NewEgg.com has the D-Link Wireless N Router DIR-615 on sale for $40 + $0 shipping = $40 shipped. Scroll to Combo deals to get the D-Link DWA-642 RangeBooster N Notebook Adapter for free with purchase. It supports a draft 802.11n standard, which may become obsolete if it isn't compatible with the eventual approved standard. A flash upgrade might alleviate that problem.
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#1
james_20 - Posted 7:42 am PDT 07/6/09 (184 Posts)
anybody have this?
is it worth buying?
is it worth buying?
#2
Nivram - Posted 7:59 am PDT 07/6/09 (947 Posts)
I have the router, and it works great! Picked up another brand draft-N pci adapter card, and they connected just fine, gave me ~120kb/sec connection, much faster than G speeds.
My question is, if both devices are draft N, will it really matter once they get N standardized? They'll still connect with each other, maybe just not with newer, standardized stuff, right??
My question is, if both devices are draft N, will it really matter once they get N standardized? They'll still connect with each other, maybe just not with newer, standardized stuff, right??
#3
s0be - Posted 8:16 am PDT 07/6/09 (138 Posts)
120kb/sec (I suspect you mean 120KB/s...) is less than 1mbit, so unless your old router was just incapable of performing at even 802.11B speeds, something else was causing your speed decrease.
#4
GB123 - Posted 10:17 am PDT 07/6/09 (386 Posts)
I have this router it does a decent job. Most people who complain about routers don't have then set up right. I have the D-Link DWA 130 USB adapter on one of my PC's and it loses conection every couple of days. The router itself only needs to be rebooted about every 6 months. This is a good price if you need the notebook adapter also.
#5
Nivram - Posted 10:58 am PDT 07/6/09 (947 Posts)
Yeah, that's what I meant. Definitely N speeds, twice as fast as G. Does a great job hooking up to my G adapters as well, and at a great price! 
#6
grafer2 - Posted 11:05 am PDT 07/6/09 (78 Posts)
good price for this one...
#7
tfr - Posted 11:58 am PDT 07/6/09 (223 Posts)
In mid-late 2008, I bought several wireless N routers from the local Staples to try them out. I'm pretty sure one of them was a DIR-615. The biggest downfall of all of the N routers I tried was that they slowed the entire wireless network down to 54Mbps as soon as a wireless G client connected. I don't know if that was a hardware or firmware limitation, though. I can't see anyone being interested in an N router that performed like that unless there was absolutely no chance of any G clients connecting.
I now have an Encore wireless N router and it will happily run at 270Mbps even when my iPhone or G laptop connect to it.
I now have an Encore wireless N router and it will happily run at 270Mbps even when my iPhone or G laptop connect to it.
#8
1sae - Posted 2:37 pm PDT 07/6/09 (17 Posts)
I've had nothing but bad luck with D-Link Products. VERY UNSTABLE!
#9
frankl45 - Posted 6:37 pm PDT 07/6/09 (648 Posts)
I have them running with DIR-655, DIR-615 and DWA-642
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