Popular Linksys WRT330N Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router Reviews

Technical Details
Model: WRT330N
Hardware Platform: PC, Mac
Networking Feature: Router/switch/access point
Form Factor: External
Connectivity Technology: Wireless, wired
Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft), IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3utravel
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)

The Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router is really four devices in one box. First, there's the Wireless Access Point, which connects to the network without wires. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100/1000 Switch to connect wired-Ethernet devices together at up to Gigabit speeds. The Router function ties it all together and lets the whole network shares a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection. It has also included a Network Optimizer that applies various Quality of Service (qos) techniques to network traffic to make sure that time-sensitive applications like online and local network gaming run smoothly. It automatically determines what data is time-sensitive and what isn't, and prioritizes delivery of that data to its destination, ensuring the best-possible performance for the various types of data that go through your network.

The Access Point travel built into the Router uses the very latest wireless networking technology, Wireless-N (draft 802.11n). By overlaying the signals of multiple radios, Wireless-N's ""Multiple In, Multiple Out"" (MIMO) technology multiplies the effective data rate. Unlike ordinary wireless networking technologies that are confused by signal reflections, MIMO actually uses these reflections to increase the range and reduce "dead spots" in the wireless coverage area. The robust signal travels farther, maintaining wireless connections up to 4 times farther than standard Wireless-G. It works great with standard Wireless-G and -B equipment, but when both ends of the wireless link are Wireless-N, the router can increase the throughput even more by using twice as much radio band, yielding speeds up to 12 times as fast as standard Wireless-G.