Router: D-Link vs Linksys

[Keggsy]

I was in need of a new router, and I was wondering which people thought was the best one to buy - the Linksys Wireless-N Home Broadband Router WRT150N or the D-Link DIR-615 RangeBooster N 650. My current router is a D-Link DI-514 and it needs to be rebooted a lot, and I was told that the Linksys is a better buy. However the D-Link is giving a 10 year warranty on all the Wireless-N series, while the Linksys is a generic 1 year warranty.

What do people think?

Thanks for your time

[saabmania2]

hi,
I would go for the d-link all day long over the linksys but i wouldn't buy the dir-615 better to but the dir-635 or even better and more future proof is the dir-655

[Keggsy]

SO what's the main difference between the DIR-615 and the DIR-635? Is the extended range?

[saabmania2]

Originally Posted by Keggsy

SO what's the main difference between the DIR-615 and the DIR-635? Is the extended range?

Yes you get much much better range also you get better upstream and downstream i've had the dir-635 and now have the dir-655 and they have both been excellent routers never dropped out the only reason i went upto the 655 was the 4 x 100/1000 ports on the back compared to the standard 10/100 ports but thats only as i have computers hardwired to it as well

[karlywarly]

saabmania2 just out of curiosity does your internet seem to drop on wireless cards that are connected to your dir-655 router?

Actually its more like i get drop outs where im still connected on the network but sometimes im not able to access my network assisted storage and stream stuff or access the internet

[Tightscot]

or you could get a wireless router with storage link - allowing you to plug a USB hard drive into the router, and use it as a NAS... Linkage

[saabmania2]

Originally Posted by karlywarly

saabmania2 just out of curiosity does your internet seem to drop on wireless cards that are connected to your dir-655 router?

Actually its more like i get drop outs where im still connected on the network but sometimes im not able to access my network assisted storage and stream stuff or access the internet

Hi, i've had no problems at all, have you checked you've got all the right settings and security

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Originally Posted by Tightscot

or you could get a wireless router with storage link - allowing you to plug a USB hard drive into the router, and use it as a NAS... Linkage

i've got a 500gb h/d plugged into the back of my dir-655 router via the usb 2.0 socket and it works fine so no need to worry there.

[Tightscot]

Originally Posted by saabmania2

i've got a 500gb h/d plugged into the back of my dir-655 router via the usb 2.0 socket and it works fine so no need to worry there.

nice, didn't realise the 655 had that!

[karlywarly]

I thought the usb on the back of the dir-655 router was just for the windows connect feature?

Feel free to correct me if im wrong

[saabmania2]

Originally Posted by Tightscot

nice, didn't realise the 655 had that!

i didn't either i was short of a usb socket on the back of my main pc and i remembered seeing one on the back of the router, so i just tried it and it was ok it doesn't say anything in the manual though

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Originally Posted by karlywarly

I thought the usb on the back of the dir-655 router was just for the windows connect feature?

Feel free to correct me if im wrong

i don't know i'm a man i never read the instructions lol but it seems to work ok for my external drive well it's been ok for the last 6-7 weeks

[karlywarly]

im going to have to try this then as this would be a great added feature for this model router