Best Router Suggestions

Netgear WNR3500L
http://www.frys.com/product/6069588?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

 

I typically avoid Linksys routers... my experience with them is they tend to need to be rebooted a lot.

 

I'll second that.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156249

Not bad for an N router.

 

Take it from someone who has been a lifetime Linksys customer, UNTIL NOW...

Go with D-Link or Netgear... I have the D-Link DIR-660. It's worked perfectly for me, a little on the high side as far as prices go.. but go with either D-Link or Netgear and you won't have any problems. I've dealt with too many problems over these last few years with Linksys/Cisco.

 

Any good ones for mac/pc home? I hear Airport Extreme is pretty good, but only 3 gigabit ports?

 

I've actually tried out airport extreme since I thought it might be better for my Mac.. ended up returning it because it was as ordinary as any other wireless-n router but more expensive (at least at the time).

 

Linksys sucks balls- I've had two go out over the past three years.

I got this one about two months ago and It's rock solid. With DD-WRT you can also attach a usb printer for network printing and USB hard drive for network storage and/or as a media server.

ASUS RT-N16

 

These are the ones I'm looking at:

d-link DIR-655
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LIFB7S/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Apple AirPort Extreme
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002TLTG9E/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Netgear
Still looking for the best model

I'm looking for good range and good network printer capability. Mac and PC home

 

Any N capable that can be DD-WRT or Tomato firmware. You can turn up the range and power of the antennas from there.

 

655 is the one I have...dk why I typed 660. But yeah, I have a mac and a network printer as well as 2 other pcs on this router and my VOIP service. It's worked perfectly for me so far, Ive had it for 2 months now. Airport Extreme like I said, if you can find a good price for it isn't bad either... WNDR3300 for netgear is also good.

 

Airport extreme is pretty good, nothing fancy in terms of features, but has all the latest stuff and works solid.

The biggest advantage it has is ease of setup/management, it's pretty much the only router in existence without those ridiculously horrible web-based management GUI's.

Obviously, if you have .mac then the Bonjour features are cool, and time machine for backups is good, too. (but I don't use that stuff so no feedback there).

 

I've had this for about 2 or 3 years I think and it works great:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124190

 

Best trusted brand/quality is netgear

 

the linksys wrt54g was a good router back in the days. now i dont know what the crap linksys/cisco is doing to their routers. just expensive plastic.

netgear seems to be better these days.

 

Listen to this man. I have a Cisco WRT 610n v.2 flashed with Tomato and it works perfectly. Extremely stable (no crashes or reboots required), increased antenna output, bandwidth monitoring, etc. Ever since using DD-WRT/Tomato, almost all routers are fine. Stock firmware is a hing of the past.

 

I had my Linksys router for like 5 or more years. Had some problems in the last year or two with rebooting it a lot but it's been great for me for the most part all through the years. It's still currently running just fine and I and have no problem getting a connection anywhere in my house.

 

They all suck and will last you about two years. They will burn up.

 

This.

My latest $100 thrown down the drain is for a Cisco Valet router.

Maybe next time I will pony $$$ for a good router and get a pro model.