Routers comparing Routers

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gdgt score

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90
82
86
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Avg. critic rating

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8.3
8.6
8.4
8.0

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Avg. user rating

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9.1
8.5
7.7
9.0

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Price

$92
$95
$51

General

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Type

Wireless router
Wireless router
Wireless router
Wireless router
Wireless router

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WiFi

802.11 ac, b, g, n
802.11 b, g, n
802.11 b, g, n
802.11 b, g, n
802.11 a, b, g, n

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WiFi encryption

WEP, WPA, WPA2
WEP, WPA, WPA2
WEP, WPA, WPA2
WEP, WPA
WEP, WPA, WPA2

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MIMO support

Yes

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Bands

Dual-band
Simultaneous dual-band
Dual-band
Dual-band

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Antenna type

Internal
Internal
Internal
External (3 antenna(s), Detachable)
Internal

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Range

165 feet (indoor)

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Transmission power (max)

20 dBm

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WiFi Protected Setup

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Ethernet

10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
10/100 [Fast Ethernet]
10/100/1000 [Gigabit]
10/100/1000 [Gigabit]

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Integrated switch

4 ports
4 ports
1 ports
4 ports

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Ethernet duplex

Full-duplex
Full-duplex

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Auto-crossover (MDI / MDI-X)

Yes
Yes

Networking features

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Capacity

50 users

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Custom routes

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DHCP server

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

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DMZ

No

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DNS relay

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Dynamic DNS

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Email alerts

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Firewall

Yes
Stateful packet inspection (SPI)
Yes

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MAC address filtering

Yes
Yes

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Network address translation (NAT)

Yes
Yes
Yes

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Network time protocol (NTP)

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Port forwarding

Yes
Yes

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Quality of service (QoS)

Yes
Yes

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Remote management

Yes
Yes

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UPnP

Yes

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VPN passthrough

Yes
Yes

Other features

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Site / address filter

Yes

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Traffic / site logging

Yes

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Upgradeable firmware

Yes
Yes

Uplink

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Ethernet uplink

No
Yes
Yes
Yes

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Mobile broadband support

No
No
No
No

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Home broadband modem

No
No
No

USB

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USB

Mass storage / NAS, Printer-sharing
Printer-sharing
Mass storage / NAS
Mass storage / NAS, Printer-sharing, WPS / config

Display

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Built-in display

Yes
No
No
No

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Indicators

Power, Port status, Link activity, Network utilization

Power

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Power source

External
External
External
External
External

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Battery type

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Power adapter

External
Internal
External

Size and Weight

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Height

6.77 inches
3.86 inches
1.2 inches
1.3 inches

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Width

5.71 inches
3.86 inches
7.9 inches
6.5 inches

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Depth

2.36 inches
0.91 inches
5.5 inches
6.5 inches

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Weight

11.64 ounces
8.47 ounces
1.66 pounds

Pricing and Availability

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Availability

Pre-release
Available
Available
Available
Discontinued

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Discontinued (US)

June, 2011

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Released (US)

October 30, 2010
June 11, 2012
2008
October, 2009

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Announced (US)

January 8, 2013
June 11, 2012
October, 2009

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Rumored (US)

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Original price

$129 USD
$99 USD
$69.99 USD
$179 USD

Colors

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Colors

Black
Black
White
White
White

General Info

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Mfr. warranty

1 year
1 year

Environmental

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Energy Star compliant

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RoHS compliant

Yes

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EPEAT rating