Western Digital My Net N900 HD dual-band router
Manufacturer: Western Digital Corp. Part number: N900
$81.95 - $304.62 at 8 online stores
- CNET Editor rating:
3.5 stars Very good
Setup and ease of use: 8.0
Features and security: 8.0
Performance: 7.0
Service and support: 7.0
Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
- Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 5 reviews
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Western Digital My Net N900 HD dual-band router price range: $81.95 - $304.62
- Reviewed by: Dong Ngo
- Reviewed on: 06/14/2012
- Released on: 06/14/2012
The good: The Western Digital My Net N900 HD dual-band router offers a fresh approach to wireless routers with seven Gigabit LAN ports and an effective FastTrack Plus QoS feature. The router's 5Ghz band and its storage feature also performed very well.
The bad: The My Net N900's 2.4Ghz band could use improvement. The router doesn't support 802.11ac, nor does it have an easy way for users to access its connected USB external drive over the Internet.
The bottom line: The Western Digital My Net N900 HD is a whole new kind of Wireless-N router. At release, the router is a decent investment for home users but will need better firmware to work at its full potential.
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5 stars
Lots of nice hardware, but numerous flawed features.
by LawtonAJ on December 30, 2012
Pros: 7 Gigabit ports, 2 USB ports, good parental controls,numerous networking features, QoS, DLNA
Cons: Dropped networking, flakey performance, poor customer support.
Summary: Looking at the hardware and claimed features, this was supposed to be a great upgrade to my disappointing Belkin N750. Having the 7 gigabit ports is nice and the flexible ...
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Summary: Looking at the hardware and claimed features, this was supposed to be a great upgrade to my disappointing Belkin N750. Having the 7 gigabit ports is nice and the flexible parental controls. All the reviews on the negative are true to a fault. Dropped networking on a frequent basis, a self resetting password, dropped USB hard drive support, DLNA that doesn't seem to work, QoS that had to be turned off to try and get networking to be stable. If WD went to outside the USA to build this product, it shows with all the poor performance. If I can't get my issues resolved in the next week, it will be going back and I will get a refund for the unit and the extended warranty. Too bad to see WD have such a poor showing in a new product line.
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6 stars
Works MOST of the time.
by brettsnowboards on November 14, 2012
Pros: 7 gigabit ports
2 USB ports
Cons: Unreliable networking
Summary: I purchased this router a couple of months ago, I really wanted to fall head over heels with this router. And I had, until it didn't.
The router would ...
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Summary: I purchased this router a couple of months ago, I really wanted to fall head over heels with this router. And I had, until it didn't.
The router would drop all connections randomly. SSIDs disappeared on both bands and hardwired components lost IPs. Thinking I may have a bad unit I returned to place of purchase and walked out another. Two days later BAM same thing. WD's tech support was completely useless asking me to factory reset router and download all new firmware and whatnot. All of which had been done numerous times in my attempts at trouble shooting.
The router is wonderful when it is working. Dropping your connections on average once a week and having to reset the router was just not a favorable option for me. I was unable to find any other mention of this problem on any threads and all reviews through CNET and PCMag type sites have no mention of this issue.
Unfortunately I have ended up with a different brand, that I have always been loyal to, and actually have better performance in all aspects (Wireless range, throughput, USB attached storage transfer rates).
I will definitely miss the 7 gig ports and 2 USB ports as well.
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9 stars
Great 11N router with some nice features
by joshbillings on August 28, 2012
Pros: Fast, reliable, quick set-up, range is good for small home
Cons: None that I have seen!
Summary: I got this, since I can't wait for WiFi Certification of 802.11ac routers to become available in Q2 2012 (don't want to buy an un-Certified router and ...
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Summary: I got this, since I can't wait for WiFi Certification of 802.11ac routers to become available in Q2 2012 (don't want to buy an un-Certified router and have headaches later), so I got this for the house now. Easy set-up, and great speed. Range is good for my small home, and Fastrak Plus POS technology seems to be a go benefit for the router.
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10 stars
Great 11N router with some nice features
by screwbedu on July 25, 2012
Pros: Fast, reliable, quick set-up, range is good for small home
Cons: None noticed in the last 5 days of use.
Summary: I got this, since I can't wait for WiFi Certification of 802.11ac routers to become available in Q2 2012 (don't want to buy an non Wifi certified ...
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Summary: I got this, since I can't wait for WiFi Certification of 802.11ac routers to become available in Q2 2012 (don't want to buy an non Wifi certified router and have headaches later), so I got this for the house now. Easy set-up, and great speed. Range is good for my small home, and Fastrak Plus POS technology seems to be a go benefit for the router.
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2 stars
Very Poor Product.Wd is usually better then this.
by Brad_031984 on July 7, 2012
Pros: 7 ethernet ports.
Cons: Disconnects randomly. Not a good product.
Summary: Very poorly done product. I have had this router for about 2 weeks. Everyday It disconnects randomly for a few minutes. This is a high end router these problems shouldn'...
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Summary: Very poorly done product. I have had this router for about 2 weeks. Everyday It disconnects randomly for a few minutes. This is a high end router these problems shouldn't happen. I called tech support they are no help at all. They ask if you have the latest firmware which I installed when I hooked the product up. After that they suggest you return the product at the place you purchased it. I will do that however with paying for a high end router You Would Expect a little bit better customer service. At least pretend to care. I went to this from an Apple Airport extreme router which had less features but never had to be reset in the 2 years I had it. Only tried this router cause western digital is usually quality products however in this case it will tarnish there name. 50 dollar walmart specials you accept a few disconnects. When you pay upwards of 200 dollars you Expect high quality. And this wasn't an issue with the modem cause when you hook the modem.
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- Manufacturer: Western Digital Corp.
- Part number: N900
- Description: My Net N900 HD Dual-Band Router accelerates all your entertainment with WD's exclusive FasTrack Plus technology that instantly detects entertainment services. Smart, real-time traffic analysis automatically prioritizes your movies, shows, games, music and video for smooth, accelerated HD streaming.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Device Type Wireless router - 7-port switch (integrated)
- Enclosure Type Desktop
- Connectivity Technology Wireless ,
Wired - Data Link Protocol Ethernet,
Gigabit Ethernet,
IEEE 802.11b,
IEEE 802.11n,
IEEE 802.11a,
IEEE 802.11g,
Fast Ethernet - Frequency Band 2.4 GHz,
5 GHz - Data Transfer Rate 450 Mbps
- Features IPv6 support ,
Quality of Service (QoS) ,
FasTrack Plus technology ,
DLNA Media Server ,
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) ,
UPnP Media Server ,
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support - Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11g ,
IEEE 802.11a ,
IEEE 802.11n ,
IEEE 802.11b ,
USB 2.0 ,
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ,
UPnP Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces LAN : 7 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45,
WAN : 1 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45,
Hi-Speed USB : 2 x - Expansion Slot(s) None
Networking
- Networking type Wireless router
Power
- Power Device Power adapter - External
Miscellaneous
- Width 9.3 in
- Depth 6.1 in
- Height 1.2 in
- Weight 16.9 oz
- Cables (Details) 1 x Network cable
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Compliant Standards WEEE,
RoHS - Localization United States
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included Drivers & Utilities
- OS Required Apple MacOS X 10.5 or later,
Microsoft Windows Vista / 7,
Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 41 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 95 °F
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