The NETGEAR AC1750 Smart WiFi 5 Router with external antennas delivers extremely fast WiFi. With AC1750 WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet speeds, and high-powered external antennas, this router offers ultimate performance in wireless coverage for large homes with 12 or more wireless devices. It gets 3x faster access than similar 802.11n.
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A router any better than this one would cost nearly $200. I bought this router for $130. It cannot speak for its wireless speed because mine is on a wired network.
I have researched routers for a while before buying my Mac Airport Extreme for my home and this router for an auction. I read that Belkin has had a few hardware issues recently, including getting too hot. Also learned that Belkin bought out Cisco. So buying Cisco is ultimately buying Belkin.
I have not had any problems out of this router. I would buy this router for any purpose, home or business, again.
Brother Printer: Complete large print jobs without taking up much space on your desk with this compact, personal printer. Ideal for your home office, this laser printer features a 250-sheet lower input tray and 100-sheet output tray to handle your needs. If you're looking to conserve toner, just select the Toner Save mode to use less on each print.
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This printer is fast and reliable. It prints an average of 30 ppm. It takes roughly five seconds from the time I click print to the time the page is in my hand. I have printed roughly 200 documents and have not had one dropped yet. The toner is reasonably cheap too. I can find a four pack on eBay for a little over $30. It has a print average around 2,500 pages. It also has a toner-saving setting, which I have not used. It only printed black and white.
The only drawback to the printer: it does not have a LAN port. It can only be connected by USB. It can still be shared over a network but it constantly occupies a USB, which matters if desk space or the number of available USB ports is an issue.
Bottom line: I would buy this printer again for nearly any purpose. Also, this printer was $59 on Black Friday which made the deal even sweeter.
Lenovo Laptop: With built-in wireless networking and a bright HD display, this laptop makes it easy to stay connected and productive at home or on the go. Connect to external displays with the HDMI output, or sync wirelessly with Bluetooth.
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I purchased this laptop for a two-computer database for an auction via a wired LAN. The computer serves its purpose pretty well. I have Microsoft Office Professional 2007 installed with all OS/hardware/software updates (12/28/15). The computer does not seem to hesitate when loading or running programs. The only real issue I have with the computer other than running Windows is that the trackpad click buttons do not respond at times unless I press on a "sweet spot" or press rather firmly. The trackpad and surface is also fairly rough. I get used to it after using it a while but it is not very pleasant at first. More on the Windows comment: I have two iPhones, Airport Extreme router, and 1TB MacBook Pro 15" 1TB flash so as to establish that I do not mind spending money on speed, feel, and reliability. Windows is user-friendly but getting through its security can be a pain.
Setting up the Windows 10 network and giving each computer read/write permissions to the other was sort of cumbersome. My third angle of approach succeeded, and the two were able to modify documents simultaneously with little to no wait -- using wired Netgear 1750 AC router. The laptop was new out of the box so it had a clean OS installation. Other than the click button quirk, I was not disappointed with the hardware and overall performance of the laptop.
Bottom line: if I need a computer for typing Word documents, web surfing, etc. regardless of feel I would buy this laptop again. It handles these processes well. For a computer that clicks and tabs over a thousand times an auction, I would not buy this computer again. This computer had around a $330 price tag at the time of purchase (Dec 2015). I should have spent another $40 or $50 and went with the next one in line.