Newegg has Netgear WNDR3300 RangeMax Dual Band Wireless Router DD-WRT Compatible (refurbished) for $32 with free shipping. Next lowest on Pricegrabber is $104. Note: This price comparison is for a non-refurbished unit. Thanks nyonya

I hear so many crappy things about this router; network engineers saying that its ridiculous to set up (newegg reviews)

however for the price, thats not bad

From what I understand, the stock Netgear firmware is pretty bad, but with DD-WRT things work very well. I don't have one myself, but have been watching this guy for a while and will take the jump at some point. There's no other router you can get that will let you use the 5 Ghz N band anywhere near this price point.

Very nice! I just might pick one up...

The 1000HE connects faster via wireless-N than it does through the physical network jack. Kind of lame, but I guess it'll push me to get an N router now.

I picked up a pair. Good deal.

Quote from airibis : I hear so many crappy things about this router; network engineers saying that its ridiculous to set up (newegg reviews) however for the price, thats not bad

Thats why you put DD-WRT on it....it runs great with it.

i have mixed feelings about this. On one side the price you cannot beat. The other side cnet review.

http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/n...63752.html

So many conflicting claims in those NewEgg reviews. Not sure what to believe.

I found this assertion interesting:

"Since there is only one draft 11n radio [in this router], simultaneous coverage in the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands uses the draft 11n radio in 5 GHz and the 11b/g radio in 2.4 GHz. If you want draft 11n in 2.4 GHz, the 11b/g radio is disabled and you have a single-band draft 11n router."

So you cannot get draft n at both 5 Ghz and 2.4Ghz at the same time. If true, this is somewhat problematic if you have a mixed n/b-g network and some of your n adapters don't support 5 GHz transmission. In that case, you could run the 5 GHz-capable n devices at full draft n speeds, but everything else (including the other n adapters) would have to run at b/g speed.

The Cnet review bashes the unit for having very poor range. Wondering if that can be improved via transmission power adjustment in DD-WRT.

Quote from compuguy1088 : Thats why you put DD-WRT on it....it runs great with it.

What's this DD-WRT thingy ? We just bought a Netgear N router and it hasn't been that great. My netbooks kept gettin connection drop... Have to use other connection...

Quote from tHeFaMiLyMaN : i have mixed feelings about this. On one side the price you cannot beat. The other side cnet review. http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/n...63752.html

I don't think the review is that bad. You can't beat it for the $.

Quote from bgut1 : I don't think the review is that bad. You can't beat it for the $.

You are right that is why i did not vote on this post up or down

Quote from iced-tear : What's this DD-WRT thingy ? We just bought a Netgear N router and it hasn't been that great. My netbooks kept gettin connection drop... Have to use other connection...

It's at www.dd-wrt.com Basically, it's an open-source firmware for the router, enables lots of advanced options (like prioritizing traffic, etc.) and widely reported to improve stability and performance. It definitely does seem from the Newegg user reviews that people using DD-WRT are generally happy, while people with the stock firmware are mixed.