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06-28-08
Duration of ownership: 2 Days
Strengths: strong performance on 5ghz n band; useful network map application
Weaknesses:After not using linksys products for several years due to declining quality and tech support, I decided to try them again. I hoped that their acquisition by cisco would raise the standard. I found that nothing changed. This top of the line router could not establish a connection with either of 2 laptops wirelessly on the 2.4ghz band (this was not a problem with the belkin router I was replacing). I spent hours with linksys tech support on the phone. The tech offered random recommendations, until he admitted he did not know the product in detail.
Overall Evaluation: I will never buy a linksys product again.
06-16-08
Duration of ownership: 30 Days
Strengths: SIMULTANEOUS G and N connections - Reliable performance - Super Fast
Weaknesses:Expensive - Can not set default router to different IP address
Overall Evaluation: I stepped up to the WRT600N when my old G router stopped working. I paid the rather high prices for the WRT600N because I knew it was the only simultaneous dual band router on the market and with legacy G devices on my network, I had to keep them working.I do a lot of PC to PC data movement (streaming to media center, streaming to laptop, large file syncing from laptop to backup). It is so much faster than G. My wife loves it.I am very happy with the router thus far but it is a pretty pricey unit.One thing that bugs me is the fact when it gives out DHCP addresses, it can not set the default router address to something other than itself.
06-15-08
Duration of ownership: 8 Days
Strengths: Sleek design, lots of configurations, Dual-band radio frequency.
Weaknesses:Configuration page is quite slow and every time you save, it takes 25 to 45 seconds to refresh. It will notify you after the changes are saved. You just need to wait.
Overall Evaluation: I bought this to replace my old Linksys wireless-g due to the my new computer comes with wireless N client. It has the same web style configurations and easy to set up within a few mins. I have no problem so far to set it up. However, each web page configuration once saved, it will take a while to become available again. This is annoying and some of the page saved it will take up to 45 seconds. Secondly, I have Dell wireless N client, D-link wireless G client and Apple powerbook. Once it is setup, only my Apple powerbook is working. The rest are not reachable or have a weak signal. I am planning to return it as my old Linksys G router is working much stable than this one.
06-02-08
Duration of ownership: 2 Days
Strengths: Ease of installation and set-up.Solid construction and design.Quality output.
Weaknesses:Installation software a little buggy.
Overall Evaluation: I was very impressed upon pulling this out of the box. For the consumer who is concerned with both performance as well as aesthetics, I can say this is definitely an attractive unit that is very strong on performance. The installation of this was an absolute breeze thanks to the EasyLink Advisor software that comes packaged with the router. It took 5 minutes, and walked me through the dismantling and connecting of my old router and my new router.The only issue I had was at the conclusion of installation, the software is supposed to bring you to a main menu where you can access other features (ie. a "network tree" of your equipment". However, it kept looping me back to the installation wizard. I made a quick phone call to Linksys (free tech support!), and they instructed me to downloaded an .exe file from their site that would work for me. Needless to say, it did. And I was happy.Overall, great product, great value too. It works on two different bands, as advertised, and I'm a big fan of the ability to plug removable storage into this and have it accessible on the rest of my network.Definitely go out and buy.
05-31-08
Duration of ownership: 30 Days
Strengths: Feature rich hardware (Dual band/Storage Link), partially DD-WRT Compatible.
Weaknesses:Buggy firmware which lead to signal issues and poor usb implementation.
Overall Evaluation: I purchased this router because of the USB Storage Link and Dual Band capabilities. I am sorry to say that Linksys has really let us down with the current firmware. The wireless signal is unstable and Storage Link is not reliable enough for me to want to store anything on it. Luckly DD-WRT partially supports this router. Depending on your hardware revision. Wireless stability is perfect and hard drive support is much better. I would say once DD-WRT fully supports this router it will be a great router. Until then it is a very expensive paper weight.
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