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D-link Xtreme N™ DIR-655 Wireless Router
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Price Range $99 - $180 Product Description The D-Link Xtreme N™ Gigabit Router (DIR-655) is a draft 802.11n compliant device that delivers up to 14x faster speeds* and 6x farther range* than 802.11g while staying backward compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b devices. Connect the Xtreme N Gigabit Router to a cable or DSL modem and provide high-speed Internet access to multiple computers, game consoles, and media players. Create a secure wireless network to share photos, files, music, videos, printers, and network storage.
good hardware, buggy software
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Written By gzuo Date Written May 13 2007 Summary UPDATE Feb 2008: The router only works with firmware 1.02 with crashes about once a week and certain crash on big file transfer. I've tried it on all the new firmware releases, 1.03 through 1.11. None worked. As a result, I felt D-Link may not be... Strength good hardware Weakness buggy software Bottom Line I'd wait a few more months to a year if possible. The hardware is decent but the software is just too buggy. Not cheap - but I'm surprisingly pleased with it!
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Written By kingtj Date Written Mar 12 2007 Summary Since I do computer support for a living, I've set up a good number of wireless routers over the years. My experience with D-Link routers has typically been "ho-hum". They tend to be inexpensive, on the positive side, but lack useful features in the... Strength Great feature set and web-based interface Weakness Twice the price of most good 54g routers Bottom Line I'd give it 5 stars except I haven't tried the wireless-N mode yet, and I think the prices are a little high still. One of the best I've owned. Works with Xbox 360 and Xbox Live.
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Written By johnpnj Date Written May 30 2007 Summary I recently moved and previously had a hard-wired internet connection between my computer and my Xbox 360. Now, my computer is on the 2nd floor while my 360 is on the first floor. I didn't want to run 50 feet of ethernet cable through the house, so I... Strength Works great with Xbox Live, no lag, no drops, FAST downloads. Weakness A bit difficult (for me) to configure at first. Bottom Line This a GREAT wireless solution for Xbox Live, with great performance, no lag, and no drops. Great for online gaming. Computer Mag Reviews right on the Mark
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Written By okiealan Date Written Feb 15 2008 Summary After spending many hours reading professional reviews and their recommendations I found this router to be well ahead of the pack. I have set up networks several times in the past; sometimes the right way and others required professional help baling me... Strength The easiest network router I have ever set up and used. Weakness none DLink Xtreme N wireless router - Great router!!!
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Written By kainobi Date Written Nov 25 2006 Summary I bought this router a week ago and it took me 5mn to set it up. Very nice...You need to upgrade the firmware to 1.01 THEN to 1.02. It can't get directly to 1.02. I used to have Belkin, Netgear and recently Dlink 624. This is a major change, the... Strength Speed is fantastic, Set up is very easy. The Gigabit ports A++ Weakness coverage is ok.. I expected major change but it didn't happen. Reliable and relatively easy
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Written By pacgencon Date Written Feb 25 2008 Summary I am not very tech savvy, and had a Netgear wireless router before this one. My problem was that our neighborhood always had blackouts and it would force me to reboot the Netgear router each time. After a while, it got very tedious, so we asked a... Strength The signal within our house which is not small has always been more than adequate. Weakness For someone on a tight budget, this unit might be out of price range With N and WPA it does not immediately connect on login with XP
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Written By hmeister Date Written Sep 26 2007 Summary Originally with 6.0.3.85 DWA-652 Driver and 1.05 DIR-655 Firmware, it was slow start when logging in with XP and dropping connection. Once connected the second time, it will stay connected. Forget going to stand-by on a laptop. No connect after coming... Strength Great solid speed once connected. Weakness Drops connection(Resolved) d link router
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Written By applesguy Date Written Jun 15 2007 Summary Bought a wireless router for my satellite system and it was defective. I returned it to Staples and got another one. It would not connect. Called customer service during the day and was treated very rudely. Tried again in the evening and got transferred... Strength cheap Weakness 2 units and neither worked Great performance but expensive
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Written By bpt_ Date Written Jul 29 2007 Summary THE GOOD: Router set up was very easy totaling 10 steps. Installation worked perfectly on the first attempt. I just followed the instructions. I turned on WPA2 encryption. I also had success on first attempt connecting my from my Dell Inspiron 9300 on... Strength Fast 115 Mbps 3rd fl PC using Xtreme N desktop adapter Weakness client set up on XP took about an hour to figure out Perfect for My Dells
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Written By carolinadelsol Date Written Oct 24 2007 Summary I needed to get a router so my kids could use their wireless laptops anywhere in the house, and so everyone in the family would stop competing for the desktop connected to our internet service. I bought a DIR-655 from Costco, and the store clerk said I... Strength Very simple to connect; does exactly what it is supposed to do. Weakness Don't know of any cons.  |
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