Linksys E4200 4-Port Gigabit Wireless N Router

I was looking for a new router to replace my old draft N wireless router. I came across this sleek little number with 2 different bands, network 450 Mbps transfer speed and usb connectivity for printers/peripheral devices. My old unit kept dropping out and reconnecting during peek hours or high usage. I do some gaming and also run a game server from time to time and need something that is reliable and my old system just wasn't cutting it. This Linksys E4200 has been living up to its hype. Data transfer has been seamless and constant while my online activities have been running non-interrupted since I started using this equipment. Although the price is still high I don't believe there is a similar featured item out there as yet, so your getting the best available and most reliable item on the market today. I haven't found anything to complain about, minus the price, and I've only been running it for about a month, but if it keeps up its' current performance I'll remain a happy customer. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone who uses high bandwidth and it's very good for streaming video wirelessly from my computer to the TV.

Cisco Systems' Linksys E4200 v2 Maximum Performance Dual-Band N900 router offers true dual-band with concurrent 450Mbps, Gigabit Ethernet, excellent storage and 5GHz wireless throughput, and a nice set of networking features. The router looks good and includes Cisco Connect, an intuitive software application that helps home users set up and manage a home wireless network with ease.
The Linksys E4200 v2's range throughput speed on the 2.4GHz band could be better. The included desktop application can't be used to manage all of the router's settings, doesn't work well with the Web interface, and requires a live Internet connection for the initial setup.
The Linksys E4200 v2 makes a great upgrade to the original version and an excellent investment for those who need a fast, feature-rich, advanced, yet easy-to-use router for the home or even a small business.

I am not a computer geek type person and was a bit apprehensive changing from wired router to wireless router. After researching, I decided upon this brand and model. The eBay auction provided a wonderful price and, of course, NO sales tax. The installation was flawless; no problems whatsoever then and now. The streaming capability is excellent. The unit's range is fine in my home. Would I purchase it again. Yes.

The simultaneous dual wireless net works very good. Despite the internal antennas, the 2.4G range is even better than my old Dlink DIR 300 router which have an external 5dbi antenna.
The file transfer to USB is a good feature, supports NTFS, but the speed is a real issue. Transfer large files like movies is annoying, but it can work fine to backup things like photos or docs on a external device.
The DLNA server is no good, works fine with 700MB AVI files, but fails to work with 720p / 1080p videos; a lot of codecs are not supported also.
In my opinion, to be 'the' device, it needed a built-in modem, a better DLNA server, improve the USB transfer speed and add printer capability.
I will try it latter after upgrading the internal OS to DD-WRT.

The Cisco E4200 router has clean lines, a cool look and is easy to setup. It is a definate upgrade from my old Linksys WRT-110. The E4200 is dual band, 2.4GHZ and 5.0GHZ, the range is a little better than the WRT-110, but using the less crowded 5.0GHZ band really seems to improve my speed. I have one wired computer, three wireless laptop computers, one Blackberry Playbook tablet, one Kindle and three cellphones using the router at different times; the E4200 easily handles the device load. The router also allows me to connect a USB hard drive directly to the router's USB port, which is great. I attached a 500 GB Seagate GO drive, it is visible to all the computers and with the tremendous speed (router to computer) I can stream music and movies to all of the computers...I have not yet figured out how to sent the data to the BlackBerry Playbook tablet yet.