Which Router

Jetster · Dec 20, 2012, 03:23 AM

Ok which wireless router and why

Linksys E4200

Netgear N750 WNDR4300

http://homestore.cisco.com/en-us/Rou...VVviewprod.htm

http://www.netgear.com/home/products...WNDR4300.aspx#

The reason I ask is I have the E4200 and its been a good router but I also have own the WNDR4300 so I'm thinking of selling the E4200. They are very similar but the Netgear is a newer router.

DRDNA · Dec 20, 2012, 09:35 AM

I think I like the Netgear N750 WNDR4300 the best. Get which ever you get the best deal on

Jetster · Dec 20, 2012, 12:49 PM

I have them both. The question is which one do I sell? The Netgear is newer and has a couple of features the Linksys doesn't and the USB drive attachment works better. But the 2.4 band is slower. And the 5.0 band is faster. Im going to use the Netgear for a couple of weeks and see if it is as solid as the Linsys.

james888 · Dec 26, 2012, 05:17 AM

I have a slightly older netgear 3700 that I think is pretty good.... so the netgear.

Jetster · Dec 26, 2012, 08:04 AM

So I finally got around to doing dome testing. In a side by side comparison. Wired speeds were identical which I expected. Wireless the Linksys E4200 has better range with its six antennas on both the 2.4 and 5.0 GHz. However the Netgear wireless speeds were superior. 30% faster on the 5.0 Ghz and about 20% faster on the 2.4. The USB print server and drive NAS also worked better with the Netgear. So I sold the Linksys. I did love that router though. But its time had come.

View Poll Results: Which router would you want of these two
Linksys E4200 extreme performance router	3	60.00%
Netgear N750 WNDR4300	2	40.00%
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Dec 20, 2012, 03:23 AM	#1
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Dec 20, 2012, 09:35 AM	#2
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Dec 20, 2012, 12:49 PM	#3
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,855 (2.34/day) Thanks: 924 Thanked 851 Times in 624 Posts System Specs	I have them both. The question is which one do I sell? The Netgear is newer and has a couple of features the Linksys doesn't and the USB drive attachment works better. But the 2.4 band is slower. And the 5.0 band is faster. Im going to use the Netgear for a couple of weeks and see if it is as solid as the Linsys.

Dec 26, 2012, 05:17 AM	#4
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Dec 26, 2012, 08:04 AM	#5
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,855 (2.34/day) Thanks: 924 Thanked 851 Times in 624 Posts System Specs	So I finally got around to doing dome testing. In a side by side comparison. Wired speeds were identical which I expected. Wireless the Linksys E4200 has better range with its six antennas on both the 2.4 and 5.0 GHz. However the Netgear wireless speeds were superior. 30% faster on the 5.0 Ghz and about 20% faster on the 2.4. The USB print server and drive NAS also worked better with the Netgear. So I sold the Linksys. I did love that router though. But its time had come.

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