THE BRAND I WANT TO KNOW IF THEY ARE GOOD ARE LINKSYS/netgear,d-link
2007-05-31 07:54:59 · 4 answers · asked by jgonzo1228 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
To be honest. LINKSYS has a very high rate of dropped connections, it amazes me that they are such a well known company that puts out such crap. The best tool for you to use would be to go to newegg.com, not only do they have great prices and service (often times at least 10-30% cheaper than Best Buy) but they also allow users to review every product so you can get a feel for what would be right for you.
2007-05-31 08:06:04 · answer #1 · answered by Nick C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Out of the three mentioned, I feel the Linksys is the best. I say this for a few simple reasons that they are now owned by Cisco and anyone worth his brains knows that Linksys is one of the major players within the backbone of Internet itself. Now it is very obvious that if Cisco can vouchsafe for Linksys then the quality of Linksys has to be the best.
Cisco Wireless PCI Adapters itself are not bad, only they are rather hard to come by and if one does find it then it is too expensive to be bought. In my personal experience too Linksys has proven to be the easiest to use (setting up and installation) and Configure for Security etc. Since they have the backing of Cisco, in the aspects of Security too this feature actually stands out.
I personally have a Linksys Router setup at home with Comcast Cable. For a few days in the beginning, I did not setup Security and all such good stuff. When checking the setting up recently I found about 4 people leaching onto it so I invoked security and since then for the last two months I have not had any problem with it.
At any given time, I have about four Laptops and about five desktops that I use and all of them are on my Network. So far as yet I did not have a single dropped connection or any weak signal issue as such.
2007-05-31 15:09:11 · answer #2 · answered by ArnieSchivaSchangaran 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have sufficient experience with all three.
Sometimes they work well, sometimes they don't. I do not see any one better or worse. The inexpensive ones are just that, inexpensive. You get what you pay for.
2007-05-31 14:58:53 · answer #3 · answered by GTB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know all the 3 are good brands. But please see user reviews on individual products. I would say go for the cheaper one with good ratings.
2007-05-31 14:59:16 · answer #4 · answered by A_Lankan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋