Help deciding between 2 routers

raralis · 27 Dec 2010 at 15:43

Hi all,

Yep, another which router is better.

Hope someone can shed some light on to which of the following 2 routers is better.

Cisco Linksys WAG320N (no longer sold by ocuk)

or

Belkin Play Max

Both have dual band wireless and gigabit ports.

I've read mixed reviews for both of them.

What I'll be using the modem router for is gaming, streaming hd movies over wifi and some occasional vpn.

Any advice on which to get? Or maybe a third option if available (up to £100)

Thanks.

Rara

23JMZ07 · 27 Dec 2010 at 17:14

Ive never had a bad Linksys router and have always found the UI good. I'm not really a big fan of Belkin's networking gear tbh.
James

Skidilliplop · 27 Dec 2010 at 21:03

Every Piece if Belkin wireless kit I've ever tried was a pile of <insert verb for masturbate here>.

I have the WRT320N which is pretty decent in all aspects, it's my understanding that the ADSL flavour is none the lesser.
No Brainer Really

raralis · 28 Dec 2010 at 02:18

Thanks for the advice guys.

Linksys WAG320N it is then!

It's a shame they only refreshed the cable modem routers and not the adsl ones.

Sparx · 28 Dec 2010 at 02:46

Just to clarify, Linksys..

DIABLO · 28 Dec 2010 at 03:35

Had WAG320N for maybe 6 months it's been very stable i hav'nt had to reset it once. The only negative i would say is that the interface is not very intruative. It's got a USB port and built in media server as well so it's possible to use as a simple NAS with a USB drive of some sort which is kinda cool.