Router: D-Link vs Linksys
 

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

Re: Router: D-Link vs Linksys
 

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 :)

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

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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 :)

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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

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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

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

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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.

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nice, didn't realise the 655 had that!

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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:)

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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:cool: it doesn't say anything in the manual though:(

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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 :)

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