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I have just simply had it with these plastic pieces of kit that go bad after a few months or have to have power recycled to them almost every day.
My latest POS purchase was the Linksys E1200. It constantly loses wireless connectivity and lately refuses to assign an occasional IP address to a lined computer. Is it really so difficult to make something that works for this kind of money? If so, they shouldn't be made at all. $50.00 range.
I've tried Net Gear, Linksys, D-Link. all the same pieces of garbage for that money.
Is there a reliable, well made wireless router that has decent firmware, has a powerful enough CPU or two, enough RAM and only very very rarely need to be power cycled? If ever?
Any help is appreciated.
My budget is $150 MAX. Doesn't mean I want to spend the max though.
Thanks.
Wireless Routers I've been researching:
ASUS RT-N56U
http://www.microcenter.com/product/355084/RT-N56U_Wireless_router__4-port_switch
ASUS RT-N65U
http://www.microcenter.com/product/397459/RT-N65U_Dual-Band_Wireless-N750_Gigabit_Router
ASUS RT-N66U
http://www.microcenter.com/product/382281/RT-N66U_Dual-band_450Mb-s_Wireless-N_Router
AMPED R20000G
http://www.microcenter.com/product/387412/High_Power_Wireless-N_600mW_Gigabit_Dual_Band_Router
EnGenius ESR900
http://www.microcenter.com/product/414490/ESR900_Xtra_Range_Wireless_N900_Dual_Band_Gigabit_Router
TP-Link N750
http://www.microcenter.com/product/392834/N750_Wireless_N_Dual_Band_Gigabit_Router
You can probably tell I'm trying my best to stay away from Linksys/Cisco, Net Gear, Belkin, D-Link.
Or am I just a fool and all these companies have the same guts with different outer plastic shells with their logos on them?
I don't mind being a fool, just so long as I find out about it and remedy it.
My latest POS purchase was the Linksys E1200. It constantly loses wireless connectivity and lately refuses to assign an occasional IP address to a lined computer. Is it really so difficult to make something that works for this kind of money? If so, they shouldn't be made at all. $50.00 range.
I've tried Net Gear, Linksys, D-Link. all the same pieces of garbage for that money.
Is there a reliable, well made wireless router that has decent firmware, has a powerful enough CPU or two, enough RAM and only very very rarely need to be power cycled? If ever?
Any help is appreciated.
My budget is $150 MAX. Doesn't mean I want to spend the max though.
Thanks.
Wireless Routers I've been researching:
ASUS RT-N56U
http://www.microcenter.com/product/355084/RT-N56U_Wireless_router__4-port_switch
ASUS RT-N65U
http://www.microcenter.com/product/397459/RT-N65U_Dual-Band_Wireless-N750_Gigabit_Router
ASUS RT-N66U
http://www.microcenter.com/product/382281/RT-N66U_Dual-band_450Mb-s_Wireless-N_Router
AMPED R20000G
http://www.microcenter.com/product/387412/High_Power_Wireless-N_600mW_Gigabit_Dual_Band_Router
EnGenius ESR900
http://www.microcenter.com/product/414490/ESR900_Xtra_Range_Wireless_N900_Dual_Band_Gigabit_Router
TP-Link N750
http://www.microcenter.com/product/392834/N750_Wireless_N_Dual_Band_Gigabit_Router
You can probably tell I'm trying my best to stay away from Linksys/Cisco, Net Gear, Belkin, D-Link.
Or am I just a fool and all these companies have the same guts with different outer plastic shells with their logos on them?
I don't mind being a fool, just so long as I find out about it and remedy it.
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