octopus41092
Golden Member
Right now I have a DI-524. I'm looking for a new router, and currently I'm going between the DIR-655 and the DGL-4300. Price wise they're the same, the 4300 is actually a bit cheaper after rebates. Now each of them has their own benefits so I'm having a hard time deciding between them and could use some help.
They're both gigabit routers and for the wired networking they're practically the same. From some reviews I've seen online the DIR-655 is a little bit faster but only by marginal amounts. I do transfer some files occasionally, movies, games and such so that should be beneficial.
Now, what I'm not sure about is the wireless range on the routers. With my current router it has weak reception and cuts off after a little past half way across the house. What I'm looking for is something that is able to cover the whole house with good reception. The 3 antennas would be useful for better reception at least it should be. The house is pretty large, two story 3000 square feet total, probably 2000 square feet on the first floor. I need it to cover both floors and the entire house with good enough reception for fast web browsing and email.
The DIR-655 has 802.11n, and 10/100/1000 for WAN. It also has a USB connection for Windows Connect now wich could be useful. Now, these features probably aren't al lthat useful and I'm not sure if the 802.11n is all that useful since it's still draft and I dont' have anything that supports it but it'll probably be useful in the future.
Now, the 4300 has this D-Link Gamefuel thing that optimizes games and reduces ping. I am a gamer and do play games online a lot. Another thing is that there are 3 computers wired on and another 2 or 3 that will be on the wireless. I've seen that it really helps when other people are streaming videos or maybe downloading some files. Now, I've seen that for torrenting this helps but not enough to make the games even nearly playable unless they're downloading maybe one thing on lowest. Still, this seems useful in theory and I could probably make good use of this.
So, sorry for all that reading, but basically I have just a few questions.
Which has better wireless reception and would they both be able to cover the whole house?
Is having 3 antenna really all that beneficial over having just one?
Is the Gamefuel useful, how well does it work and is it good enough of a reason to buy the DGL-4300?
They're both gigabit routers and for the wired networking they're practically the same. From some reviews I've seen online the DIR-655 is a little bit faster but only by marginal amounts. I do transfer some files occasionally, movies, games and such so that should be beneficial.
Now, what I'm not sure about is the wireless range on the routers. With my current router it has weak reception and cuts off after a little past half way across the house. What I'm looking for is something that is able to cover the whole house with good reception. The 3 antennas would be useful for better reception at least it should be. The house is pretty large, two story 3000 square feet total, probably 2000 square feet on the first floor. I need it to cover both floors and the entire house with good enough reception for fast web browsing and email.
The DIR-655 has 802.11n, and 10/100/1000 for WAN. It also has a USB connection for Windows Connect now wich could be useful. Now, these features probably aren't al lthat useful and I'm not sure if the 802.11n is all that useful since it's still draft and I dont' have anything that supports it but it'll probably be useful in the future.
Now, the 4300 has this D-Link Gamefuel thing that optimizes games and reduces ping. I am a gamer and do play games online a lot. Another thing is that there are 3 computers wired on and another 2 or 3 that will be on the wireless. I've seen that it really helps when other people are streaming videos or maybe downloading some files. Now, I've seen that for torrenting this helps but not enough to make the games even nearly playable unless they're downloading maybe one thing on lowest. Still, this seems useful in theory and I could probably make good use of this.
So, sorry for all that reading, but basically I have just a few questions.
Which has better wireless reception and would they both be able to cover the whole house?
Is having 3 antenna really all that beneficial over having just one?
Is the Gamefuel useful, how well does it work and is it good enough of a reason to buy the DGL-4300?
