TRENDnet TEW-637AP 300Mbps Wireless Easy-N $24.99 free shipping

[13Gigatons]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16833156232

Never used Trendnet before...

 

[SunnyD]

Keep in mind folks - this in an ACCESS POINT, not a router. It will have no lan ports other than the one that feeds your network connection to it, nor will it "share" your network and hand out IP addresses unless you have it hooked up to a server or router.

 

[Dantzig]

Is this basically pointless if used with a 100mbps router?

 

[13Gigatons]

It is a router just doesn't have the extra wired ports.

 

[13Gigatons]

Originally posted by: Dantzig
Is this basically pointless if used with a 100mbps router?

The internet speed would be limited to 100mbps but two devices could talk to each other at up to 300mbps using the n protocol.

 

[BoberFett]

Lots of terrible reviews on Newegg.

 

[Stoneburner]

Originally posted by: BoberFett
Lots of terrible reviews on Newegg.

1 and 2 eggs = 16 percent

4 and 5 eggs = 78 percent

price = 24 bucks

cost v. risk analysis = [jim]BUY BUY BUY[/cramer]

 

[BoberFett]

Read the comments though, don't just use the aggregate scores. I thought the same thing until I started reading.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: 13Gigatons
It is a router just doesn't have the extra wired ports.

It is NOT A ROUTER. Read the manufacturer's product page. It's a wireless access point, nothing more, nothing less. It does not provide any routing features at all. You still need an existing wired router (or wireless router with an available LAN port) or server providing routing & gateway functions on your network in order to provide IP addresses to any wireless client connected to it.

 

[JBT]

Like the product name says "upgrader" i'm pretty sure most of us have a G wireless router laying around. Just disabled your routers wireless and plug this in and there you go you've got N.

 

[Stas]

This IS NOT useless, if you have 100Mbit router. 1st, as was stated, the wireless devices with N cards will talk to each other at 300Mbit. Also, N wireless provides quite an upgrade compared to G in terms of distance, so this is definitely useful, if you have a G router that gives you 1-2 bars in one of the rooms (given that you have an N card )

 

[ibex333]

What is -N wireless? How is it different from regular WiFi? What is the advantage? I did a google search and found nothing relevant...

EDIT: Oh, I see... According to the description on newegg, this thing will boost the range and speed.... Boosting speed is fine(maybe), but doesn't boosting the range make the wireless signal more powerful? Supposedly the regular wireless was already "not very healthy" for the people who work close to it, but the more powerful one should really f you up over the course of prolonged usage...

Please don't jump on me for saying this. I'm only talking about what I read in numerous articles.

 

[Stoneburner]

Wireless N is a new standard that has been in development for what seems 50 plus years now. I stopped paying attention but last I checked the IEEE still hasn't officially certified the specs so there are many "draft" or "pre" N routers in existence.

Basically its' faster than G.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: ibex333
What is -N wireless? How is it different from regular WiFi? What is the advantage? I did a google search and found nothing relevant...

EDIT: Oh, I see... According to the description on newegg, this thing will boost the range and speed.... Boosting speed is fine(maybe), but doesn't boosting the range make the wireless signal more powerful? Supposedly the regular wireless was already "not very healthy" for the people who work close to it, but the more powerful one should really f you up over the course of prolonged usage...

Please don't jump on me for saying this. I'm only talking about what I read in numerous articles.

Also you should buy all the N products from the same company since it's still Draft and no finalized to ensure that it's going to work.

 

[imported_smartadze]

Originally posted by: zerocool84
Also you should buy all the N products from the same company since it's still Draft and no finalized to ensure that it's going to work.

Not true in this case: have had really good results with this Trendnet "Upgrader-N" device. Continued to use my old "G" router (but turned off the wireless signal in admin), and used a combination of an Intel 5300 mini-pci laptop card (from eBay $25) and a Gigabyte GN-WI03N (pci type 3b) for an older laptop (also eBay $21).

I'm getting consistent 300 mbps connections all over the house, and 7.2 mbps download speeds, essentially identical to the desktop wired into the router. Haven't lost a connection yet, and running with the SSID not broadcast both N-cards find it every time (in Win XP-32).

Incredibly easy hookup (it's an access point!) and flawless results from a mish-mash of equipment. Cheap and easy way to test the 'N-waters".