Dual-N wireless router tips up
Double your (band) width
LINKSYS ANNOUNCED yesterday the availability of its first Dual-N Band Router – the WRT610N.
The leading global manufacturer of networking and wireless hardware for the home produced the WRT610N specifically for the European market and is designed to offer exact Wireless-N performance in both 5GHz and 2.4 GHz bands.
This design means that it is like working with two routers in one device, which also means the user is able to utilise both the 2. 4GHz wireless spectrum and the wider, less packed 5GHz wireless spectrum as well as being able to achieve full Wireless-N network speeds on both bands at the same time.
The Linksys device also allows the user to give certain media priority, say for instance high-definition video, or a games console.
A visual overview of the network is also presented to the user with LELA, giving a quick update of the status of the network and also comes with Wi-Fi setup support.
Mani Dhillon, Director, Linksys Consumer Business Organisation says, "There are products on the market that are framed as Dual-Band that allow access to only one band at a time or lose transmission speeds when both bands are in use.”
Dhillon continues to brag that the WRT610N does exactly what it says on the tin.
However, the WRT610N does not include cable or DSL modem, the maximum performance for wireless is derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specification and more interestingly, the actual performance can vary, including lower wireless network capacity, data throughput rate, range and coverage.
This ‘wonder router’ will be available towards the end of August this year and will be around the price of £149.99 – so basically £150.
Why do they still do that? µ
Comments
Sorry No Sale
No inbuilt modem no sale for that price it's alright having to router transmitters inside 1 for the PC & 1 for the PS3, XBOX 360 etc.But it's going to cost more to get a modem that will handle such demands ADSL+2 or whatever.
Not new: I bought mine 4 Week ago
This is strange: the official announcement (for europe I guess) is now, I got mine 4 weeks ago here in germany. On the linksys website, there is no support for the wrt 610n since this device is simply not listed there.Unfortunately
.. if its anything like the WRT350N or the WPC300N wireless card, it'll almost certainly work pretty poorly, if at all.The standard of linksys products appears to be slipping badly, their software and driver support is utterly abysmal.
I used to be a diehard Linksys user, but now my advice is... buy D-Link.. sad but true.
Not that new...
I've had this router for about a week and a half now. It's been at the Fry's in Indianapolis for at least that long and the sales guys said they had the router for yet another week. It is not that new so your information is old. Thanks.£149.00? It's $149.99 on Amazon!
Now - why do they still do THAT?It's a freaking rip off - tell me you misquoted the currency, as Linksys are taking the piss charging $1 = £1 and they can fark right off.
Its been available for months...
That router has been available for months in the states and canada... i have that router since May and it had been available for a while already...Guess Euroland still gets everything late ;)
Netgear
Actually Netgear had it firstUgh... 99
I'm with you on that one. It's getting worse too, what with the insane inflation that we're facing and all. The penny is virtually worthless now, so we're beginning to see .98, .95 and of course .90 at petrol stations. I'm fed up getting a handful of coppers in change!Stop it!
Is normal
quote "However, the WRT610N does not include cable or DSL modem, the maximum performance for wireless is derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specification and more interestingly, the actual performance can vary, including lower wireless network capacity, data throughput rate, range and coverage."The WRT series are routers. and will work with all present and future modem standards as long as the modem connects to the LAN via ethernet cable.
The N standard is the 802.11N so not surprising that it is an 802.11 standard :P
Max performance in advertising is SOP for any wireless. Variable performance including loss of signal when out of range ... well if you aren't aware of this aspect of radio transmission then where have you been this last hundred years?
That entire paragraph is filler :D