Nfiniti Wireless N Essential High Power Router & Access Point WHR-HP-G300N

Comment: Pros:
Great signal strength. (See full review below)
Small in size. (About 5.6 x 5 x 0.9 inches not counting antenna or stand)
Color and smoothness matches my Playstation 3?

Cons:
Manual setup can be confusing if you don't know what you are doing. (Lucky I'm good with technology)
The shape of the AC plug may or may not be a problem.
Very light-weight. May tip over if wires have high tension.
Does not have website logging tool like the WPN824.

I purchased this router/AP to replace my Netgear WPN824v2. The Netgear worked great with laptops and computers but constantly dropped connections with my Playstation 3. I bought this based on the reviews of its predecessor, the WHR-HP-G54 which has high ratings. I was not disappointed. I live in a 2 story apartment and the router is in the 2nd floor while my Playstation 3 is on the first. I used to get 80%-90% signal strength on my Playstation 3 with the WPN824 but it kept losing connection constantly or was as slow as dial-up. With the new Buffalo High Powered router it's always at a constant 100% signal and never loses connection. I haven't tested the distance yet but it goes through 1 floor of concrete and lead paint with 100% signal strength.

I cannot comment about the included computer software as I prefer to use manual setup. Compared to the WPN824 this router's interface takes some time getting used to, but after 5 minutes I was up and running.

One feature that the WPN824 has that this doesn't (or I can't find it) is the ability to log websites that clients visit. I have a few wireless connections that I need to keep a check on.

Contrary to a previous review, this product does have WDS in its Wireless Config menu. It allows you to connect Master, Slave, and lower Slave.

I would definitely recommend this to anyone.

Comment: I installed two of these, using the second as a repeater. When I called tech support to get help, it quickly became clear that they were not familiar with the capabilities of the product. They told me it did not have repeater capability. I had to reference the manual to show them it did. It took one call to get the first one set up (it required changes to my router settings). It took two more to get the repeater function working.

I am now using the second unit to stream Netflix to my DVD player on a different floor of the house and at the far end. Connections have been stable and strong unlike the Linksys setup I had used previously. Furthermore, I'm only using g wireless adapters on my laptops.

Comment: DO NOT purchase these routers if you are looking for WDS support. From Buffalo: On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Buffalo Tech Support wrote:


At this time, the routers will not support WDS. We are working on adding that
functionality to the router in the future but they currently will not operate as
wireless repeaters.

Thank you,

Michael
Buffalo Technical Support