Tom's Networking reviews NetGear RangeMax WPN824

NetGear and other vendors are boasting of higher speeds and longer ranges with their "MIMO"
(multiple-in-multiple-out) wireless routers. And in some cases, they deliver — at least compared to the current generation of 802.11g routers. The problem, as Tom's Networking points out in a review of NetGear's WPN824 router
(which we first checked out at CES earlier this year), is that MIMO is a hodgepodge of proprietary tech, designed to give customers who have to have the latest and greatest (you know who you are) something to spend their money on until true 802.11n gear comes along. As the review points out, "for now, MIMO is primarily a marketing buzzword, being used mainly to keep you on the wireless upgrade treadmill." The review provides a good overview of what's available in the MIMO market today, and suggests that, despite its competitive price ($118), the WPN824 might not be such a bargain.