Some things to know before you choose a dlink router The following will likely save you a couple of hours of research...
The DIR-655 is single-band (2.4GHz).
The DGL-4500 is dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz), however it only uses one band at a time. You choose which band, manually, in the configuration. It doesn't choose the best band in real-time, or anything like that.
The DIR-855 is dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) and uses both bands at the same time.
[D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme N Gaming Router review by SAM can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | SAM | | Review Date: | 03/22/2008 | | User Location: | Deep South | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (113 of 113) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Happy with a few nitpicks I bought this router almost immediately after it came out and have had it running for about 90 days at the time of this writing. I have it hooked up wirelessly (G) to my Xbox 360 for Xbox live, wirelessly (N) with my MacBook Pro, use it over gigabit ethernet with two other PCs in my house, and have it hooked up to an HP all in one over ethernet. It has worked without problem with all of these devices.
I set it up to use mixed G and N modes and I am seeing very good speeds with the ...
[D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme N Gaming Router review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/05/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (33 of 33) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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The best router I've ever owned! Works with everything! Great web-based interface. This router has solved all my home networking woes and I've had a lot of them. Granted, it's fairly complicated for a home network in that there are many devices connected both wired and wirelessly from various macs and PCs, home theater receiver, music server, network printers, network storage drives, game consoles (ps3, xbox, wii), etc. In the past I've used a combination of various routers to make things work properly. From different versions of Apple airport (express, extreme, extreme "N...
[D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme N Gaming Router review by Lars Milano can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Lars Milano | | Review Date: | 02/13/2008 | | User Location: | Chicago, IL | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (25 of 25) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Very similar to DGL-4300 Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: looks very good, very neat info display
Cons: expensive compared to other similar routers
Other Thoughts: I own both DGL-4300 and DGL-4500 and both routers perform virtually identical using 802.11b or 802.11g protocol. The only difference is 802.11n protocol. So, if you're looking to upgrade DGL-4300 this router might not be worth it, but if you're buying y...
[D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme N Gaming Router review by N/A can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 6.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | N/A | | Review Date: | 01/08/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  | | |
70% (7 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Disappointed. Need new firmware. Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
Pros: Very stylish. Looks good.
Cons: I upgraded from the DGL-4300. I was very happy with the DGL-4300...but there was the DGL-4500. It is "N" and a newer product and I expected better tehonology but I was very disappointed. It was easy to set up but it disrupted my Vonage IP service so it was almost impossible to use. I have a lot of Dlink equipment and also some Dlink media p...
[D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme N Gaming Router review by N/A can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | N/A | | Review Date: | 04/14/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
69% (9 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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. Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
Pros: Good performance, easy to setup.
Wireless N 2.0
Better wireless singal than DGL-4300 and DIR-655
Gigabit ports.
Cons: Wireless N
When set to 5ghz will only operate A and N type wireless connection, NO G.
The display on the router works for 10-15 seconds then it powers off.
Other Thoughts: This wireless router uses 802.11n draft 2.0. Max speed co...
[D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme N Gaming Router review by N/A can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | N/A | | Review Date: | 12/11/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
69% (9 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Couldn't get it to work with cable Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
Pros: The router is really nicely designed. The OLED is bright and easy to read, and the 802.11n transfers are fast and have a long range. Router firmware features are extensive and give you the ability to do most everything you want.
Cons: Unstable WAN connection with Motorola Surfboard modem and a Comcast connection. The router had trouble getting an address from DHCP and when it did, it wou...
[D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme N Gaming Router review by Iczer2 can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Iczer2 | | Review Date: | 02/02/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
58% (7 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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My negative experience. Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: None, never got it to work.
Cons: Didn't work out of the box. Multiple attempts to setup the unit, failed. Called tech support, got nothing but the typical "power cycle your router and modem". Tech couldn't understand why my Netgear router worked without a hitch, but the DLink couldn't get a connection to the internet ...
[D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme N Gaming Router review by Josh can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Josh | | Review Date: | 03/24/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
33% (4 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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I've see better D-Link products Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: It's fast... when it's not rebooting/restarting itself. LOADS of settings, good security options and fairly easy to set up.
Cons: Expect this thing to reboot/restart whenever! I called technical support, the "tech" sounded surprised when given the model number. Kept forgetting the information I was giving him. A...
[D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme N Gaming Router review by Nickname can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Nickname | | Review Date: | 02/17/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
27% (3 of 11) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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If Your A Gamer, Walk As Far Away From This As Possible! Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: Good wireless range, very sleek design. 3 antennas. Nice firmware to play around with. Gamefuel is a plus.
Cons: Automatically reboots itself while playing games, downloading torrents, or generally using high demanding internet applications.
Other Thoughts: I purchased this brand new from Circuit City. I was looking for the "BEST" gaming router (I play ...
[D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme N Gaming Router review by N/A can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | N/A | | Review Date: | 05/26/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
27% (3 of 11) Users Found This Review Helpful |