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Reviews of the D-Link DGL-4500 GamerLounge Xtreme N Gaming Router

  • 7.3

    CNET Review

    February 26, 2008

    The Good: Intuitive and responsive browser interface; Gigabit LAN and WAN; excellent range; easy to setup; Network Activity Display offers quick access to a variety of network information; preset with a lot of settings for special services and applications, including games.

    The Bad: Random reset during heavy load.

    The Bottom Line: The D-Link DGL-4500 GamerLounge Xtreme N Gaming Router almost succeeds for home networking and hardcore gamers. It bears a few flaws, among which is a random reset during heavy load that might be the deal breaker.

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  • 9.0

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | January 7, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 73/100 and users 78/100. Comparing these reviews to 47816 other Firewalls & Broadband Routers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 90/100 = Excellent.

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Manufacturer: D-Link Systems Inc.

Part number: DGL-4500

General

  • Device Type Wireless router
  • Form Factor External
  • Built-in Devices Status LCD
  • Width 4.6 in
  • Depth 7.6 in
  • Height 1.2 in
  • Weight 11.2 oz

Networking

  • Form factor External
  • Connectivity technology Wired, Wireless
  • Integrated Switch 4-port switch
  • Data Transfer Rate 300 Mbps
  • Data link protocol Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11a, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0)
  • Switching protocol Ethernet
  • Transport protocol L2TP, PPTP, IPSec
  • Remote management protocol HTTP
  • Features Firewall protection, VPN passthrough, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), NAT support
  • Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.3, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0)

Antenna

  • Antenna Quantity 3
  • Directivity Omni-directional
  • Antenna External detachable

Communications

  • Type None

Expansion / Connectivity

  • Interfaces 4 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 1 x Network - Radio-Ethernet, 1 x USB, 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 ( WAN )
  • Port(s) Total (Free) / Connector Type 1 Network Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T:RJ-45, 1 Network Radio-Ethernet:, 1 USB, 4 Network Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T:RJ-45

Miscellaneous

  • Cables (Details) 1 x Network cable
  • Compliant Standards IC, FCC Class B certified
  • Encryption Algorithm 128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2

Power

  • Power Supply / Device Power adapter External
  • Power Device Power adapter - External

Cable(s) / Peripheral(s)

  • Cable(s) included 1 Network cable External

Software / System Requirements

  • Software type Drivers & Utilities
  • Min Operating system Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple MacOS X 10.4
  • Peripheral / Interface Devices CD-ROM, Network adapter

Modem

  • Modem Type None

CNET Labs' Benchmarks

  • CNET Labs long-range tests (in Mbps) 49.7
  • CNET Labs maximum throughput tests (at 15 feet, in Mbps) 116.13
  • CNET Labs maximum throughput tests with mixed 802.11b/g and draft N, MIMO clients (at 15 feet, in Mbps) 49.7

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D-Link DGL-4500 GamerLounge Xtreme N Gaming Router

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DGL-4500 Xtreme N Gaming Wireless Router from 15 online stores: Lowest Price: $144.05

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