Buy.com has the basic but solid Linksys WRT54G 802.11g Wireless Router (refurbished) for $33 with free shipping. This is a tried and true router for those who don't want to fuss with X2 X3 MIMO N hype.
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#1
dtsmatt - Posted 12:40 pm PDT 10/19/08 (345 Posts)
without saying what version it is, you don't know whether it's complete crap or partial crap.
#2
uiiuks - Posted 12:41 pm PDT 10/19/08 (13 Posts)
with that attitude of yours, I reckon no matter which version you get, you'll always consider it to be absolutely crap
#3
megabyte10240 - Posted 3:02 pm PDT 10/19/08 (592 Posts)
linksys is a reliable company I doubt they sell you crap
#4
scoutconnor - Posted 3:12 pm PDT 10/19/08 (269 Posts)
True, also don;t forget you can DD-WRT it
#5
inferno - Posted 4:01 pm PDT 10/19/08 (854 Posts)
depends on the version #4...
#6
dave_c - Posted 4:37 pm PDT 10/19/08 (7517 Posts)
#5, buy.com just sends you what suppliers stock, which today would be the latest version.
#7
bubbabowden - Posted 5:42 pm PDT 10/19/08 (76 Posts)
good router....no problems for over 1 1/2 years now....
#8
jujubee02 - Posted 5:48 pm PDT 10/19/08 (21 Posts)
The version of the router determines what you can do with it. The older versions have more flash memory as linksys tried to cut production costs.
#9
lightbulb42 - Posted 12:00 am PDT 10/20/08 (276 Posts)
Linksys turned out good products until Cisco bought them out. Since then they've slid down hill and most of their stuff isn't any better than Netgear, D-Link etc.
#10
krisot1995 - Posted 3:58 am PDT 10/20/08 (609 Posts)
refurbished - returned from customers or repaired,
it depends!!!
#11
kongfused - Posted 5:53 am PDT 10/20/08 (9 Posts)
This deal keeps coming up. I purchased one about two months ago, when it was backordered. I received a Version 8. You can install dd-wrt micro on this version. Works well. Have an uptime well over a month.
#12
BrianFX - Posted 9:35 am PDT 10/20/08 (83 Posts)
Is Version 8 as good as v1-3? (same amount of flashrom?)
#13
dave_c - Posted 5:13 pm PDT 10/20/08 (7517 Posts)
| BrianFX wrote: |
| Is Version 8 as good as v1-3? (same amount of flashrom?) |
Nothing after v4 has 16MB ram or 4MB Flash ROM except the GL versions (which are renumbered as v1 even though that is a non-L version 4), all the rest including v8 have 8MB/2MB.
Since the only reason to care about memory amounts is alternate firmware, you should seek a different router. I recommend you do it the other way, pick the firmware you want and then look at that forum's wiki for supported models to make a list so you'll know when one has a good sale/rebate price.
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