D-Link releases RangeBooster line of draft-N gear

Probably feeling left out now that all its competitors have released gear conforming to the troubled draft-802.11n WiFi standard, D-Link has finally entered the game with a pair of routers that promise increased range and throughput over traditional 802.11/a/b/g equipment while maintaining compatibility with previously deployed products. So far the reviews we've read about similar routers from Linksys, Buffalo, and Netgear have not been all that positive, so we're not expecting too much from the 3-antenna RangeBooster N 650 and 2-antenna Rangebooster N, although the fact that you can pick up the latter for under a hundred bucks may convince you to give it a try. Still, you're probably not gonna get anywhere near the bandwidth that D-Link promises, and with the controversy over 802.11n still raging on, you're probably better off with a MIMO-equipped 802.11g model instead.

Read- RangeBooster N 650
Read- RangeBooster N
[Via PCMag]

[Scottie @ Jun 29th 2006 1:35PM]

I don't care if the standard is ratified or not to be honest, I have the first version of Belkin's Pre-N router and it's amazing.

[Yem @ Jun 29th 2006 5:12PM]

A local PC mag tested four "Draft-N" routers and found that - at best - they managed 25mbit at a range of 1.5m falling off to 12mbit at 15m.

I get near 25mbit from my WRT54G within 5 metres. -N gear may be better at longer range though..