Hey Charlie, is the Macbook's wireless N compatible with this router?

So...how does it perform? =]

I got this about a week ago, and while it's damn sexy I had a bit of a hard time getting it to work with the Belkin draftN wireless adapter on my newly installed Vista machine. Googling found that Vista has some issues with DraftN stuff (there's a bug that only says it's 802.11g, for example).

I was able to call Belkin support and after telling me to rename my network and remove all security (weird) it ended up working. I was able to put a MAC filter on the router so other people can't access it, but it seems odd - one would think that using two Belkin products it would be seamless, but alas.

However sexy the display is though, the buttons feel really cheap and on my unit they're not responsive - I have to *really* press the button for it to activate the menus. Might be specific to my unit though.

Ok the biggest deal for me right now is that it does NOT work with my wireless xbox 360! This may have to do with some channel settings I have to manipulate but so far I haven't found a solution.

My $.02, for what they're worth.

might jsut have to get one of these. and i have to say, it looks like a mini iMac(new style).

how much?

Pro: Know what is going on with your wireless at a glance.

Con: Doesn't make waffles.

... so when are we going to get some more in-depth reviews, with things like testing range and throughput?

I've been ogling this beauty since it was announced but my past experiences with Belkin are less than stellar (actually the Belkin skypephone is the most worthless gadget I ever bought... too unreliable even for a beta version), so I wanna be sure I'm not buying a pretty lemon.

Has anyone put it through the works for more than a few days? Do all clients hold their signal?

Also I thought it has GigE, no?

I almost bought one of these but settled for the Airport Extreme. AE is very simplistic and guaranteed to work with my MacBook's Draft N. I just couldn't justify spending over $30.00 more for this Belkin (Apple Store gives soldiers discount so I paid $169 for my AE) and not even have a USB port for my printer.

Is good, Is sexy but my but ill stick with my Verizon FIOS modem and a PIX on the otherside. Is Sexier. Porn at high speeds over a multibillion dollar network = priceless.

I purchased this router and had nothing but problems right out of the box. First, quality control regarding unit condition is attrocious. There are spider scratches all over the shiny black portions of the router due to the lack of any protective materials.

Second, getting devices to conncet via wifi was also challenging. My handheld would only do so under WEB 64 security (though it supports multiple wireless security protocols) and my xbox 360 would not connect in the slightest. Contacted Belkin tech support who was unable to help me find a solution.

Finally, the LCD is nice in concept but real time speed measurements seemed delayed and sporadic. Strike three.

Packed up the unit and sent it back to Best Buy. Sticking with the AEBS.

Does it store music and take pictures?? If not junko

Would it be possible to test how many simultaneous connections (or sessions) it can maintain before crapping out? Thanks in advance!!

Until someone produces a 802.11 draftN gaming adapter, my wireless N setup is pretty useless.

Please someone, let me access my Videos on my XBox360 with out network congestion thru 1 floor & three walls.

Is the guy in the reflection trying to gouge his own eye out? I hope this is no indication of how intuitive the product is.

Looks good for sure, and the features seem nice. This would be great to monitor my roommate's bandwidth for those bored and lonely nights.

Not to point out gizmodo's flaws or anything, but you guys could use some better gadget photography. This is like porn to most of us here, so take some quality shots.

.will work for gadgets

Damn, I was really interested in this until you mentioned it reboots when you make changes. I won't live with that. I had a netgear that did that once, got rid of that dog, what a pain in the arse.

I bought this router last Monday. After going through two other N routers, this one has shown itself to actually be.

Well, pretty damn good. I have a MacBook Pro, Dell Latitude D820 and a T-Mobile Nokia 6086 connected and I be darned, this think actually works great.

Yes, you have to reboot after a config change. That is annoying but forgivable in my book.

I bought one of these last week and returned it two days later after Belkin's tech support finally admitted that they could not figure out how to open a VPN connection over the thing. I also had the problems with the buttons on the front barely working. Wireless performance was good, distance was great, but if I can't use it to work from home it isn't worth much.

i want this so bad....

Wow, what a great idea! Let's take an appliance that's been made almost invisible, and put it in a bog-ass box, and moved it out of the closet (so to speak) so it can take up space on your desk. And then they enabled it to do exactly what you can already do on your computer.

Next up from Belkin? A 23" HD CRT monitor! (Truss costs extra)

@ThriveNOC: PIX? Haha you're going hard core.

Looking beyond the smoke and mirrors, if it is anything like their first N router than it is nothing more than smoke and mirrors to cloak how poorly they perform. I had two of their N routers and abandoned them for the Airport Extreme. Unfortunately, sexiness cannot account for poor usability.

And, besides, apparently the only way to have a good successful working Belkin N router is to disable all security. What is the point of having a router like that if you cannot even secure it?

@sabih: What I want to know about is the *range*....

Also, does anyone know if there is a way to obtain and retrofit a Dell 802.11n mini-pci card into a year-old Dell? I dont want the card hanging off the side.

Thats kind of disturbing about the vista security and XBox issues though. Gads.

What software could I use on my computer to do what this router does, like monitor download/upload speed of each user on the network, etc?

@bitgod: What router are you using that DOESN'T rester itself when you make changes. Almost any SOHO class rotuer I've ever played with (Belkin, Netgear, Linksys, Buffalo, Apple) has needed to reboot once configuration changes are made. Some routers are better than others though, letting you make all of your changes before applying them in one shot, but still, almsot all routers need to be restarted when changes are made, especially any changes that affect the wireless radio.

Stay away from Draft N stuff, a waste of money no matter how pretty. No guarantee it will be compatible with the final N standard.

Has Anyone figured out a solution to the XBox 360 Wireless connection problem?