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Best wireless router for Mac
Pros: Good range and coverage, reliable, excels with Macs, mixed networks, external hard drive/printer sharing, guest networking.
Cons: Only three Gigabit Ethernet ports, some drawbacks with Windows in tests.
MB763LL/A
802.11a/b/g/n
Simultaneous 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
Internal
WEP, WPA, WPA2, NAT firewall, MAC filtering, support for RADIUS authentication, 802.1X, PEAP, LEAP, TTLS, TLS, FAST, time-based access control
Windows XP or Vista, Mac OS X 10.4
Power, Gigabit Ethernet WAN for DSL or cable modem, three Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports for computers or network devices, USB 2.0 for printer or external hard drive
White
6.5
6.5
1.3
1.66
AirPort Utility for Mac and Windows, AirPort Disk Utility for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Windows, 802.11n Enabler for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Bonjour for Windows, power supply with cord, printed and electronic documentation
Guest networking, parental controls, wireless printer/external hard drive sharing, streams media through Apple TV, works with iPhone and iPod Touch
One-year limited
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Advanced wireless router for PC
Pros: Fast, good range, external hard drive sharing, four Gigabit Ethernet ports.
Cons: Better for Windows than Mac, no printer sharing or guest networking, not as reliable as Apple routers.
WRT610N
802.11a/b/g/n, 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab
Simultaneous 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
6 internal
WEP, WPA, WPA2, SPI firewall
Windows XP, Vista, Vista 64-bit, Mac OS X 10.4
Power, Internet, 4-port Gigabit Ethernet switch, USB 2.0 for external hard drive
Black/blue
7.09
8.86
1.38
1
Network Magic software, 30-day free trial of Trend Micro Internet Security software, CD-ROM with setup software and user guide, Ethernet network cable, power adapter
QoS technology; wireless external hard drive sharing, built-in Media Server streams music, video, and photos to any UPnP compatible media adapter
One-year limited
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Best value wireless router
Pros: Simultaneous dual-band at a low price, good speed and range, easy to set up.
Cons: No Gigabit Ethernet, no USB external hard-drive sharing.
WRT400N
802.11a/b/g/n, 802.3, 802.3u
Simultaneous 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
4 internal
WEP, WPA, WPA2, SPI firewall
Windows XP, Vista, Vista 64-bit, Mac OS X 10.4
Power, Internet, 4-port Fast Ethernet switch
Black/blue
6.3
8.07
1.38
1.01
EasyLink Advisor software, 30-day free trial of Trend Micro Internet Security software, CD-ROM with setup software and user guide, Ethernet network cable, power adapter
UPnP supported
One-year limited
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Tried-and-true (and hackable) Wireless-G router
Pros: Price, simple setup, good performance, tried-and-true reliability, easy to hack.
Cons: Uses older technology, not as fast as Wireless-N routers.
WRT54GL
802.11b/g, 802.3, 802.3u
2.4 GHz
2 external
WEP, WPA2, SPI Firewall, Internet policy, MAC filtering
Windows XP, Vista
Power, Internet, 4-port Fast Ethernet switch
Black/blue
6.06
7.32
1.89
0.89
CD-ROM with Norton Internet Security and user guide, Ethernet network cable, power adapter
UPnP able
One-year limited