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(26 customer reviews) 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Very Nice Wireless N Router,
July 13, 2011 Christopher Powell "Christopher" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Belkin N450 Wireless N+ Router (Latest Generation) (Personal Computers)
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I've used Linksys consumer routers for many years, recently their prosumer/small business security routers/VPN. This Belkin is my fist true foray away from Linksys and Cisco products... and I am pleased. The 450N is the midrange wireless router in the Belkin lineup - The highest performance before jumping into their dual band and media centric (printer/storage) solutions. This router replaced a Linksys WRT320N in the wireless solution in my test setup.
The menu navigation was solid, and I really enjoyed the interface in comparison to Linksys/cisco. Selecting the group header provided a quick help for the function of each menu and the guest isolation for visiting bandwidth seekers (inlaws) was perfect. I really appreciate the ability to turn on and off a guest function that doesn't make me reconfigure my guests for my network or share my high security key with anyone outside of my household.
The wireless speed is great, often close to 3 times the connection...Read more
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Better Than The Competition - But!,
October 29, 2011 M. Maney "Marty913" (Pensacola, FL. USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Belkin N450 Wireless N+ Router (Latest Generation) (Personal Computers)
First let me say that I've owned a lot of routers over the years (Belkin, DLink, Lnksys/Cisco, Netgear) and generally speaking I prefer Belkin for their ease-of-use and overall value for the dollar. I have a "mixed" network with both wired & wireless devices. I have a network-attached-storage (NAS) unit and frequently stream both movies and music; plus my phone service is a voice-over-Internet phone system. Dependability and speed are the two most important things I look for in a router. I do not do online/network gaming and cannot speak to that environment.
Things I Like:
All the basic functions are there for the average user plus a couple of features you don't necessarily see on the competition. Self healing is one such function. Basically, routers (any network device really) benefit from a periodic "restart/reset" a few times a month. The Belkin allows you to schedule that restart to automatically occur (say, in the middle of the night). Nice!. Belkin also...Read more
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
possibly defective,AVOID AT ALL COSTS,
January 31, 2012 jesse - See all my reviews
This review is from: Belkin N450 Wireless N+ Router (Latest Generation) (Personal Computers)
I went with a belkin because my old router was a belkin and i never had a problem with it. Within a week of getting the 450 i woke up on day to find it was broken(wouldn't put out wireless signal, wouldn't connect to internet, and didnt register anything). So i called technical and after trying a few things they decided it was defective. Not a big deal, so i returned it and got another.plugged it in, worked fine. THEN ONCE AGAIN,NOT EVEN A WEEK SINCE RETURNING THAT ONE AND GETTING ANOTHER ONE,IT BROKE AGAIN!!!!
I can see maybe getting 1 defective product, but 2 working routers breaking down within weeks of each other is ridiculous, and hard to believe its not a defective product. Sure they will do an even exchange, but do you really have time to return a defective router to the store and get a new one every week?(which is the situation im in because all target sells is belkin's).
Im currently on my third 450 in under a month, and tired of wasting my time...Read more
