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Comments on: Get a Netgear 802.11 Draft-N router for $25

Draft-N routers have steadfastly refused to come down in price, so it's rare indeed to find one selling for just $25. The warranty expires after 90 days, but so what?

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by fx72 April 23, 2009 6:21 AM PDT

Add a Rosewill RNX-N1MAC IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB2.0 Wireless-N 2.0 Dongle to go along with it for $9.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166026

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by peteyboy84 April 23, 2009 6:44 AM PDT: how is this only $9.99? I see it listed as $29.99.; Like this


by Jon34511 April 23, 2009 6:47 AM PDT: Original Price: $39.99
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by Georgia in MS April 23, 2009 8:06 AM PDT: Dang - this is gone, too!!; Like this

by DetJMunch April 23, 2009 6:24 AM PDT

If I have one laptop with an n card and another laptop with a g card, will everything slow down to the g or will one have fast speeds while the other has slower speeds.

Thanks!

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by rickbroida April 23, 2009 7:06 AM PDT: The latter. The presence of "g" hardware has no effect on the rest of the network.; Like this


by j_a_s_p_e_r April 23, 2009 9:21 AM PDT: Rick - Are you sure? Most wireless N devices go down to G when a G device is connected to it. There are simultaneous band routers, but I don't see that in the specs.; Like this


by j_a_s_p_e_r April 23, 2009 9:31 AM PDT: Rick, I just checked the specs at Neatgear's site and if you want G and N connected at the same time without going down to G speeds then you need to look at the RangeMax Wireless-N family (EXPENSIVE!). Don't waste your money. If you want to use this then upgrade all devices to connect using N or get a concurrent dual band router; Like this


by DetJMunch April 23, 2009 9:49 AM PDT: I don't know who to believe!!!! Anybody else have thoughts?; Like this


by j_a_s_p_e_r April 23, 2009 10:12 AM PDT: I'm suddenly not 100% sure myself. I've just read so many forum posts (complaints about N routers slowing down) on this I took it at face value. I couldn't find anything conclusive as yet...; Like this


by 08Rabbit April 23, 2009 10:43 AM PDT: If you add a device such as G to a N network, the network speed for all wireless devices will not exceed G Specs.; Like this


by rickbroida April 23, 2009 10:54 AM PDT: Apologies if I got this wrong! Really wasn't aware of that.; Like this

by SpeekEazy April 23, 2009 7:14 AM PDT

That N Adapter is sold out ALREADY Jeez That was Quick

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by rickbroida April 23, 2009 7:21 AM PDT: Geeks.com has one for $18.99. Not quite as good, but not bad, either. http://tinyurl.com/cszygo; Like this


by peteyboy84 April 23, 2009 7:23 AM PDT: I know. Damnit. Hopefully the N router will at least be more reliable with my b/g hardware. My current router constantly drops the connection and I am forced to disconnect/reset to get it to sometimes work.; Like this


by SpeekEazy April 23, 2009 7:27 AM PDT: I failed because i managed to snag one and then i went to update the quantity to 2 and it removed both and said insufficient quantity . STOCK FAIL :(; Like this Reply to this comment


by adamsk34 April 23, 2009 8:20 AM PDT: Just placed an order 5 minutes ago and it worked fine, already got the confirmation.; Like this Reply to this comment


by pme31561 April 23, 2009 8:54 AM PDT: I just scored 3. They must of replenished their stock. Thanks Rick!; Like this Reply to this comment


by johnbc72 April 23, 2009 9:09 AM PDT: They appear to have more. I just got one when I went on around noon eastern.; Like this Reply to this comment

by JJstarr April 23, 2009 10:45 AM PDT

Hey does anybody know if this is compatible with Verizon DSL? I recently added that service and I'm using the Westell wireless-g modem they sent me. I am looking to upgrade, but I want to make sure this is compatible. Thanks in advance.

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by JJstarr April 23, 2009 10:59 AM PDT: Also, is a PS3 compatible with this? I hear PS3's are not compatible with the new-n routers. Thanks, everybody.; Like this


by NervClaX April 23, 2009 11:19 AM PDT: I've never read anything that said the Playstation 3 has 802.11n capability. I think Draft-N was still too rough at the time to include it.; Like this


by Renegade Knight April 23, 2009 2:23 PM PDT: I'm using a Draft N Belkin router with a PS3. No problem. Am I getting N speeds? Probably not but I do get updates and internet.; Like this


by Renegade Knight April 23, 2009 2:22 PM PDT: I got a refurbished Netgear router once. They don't support them. Mine didn't work out of the box, efforts to get with support and figure out if it was the router, firmware or what, resulted in no repsonce. I threw it away, lost the funds and wrote netgear off my list. The next router worked like a champ.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Scopip April 23, 2009 3:19 PM PDT: Who the hell buys Draft N without Gigabit??? This is getting old...; Like this Reply to this comment


by joeyjoeyjoey April 25, 2009 8:37 AM PDT: Thanks for the article. I just received my router yesterday $24.99 to my door. Granted it's not gigabit but for the price I could put my old/flaky Dlink DGL 4300 in the closet.
The setup page stinks as I find making multiple changes causes it to hang. You have to change one setting at a time for it not to freak out.
Also being rectified I guess that means they just make sure it works because my unit looked like it was dragged across the asphalt on all 6 sides!
Even with the negatives I still find the price great. It will buy me time to save up for a dual band router.
If you're interested I took a photo of it and placed it on my flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joey_joey_joey/3472685385/in/set-72157616603596976/; Like this Reply to this comment


by tipoo_ May 2, 2009 10:44 AM PDT: Whats wrong with it? I really want to get rid of my DI-524.; Like this Reply to this comment

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