Linksys WRT54GS vs. TP-Link TL-WR642G

[badkuk]

peeps, pls help me decide naman. i'm planning to play around with wifi over the New Year break.


Linksys WRT54GS
pros:

1.) two antennae; i'm assuming that this would have better coverage over my house

2.) has more flash RAM, Broadcom chip inside



cons:

1.) mas mahal ng ~1k
2.) b/g lang siya


TP-Link TL-WR642G

pros
1.) cheaper
2.) (pre)Draft N support

cons
1.) one antenna only


i'm planning to buy a cheap TP-Link card to pair with this btw

tia

[froshie1]

peeps, pls help me decide naman. i'm planning to play around with wifi over the New Year break.


Linksys WRT54GS
pros:

1.) two antennae; i'm assuming that this would have better coverage over my house

2.) has more flash RAM, Broadcom chip inside



cons:

1.) mas mahal ng ~1k
2.) b/g lang siya


TP-Link TL-WR642G

pros
1.) cheaper
2.) (pre)Draft N support

cons
1.) one antenna only


i'm planning to buy a cheap TP-Link card to pair with this btw

tia

pards gaano ba kataas ang bahay ninyo?

btw a G would do if all you do is browse and dld thru the net unless you're transferring files within your LAN an N will be much better than the G.

[badkuk]

two story lang naman...i was thinking that the extra antenna can come in handy when trying to position it for better coverage

[froshie1]

What's your current router? Ano nagiging problema mo sa current router mo?

[badkuk]

er...don't have one B)

[moe]

my linksys wrt54gs has been running 24/7 for the past 2 years

[Yoda]

I'll vote for the TP only because of the pre-N support and the price. pre-N supposedly has a farther range, so you may not need the 2 antennae of the Linksys. Then again, I have no experience with the brand, so I don't know how reliable it is or not. Netgear gamit ko e, 4 years already.

[ghosthunter]

My home and office have been upgraded from the Linksys to the TP wifi routers. I don't detect much difference in wifi coverage area if you consider the original Linksys antennas. But if you upgrade to the high gain version of the linksys, you can gain about 20% to 25% more signal strength in spotty areas.

Given the price, the TP-Link is a good choice against Linksys.

[n5110]

reliability wise alin ang mas magaling sa 2? balak ko din bumili ng wifi router early next year. Thx

[froshie1]

Kung hindi naman ganun kataasan iyong 2nd floor mo, mag D-Link ka na lang hahaha. Kung mataas iyong pagitan ng 1st floor sa 2nd floor mag Linksys WRT54GS.