Excerpt: The Play Max is Belkin’s new flagship consumer router. It, along with the new Surf, Share, and Play routers, is designed for easy installations and consumer friendliness.
Conclusion: Belkin's Play Max router is a tale of two vital ingredients; hardware and software. On the hardware front, the router is compact, looks smart, performs well and showed us...
Pros: Easy to setup, Offers both dual-band wireless and Gigabit Ethernet, Cafe-Style guest network works a treat
Cons: Apps are hugely disappointing, No activity indicators, Poor network storage performance
Conclusion: Broadcom-based 2T2R dual-radio, dual-band 802.11n router w/ Gigabit WAN and LAN ports, USB drive file sharing and easy installation features.
Pros: Simple to set up, Windows and Mac OS supported, 2 USB 2.0 ports for sharing storage or printer, Preconfigured wireless security & Guest network
Cons: Jumbo frames not supported, Admin password can be left blank, No network activity indicators, Poorly documented applications, Most applications run on computer, n...
Conclusion: Belkins Play Max Wireless Router does what it needs to excellently, but brings numerous value added features along for the high-speed ride.
Pros: Easy setup, Excellent speeds, Abundance of extra features
Cons: Fairly large, Made our Telkom modem look prehistoric by comparison, Expensive