hello friends i want to buy a wireless router no hard use only 2 laptops i want to connect and a mobile speed is not an issue budget 50-60$ i surf through... but got confused.. linksys e1000 i found but dont knw how good it is plz guide me thank you
If the wireles cards in your laptops are Wireless 802.11G 2.4ghz single band then your router only needs to be single band wireless 802.11G. If they have 802.11N ability and or duel band then you should consider an N router that duel band. Laptop wireless cards can be rated 150 mb/s,300mbs or 450mb/s and have 1,2 or 3 antennas. Realtek and Atheros are common stock laptop wireless cards. The router's ability should be matched with the wireless card in the laptop. The specs and quality of the wireless card in the laptops and the quality and specs of the router will deside the amount of connention disconnects,speed drop offs,band interference and the distance from each other that will work best in your enviorment. Cheap usually means you need to be closer to the router with your laptop to experience good connections E1000 Pros Bargain-priced "N" Router. Easy setup with Cisco Connect software. Throughput on a par with other routers in its class. Cons Single band. No support for Gigabit Ethernet. Doesn't keep consistent performance at greater distances. Bottom Line This is as basic as an N router can get. If you are looking to wirelessly connect a single machine and have no need for Gigabit Ethernet or the 5-GHz band, it's not a terrible option for the price. But even for a cheap router, it should have better throughput at distance. E1200 Pros Excellent throughput and range for single-band, consumer router. Easy setup. Classy design. Affordable. Cons Router's parental control software may conflict with third-party parental control software. Parental controls limited. Bottom Line Excellent throughput, easy setup, and a great price makes Cisco Linksys E1200 Wireless-N Router a good choice
my ISP said as far as its docsis 2.0, 3.0 compatible router will work i have charter connection i have lenovo y series laptops dont know about chipset even,, so dumb it feels. Can u guyz tell me linksys E1200 or linksys wrt54g or d-link dir-615 or any other?
You might check with your internet provider to see if they will give you a router. I'm with Comcast, and they offer a free Netgear router, you just pay 9.95 shipping.
+1 to Dlink here as well, Ive the DIR-655 and its been reliable for the last two years also is wireless N and has four gigabit ports on the back which are useful.
I use TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND Ultimate Wireless N Gigabit Router, it fits your budget, only 55$ on Amazon.
altough a lot of people here like d-link i suggest you to use linksys. my tries with d-link are already a few years old, but they made earlier only problems. hangups, etc.. with linksys i never (!never!) had problems, thats the reason why I only suggest linksys any more. >>>Cyber
I believe that*D-Link is a pretty good reliable and comprehensive brand for your need. I m recommending you this brand based on performance as I m using same one since 2 years. *