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D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme N Gaming Router
$239.00
Released November, 2008
The Pros:Setup can be very easy. Very high speed capabilities. Compatible with many devices and networks, very robust.
The Cons:Overly expensive. OLED menu can be difficult to nagivate. Lousy Customer service & Tech support.
The DGL-4500 from D-Link is a premium priced, gamer branded broadband router that contains three of the latest technologies for 2008: gigabit ethernet, draftN support, and dual band. While all the main buzzwords are there, a few caveats need to be mentioned, particularly the fact that while the router broadcasts in both the 2.4GHz or 5.0GHz spectrums, it can't do both simultaneously.
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The 5.0GHz is preferred due to decreased interference from devices such as microwaves and cordless phones, however compatible adapters are more rare and more expensive. In a further attempt to justify the premium price D-Link includes an OLED screen, similar to the Belkin N1 Vision that lets you monitor your network, and make simple configuration changes directly from the router itself.
Specs
- Dual-band: 2.4GHz, and 5.0GHz
- A/B/G/DraftN protocols
- Single mode, only one of the bands can be active at a time
- Gigabit LAN
- 4 ethernet ports
- 1 WAN port
- USB port for configuration, does not support storage devices
- OLED display
- Dual-band (2.4GHz, 5.0GHz) but must be manually chosen
- Gigabit LAN
- OLED display replaces standard LED lights
- "GameFuel" Quality of Service (QoS) functionality built-in
GameFuel - The router automatically recognizes and gives priority to network traffic coming from recognized systems such as Xbox Live. No manual configuration is needed to enable this mode. D-Link intends for this mode to keep online games unaffected when other people use the network for downloading and surfing the web.
Draft-N, Dual-Band - to make the most out of the 5.0GHz band and faster draft-N protocol you must have a compatible client card.
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Very high speed capabilities
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Compatible with many devices and networks, very robust
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Quality of Service is intended to keep online games performing well
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OLED menu can be difficult to nagivate
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Lousy Customer service & Tech support
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Poor performance in games. QOS doesnt work.
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