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Windows 7: Need help buying new router!
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26 Jul 2010
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#1 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
Need help buying new router!
Which brand of router do u prefer? Linksys, Belkin, TRENDnet, or netgear? My 2 other dlink routers malfunction and i need a new one.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer M802
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GH
Motherboard MB.SCQ07.002 MB KIT G43 ICH10R HMII EUPLOT6 ECS R
Memory 8GB DDR2
Graphics Card HD 6970 1 GB
Sound Card Realtek ALC 888s
Monitor(s) Displays LG FLATRON 23" W2361V
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 60hz
PSU Corsair TX650m
Case CM 690 II Advanced mid tower
Cooling fan
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda ST3750528AS 750 GB 7200 RPM
WD My Book Essential 1 TB external HDD
Internet Speed Rogers Express internet.
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26 Jul 2010
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit California |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP M9077c
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU Intel(R)Core(TM)2 quad Q6600@2.4GHz 2.39GHz
Motherboard ASUSeK
Memory 6GB DDR2 6400
Graphics Card GeForce 8500/512MB
Sound Card Realtek High Def Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP w2408 LCD 24" widescreen
Screen Resolution 1920x1200
Keyboard MS wireless Inteli
Mouse MS wireless Inteli
Cooling 6 pack of Bud
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26 Jul 2010
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate X64 43° 40' 0 N 79° 25' 0 W |
Sorry to hear your other 2 D-Link routers malfunctioned...personally I prefer D-Link over other brands, and their drivers work well with Windows 7.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number custom of course...built by grimreaper
OS Windows 7 Ultimate X64
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz (3.6GHz 24/7) maxed 4.05GHz
Motherboard EVGA 790i Ultra SLi Model#132-CK-NF79-A1 BIOS P10
Memory 8GB OCZ DDR3 PC3-14400 @ 1800MHz NVIDIA SLi-Ready
Graphics Card 2XBFG GeForce GTX 280 OC Edition SLi'd
Sound Card SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 52" 1080P LCD HDTV (LN52B550)
Screen Resolution 1920X1080 @ 60Hz
Keyboard Logitech cordless Y-RAJ56A piece of ****
Mouse Logitech G7 Laser Cordless mouse black
PSU ThermalTake ToughPower 1200W P/N:W0133RU Modularized
Case ThermalTake P/N: VH6000BWS Armor Full-Tower
Cooling ThermalTake SpinQ P/N: P0466 CPU Cooler
Hard Drives 3xWestern Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black 1TB Hard Drive(s) RAID 0 x2 encased in 3xMasscool KuFormula SHF1 HDD Cooler(s)
Internet Speed 10 Mbps DL-1Mbps UL wirelessly DWA-552 extreme N
Other Info 1XSamsung DVD burner SH-S223Q/BEBN SATA
1XSamsung DVD burner SH-S223L/BEBN SATA
1XLG GGW-H20L Blu-Ray burner
4XCooler Master 120mm Blue LED SickleFlow 2000 RPM
1XBelkin UPS F6C1500TWRK) backup power supply
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26 Jul 2010
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#4 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
I had good luck with Netgear. It is very easy to set up which is also important. With Linksys I had more trouble, but the router worked ok. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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26 Jul 2010
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 32 bit/Windows 8 64bit Pembrokeshire, South Wales, UK |
Also it may depend on your ISP, some provide a router to work with their service.
It's like all things you can't really say what's best everyone has their favourite and some work better with some connections than others. I'd find out what others are using with your ISP's service and see which are more reliable. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Zoostorm Desktop/ Asus K55A Notebook PC
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 32 bit/Windows 8 64bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 @ 2400 MHz/Intel B820,1.7GHz
Motherboard Foxconn 45CMX/45GMX/45CMX-K/Asus
Memory 2048 MB (2 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM)/8GB 2 x 4GB DDR3
Graphics Card Intel Corp 82945G Integrated Graphics Controller/Intel
Sound Card Onboard Realtek/Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Hanns.G HH221 22" inches Widescreen/Asus 15.6
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080/1366 x 768
Keyboard Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 (UK)/Inbuilt
Mouse Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse/Touchpad
Hard Drives ExcelStor (250GB)/Asus
Internet Speed Just under 4MB download it's ADSL.
Antivirus MSE/MSE
Browser IE10/IE10
Other Info Epson Stylus SX415 All-in-one Printer,
Seagate Expansion 500GB External Desktop Drive
USB2 HDD Enclosure
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26 Jul 2010
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit California |
Quote: Originally Posted by imeem  Which brand of router do u prefer? Linksys, Belkin, TRENDnet, or netgear? My 2 other dlink routers malfunction and i need a new one. Another way is to ask your friends what they are using and why they selected that brand. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP M9077c
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU Intel(R)Core(TM)2 quad Q6600@2.4GHz 2.39GHz
Motherboard ASUSeK
Memory 6GB DDR2 6400
Graphics Card GeForce 8500/512MB
Sound Card Realtek High Def Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP w2408 LCD 24" widescreen
Screen Resolution 1920x1200
Keyboard MS wireless Inteli
Mouse MS wireless Inteli
Cooling 6 pack of Bud
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26 Jul 2010
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#7 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by The Howling Wolves
Quote: Originally Posted by imeem Which brand of router do u prefer? Linksys, Belkin, TRENDnet, or netgear? My 2 other dlink routers malfunction and i need a new one. Another way is to ask your friends what they are using and why they selected that brand. All my friends don't care about the brand of their router (they are not very techy), let alone know what is the brand of the router they have. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer M802
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GH
Motherboard MB.SCQ07.002 MB KIT G43 ICH10R HMII EUPLOT6 ECS R
Memory 8GB DDR2
Graphics Card HD 6970 1 GB
Sound Card Realtek ALC 888s
Monitor(s) Displays LG FLATRON 23" W2361V
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 60hz
PSU Corsair TX650m
Case CM 690 II Advanced mid tower
Cooling fan
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda ST3750528AS 750 GB 7200 RPM
WD My Book Essential 1 TB external HDD
Internet Speed Rogers Express internet.
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26 Jul 2010
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by Joan Archer Also it may depend on your ISP, some provide a router to work with their service.
It's like all things you can't really say what's best everyone has their favourite and some work better with some connections than others. I'd find out what others are using with your ISP's service and see which are more reliable. The router from my ISP cost $150-200$ CAD to buy and $4.50-$7.00/month for rent. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer M802
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GH
Motherboard MB.SCQ07.002 MB KIT G43 ICH10R HMII EUPLOT6 ECS R
Memory 8GB DDR2
Graphics Card HD 6970 1 GB
Sound Card Realtek ALC 888s
Monitor(s) Displays LG FLATRON 23" W2361V
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 60hz
PSU Corsair TX650m
Case CM 690 II Advanced mid tower
Cooling fan
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda ST3750528AS 750 GB 7200 RPM
WD My Book Essential 1 TB external HDD
Internet Speed Rogers Express internet.
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26 Jul 2010
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#9 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
man choosing a router is harder than choosing clothing and deodorant (lol). I have to buy one tomorrow, going to ask the people at best buy for advice/suggestions. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer M802
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GH
Motherboard MB.SCQ07.002 MB KIT G43 ICH10R HMII EUPLOT6 ECS R
Memory 8GB DDR2
Graphics Card HD 6970 1 GB
Sound Card Realtek ALC 888s
Monitor(s) Displays LG FLATRON 23" W2361V
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 60hz
PSU Corsair TX650m
Case CM 690 II Advanced mid tower
Cooling fan
Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda ST3750528AS 750 GB 7200 RPM
WD My Book Essential 1 TB external HDD
Internet Speed Rogers Express internet.
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26 Jul 2010
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#10 | |
Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit Virginia |
Thats ridiculous. Many ISPs let you get a router for free, as long as you return it when you end service with them.
I use a Linksys router. Once we got it working right, we haven't had any issues with it since. What gave use problems was Linksys wireless cards. My friend has a D-Link and has had no problems with it. He just plugged it in and was ready to go. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba P775-S7100
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
CPU Intel Core i5-2450M @2.5 GHz
Memory 6 GB DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card Intel HD 3000
Monitor(s) Displays Built-in 17.3" LED; 22" Insignia NS-L22Q-10A
Screen Resolution 1600x900; 1360x768
Hard Drives 750 GB Hitachi
1TB Seagate FreeAgent External
Internet Speed Verizon DSL Speed(Down/Up): 3360 Kbps / 800 Kbps
Antivirus MSE and MBAM Pro
Browser IE10 RP
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