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Netgear WPN824
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Criteria Comments Rating
  • Ease of use I really liked the interface on this router and it is still one of my favorites. great!
  • Speed / throughput It was VERY fast for its time. The 7 internal antennas really did a good job. great!
  • Configurability / networking features This router did everything I wanted. It may have not been the best at doing it but, all around it was one of the best I've owned. great!
  • Reliability No comments —
  • Range This had the best range of any router I had tried at the time, and I would dare say close to the range of some N routers today. great!
  • Durability I ended up giving two of these away and they still work. Why 2? Because in the past, I had always needed 2, until this router. great!
Detailed review
I would say this is the best bargain router you can buy now, IF you don't need N speed. I think this thing is like $40 now? The ONLY complain I have about this is I was never able to turn off the lights on top so it was bright at night. I ended up covering them with something to dim it. They may have a firmware option I never found, or that is available now plus I seem to remember a plastic cover that I probably lost. This is a very minor gripe.