Belkin N600 DB Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router comparison

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NetGear N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400

NetGear N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400
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Belkin N+ Wireless Router

Belkin N+ Wireless Router
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Linksys E2500 Multiple User N600 WiFi Router

Linksys E2500 Multiple User N600 WiFi Router
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Price $66 to $69 at 7 stores $29 to $225 at 6 stores $74 to $195 at 13 stores $59 to $102 at 2 stores $59 to $188 at 15 stores
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3.0 stars Good
    Overall score: 6.1 (3.0 stars)
4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
Editors' choice 4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.1 (4.0 stars)
3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating 3.5 stars out of 16 reviews 1.0 stars out of 13 reviews 2.5 stars out of 75 reviews 2.5 stars out of 198 reviews 3.0 stars out of 12 reviews
Release date May 09, 2011 March 10, 2011 September 03, 2010 October 29, 2008 March 08, 2011
The Bottom Line With a few major shortcomings, the Belkin F7D8301 Play N600 HD Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router is only a good buy for non-Mac owners who intend to use the 5GHz band for their primary network. The Netgear N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400 is a great dual-band router for any home at an affordable price. Its lack of Gigabit Ethernet might steer enthusiasts away, however. The Belkin N+ Wireless Router is a great performer with excellent range and throughput speed. If its bulky design and lack of 5GHz frequency support don't put you off, the router is worth every penny of its $100 or so price tag. Though far from perfect, the Linksys E2500's ease of use, nice design, and reasonable price make it a very good router for a small home or apartment.

Basic specs

Features See What's the Same or What's different
System Requirements Info unavailable Info unavailable UNIX
Microsoft Windows 2000 / ME / XP/ Vista
Microsoft Windows 7
Apple MacOS
Linux
Microsoft Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Apple MacOS X 10.x
Apple MacOS 8.x
Apple MacOS 9.x
Microsoft Windows Vista
Linux
Microsoft Windows 7
Apple MacOS X 10.4.11 - 10.6.1
Microsoft Windows XP SP3
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
Features Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)
NAT support
Info unavailable DoS attack prevention
Firewall protection
Green Ethernet
ReadySHARE
Live Parental Controls
Push ā€˜N’ Connect button
Broadband usage meter
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)
NAT support
Quality of Service (QoS)
Multiple SSID support
Firmware upgradable
DoS attack prevention
Firewall protection
Access Point operational mode
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)
DHCP support
NAT support
MIMO technology
Dynamic IP address assignment
Quality of Service (QoS)
DMZ port
VPN passthrough
SNTP support
Auto-negotiation
Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X)
MAC address filtering
Firmware upgradable
DHCP server
Wall mountable
Parental control
Quality of Service (QoS)
VPN passthrough
Port forwarding
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
128-bit encryption
MAC address filtering
Firmware upgradable
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)
NAT support
Device Type Wireless router - 4-port switch (integrated)
Info unavailable Wireless router - None - 4-port switch (integrated)
Wireless router - None - 4-port switch (integrated)
Wireless router - 4-port switch (integrated)
Environmental Standards Info unavailable Info unavailable Yes
Info unavailable Info unavailable
Microsoft Certification Compatible with Windows 7
Info unavailable Compatible with Windows 7
Compatible with Windows 7
Compatible with Windows 7
Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11n
IEEE 802.11d
Info unavailable IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11n
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
IEEE 802.11a
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
UPnP
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0)
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11n
IEEE 802.11b
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
UPnP
IEEE 802.3u
IEEE 802.3
Remote Management Protocol HTTPS
HTTP
Info unavailable HTTP
HTTP
HTTPS
HTTP
Product Description Belkin N600 DB Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router - Wireless router - 802.11 a/b/g/n - Desktop
Info unavailable NETGEAR N600 Wireless Dual Band Router WNDR3400 - Wireless router - None - 802.11 a/b/g/n - Desktop
Belkin N+ Wireless Router - Wireless router - None - 802.11b/g/n (draft 2.0) - Desktop
Linksys E2500 Advanced Dual-Band N Router - Wireless router - 802.11 a/b/g/n - Desktop
Routing Protocol Static IP routing
Info unavailable RIP-1
RIP-2
Static IP routing
Static IP routing
RIP
Weight Info unavailable Info unavailable 1.1 lbs
Info unavailable 15.9 oz
Capacity Virtual interfaces (VLANs) : 16
Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable
Manufacturer Warranty 2 years warranty
Info unavailable 1 year warranty
1 year warranty
1 year warranty
Enclosure Type Desktop
Info unavailable Desktop
Desktop
Desktop
Frequency Band 2.4 GHz
5 GHz
Info unavailable Info unavailable 2.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
5 GHz
Packaged Quantity 1
Info unavailable 1
1
1
Localization Info unavailable Info unavailable North America
Info unavailable Info unavailable
Dimensions (WxDxH) Info unavailable Info unavailable 8.8 in x 6 in x 1.2 in
Info unavailable 8.9 in x 7.1 in x 1.4 in
Network / Transport Protocol L2TP
PPTP
TCP/IP
IPSec
PPPoE
Info unavailable TCP/IP
PPPoE
ICMP/IP
UDP/IP
PPTP
TCP/IP
DHCP
DNS
FTP
PPPoE
Info unavailable
Data Link Protocol Ethernet
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11n
IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11g
Fast Ethernet
Info unavailable IEEE 802.11a
Fast Ethernet
Ethernet
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11n
IEEE 802.11g
Fast Ethernet
Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0)
Ethernet
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11n
IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11g
Fast Ethernet
Data Transfer Rate 300 Mbps
Info unavailable Info unavailable 300 Mbps
300 Mbps
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