports four processors without any delay or down time, I could not be more pleased. Click here for more info!
This model was highly recommended by Consumer Reports and Amazon had the best pricing. The installation software that came with the router was very easy to follow and set up took less than 15 minutes. Because I have a desktop, not a laptop, I purchased the router so that I could stream Netflix movies to my television. It works wonderfully! Click here for more info!
Bad
I really wanted to keep this router but I couldn’t. My main problem was heat. After a few hours of use (just being on at all), this router was almost too hot to touch. I actually exchanged it figuring it must be a bad router but the new one was the same way. And, more importantly, when it got hot, I got intermittent lag via my wire machine on my internet traffic. Games that played flawlessly on my old Buffalo router started lagging; video started stuttering; downloads started pausing. Diagnosed it with my ISP as being on my side of their modem. When my old router was plugged in, all problems went away. D-Link tried to help me but there was a language barrier and no matter what we did with QoS and WISH, it didn’t go away. I had to return the router. Click here for more info!
I got the router working without significant problems. However, I bought it on the promise that I could plug in a hard drive to the USB and share it with computers on my network. Turns out it doesn’t expose a share — you have to install d-link’s “network usb utility” on each computer that will see the drive. I installed this, and immediately got a blue screen of death on my vista machine. Rebooting just led to more kernel failures. I couldn’t uninstall in safe mode, and there was no configuration option to turn it off. Eventually, I was able to unplug the network and reboot successfully, and after trying to uninstall from a full reboot I got…another blue screen of death. Router may work fine, but this feature is a dud. Click here for more info!