D-Link DI-704 or SMC 7004ABR Router?

[Nebakanezzar]

Hey All,

I just got tboth these routers. I am wondering which is gonna be better? the D-Link is $29.99 and the SMC is $49.95 both after Reabate. I got the SMC cuz i thought it might be nice to have the Print Server option but is that worth $20? I have PacBell DSL and me and my roomate do alot of online gaming...so i guess i wanna know is one gonna be faster and/or easier to setup and configure for gaming? good tech support would be a plus as well!

Thanx

 

[optimistic]

My friend had so much trouble setting up his Calble with the D-Link, he ended up giving it away and just stuck with the built in internet connection sharing in windows.

 

[JackMDS]

There is no faster Router, all the Routers are capable to deliver more then your ISP is willing.

D-Link, and SMC are usually the same OEM.

SMC is more popular. $20 is only three Number 1 Lunch in the Arches.

 

[manly]

JackMDS,

Actually the D-Link DI-704 is known to be a throughput bottleneck, *until* they fixed that problem in the latest firmware release.

The choice seems pretty simple to me. Since both products are quite affordable, keep the SMC if you need a print server.

 

[MuffD]

I haved used the D-Link, Linksys, and SMC Routers and have found the SMC the better choice with the built in print server. Setup is very easy too.