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Woe is the home user in need of a new router. We say this because it's easy to be overwhelmed with all the choices out there, and if you go by specs alone, almost all of them are winners. Of course, we know better than that, and our current 'Best of the Best' pick for a Wi-Fi router is Netgear's Rangemax WNDR3700, which has held the top spot for a long while. The WNDR3700 has been able to deflect numerous attempts to pluck the performance crown from its head, and ironically enough, the one that finally does it might be from Netgear itself.
We'll be careful not to jump to any early conclusions, but do note that Netgear on Monday announced the worldwide availability of its new flagship router, the N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router (we'll call it the WNDR4000 from here on out). The WNDR4000 is capable of an aggregate combined data rate of up to 750Mbps while operating simultaneously in both the 5GHz (up to 450Mbps) and 2.4GHz (up to 300Mbps) bands, Netgear says.
More than just a purported speed demon, the WNDR4000 offers a host of features, including parental controls, a broadband usage meter (an increasingly important feature with data caps all the rage), DLNA Media Server support, Guest network access, Netgear's ReadyShare technology for connecting a standard USB hard drive to the router to share storage and a media library across the home network, and IPv6 support.
The WNDR4000 is shipping now for $180.
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Jonthomasdesigns
April 27, 2011 at 5:26am
When should we expect a review ? next Mag ? ... And i own the 3700 .. if i buy the 4000 can i Bridge them togather with out DD-WRT ?
Thanks
DaemonSeed
April 26, 2011 at 7:46am
WNDR4000-100NAS $149.97 (TigerDirect.ca), for this thingy so keeping that in mind, I have to consider it vs my WNDR3700v1 kit; and I've decided that since the WNDR4000's 5.0GHz tri-stream might not be worth the hassle unless my notebook could also handle tri-stream's on the 5GHz channel and I know my present notebook doesn't.
All things considered, WNDR4000 isn't too much of a step up from the WNDR3700 (N600) versions. Guess I'll keep an eye out for Open Box's or Recondittioned models over the next few months. Just in case, cause I do eventually plan on grabbing a newer notebook anyways.
WNDR4000 = 680MHz MIPS Processor 32bit, 64MB Ram, 8MB Flash.
dracx619
April 26, 2011 at 7:39am
ive had the 3700 for a over a year now and its by far the best router ive ever had. (to be fair, ive only owned 2, lol). i use the 5ghz band for my home theater setup, 2.4ghz for basic stuff like cell phones and laptops, and a hidden guest acct for my personal guests, nothing to crazy but it dodsn't drive me nuts like my last router did.
Annie B.
April 26, 2011 at 7:39am
I have been following this router since CES 2011. Just posted about it hitting the stores: http://bit.ly/fBKxzP
Mighty BOB!
April 26, 2011 at 7:22am
I bought a 3700 last month. I guess it will be a long while before I have the chance to try the 4000, although by that time something better will have come along.
Also I could swear that the box for the 3700 lists USB printer support in addition to hooking up a hard drive for NAS. Or maybe it was only Ethernet printer support. I don't use that feature at all so I don't know for sure (my printer is plugged into the back of my machine).
Has anyone noticed that it's primarily Paul's articles that still have the CAPTCHA?
Also FB opt-in not opt-out plz. Or just get rid of it.
ntetrault
April 26, 2011 at 7:07am
@ Big_montana
I have a Linksys WRT610N and it doesn't have printer support, neither does the new 3000 series (rebadged WRT610n).
Newegg.ca is selling the N750 for $149.99 with $6 shipping!
big_montana
April 26, 2011 at 6:41am
What, still no USB printer support? That is what prevented me from purchasing the WNDR3700, and sticking with Linksys.
