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Netgear WNDR4500
9.0 out of 10

Netgear WNDR4500

Great Deal: $115.99

Reviews and Problems with Netgear WNDR4500

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Overall 4
4.0

Cannot DHCP and Static IP at same time

stol, Bestbuy
5 June 2012
  • Summary: Setup of router was very easy. Used to Linksys web interface and had no problems adjusting to this one.
  • Pros: not much, basic router
  • Cons: can't do a simple function
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Overall 4
4.0
Value for money 2
2.0
Ease of use 4
4.0
Performance 8
8.0
Ease of setup 6
6.0

Not Up to Par

NOYB, Bestbuy
5 June 2012
  • Summary: No DNS Name Resolution for Local Machines (totally bogus) Takes a Minute (literally) for Every Update Settings Change (way too slow) WiFi adds ~5 ms to latency vs wired
  • Pros: Dual Band WiFi and AP Mode
  • Cons: No Local Machine Name Resolution and Slow Config Changes
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Overall 4
4.0
Value for money 4
4.0
Ease of use 6
6.0
Performance 4
4.0
Ease of setup 6
6.0

died in less than a week

catintheshat, Bestbuy
5 June 2012
  • Summary: Worked great during the 6 days I owned it but it died while I was working from home. No brownouts, power outages or thunderstorms during the time I had it.
  • Pros: easy setup
  • Cons: reliability
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Overall 4
4.0

Slow

uesspoi, Bestbuy
5 June 2012
  • Summary: Bought this with a netgear router. Router was DOA. This product was much slower than I expected. Replaced it with a Zyxtel that I'm real happy with.
  • Pros: looks neat
  • Cons: slow performance
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Overall 4
4.0
Value for money 2
2.0
Ease of use 6
6.0
Performance 6
6.0
Ease of setup 6
6.0

Great product for only 1 year

greyjl, Bestbuy
4 June 2012
  • Summary: I bought this router at the end of July 2011 since it had such great reviews. In Aug of 2012 it stopped working.
  • Pros: Great speed and performance when it works
  • Cons: Router stopped working about 2 weeks after 1 yr warranty expired
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Overall 4
4.0
Value for money 6
6.0
Ease of use 2
2.0
Performance 8
8.0
Ease of setup 2
2.0

Product Still has Bugs

BillyB9, Bestbuy
14 April 2012
  • Summary: I was very excited about combining the " fastest router available" with my new iMac Desktop. Unfortunately, I ended up returning the N900 and getting an Apple Extreme.
  • Pros: Loaded with Features
  • Cons: Too many bugs
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Overall 4
4.0
Value for money 4
4.0
Ease of use 2
2.0
Performance 10
10
Ease of setup 2
2.0

Has everything that you could want...

Ratpuke7, Bestbuy
3 April 2012
  • Summary: What a drag. I do this for a living. I dont want to jump through hoops when i get home. I had to just about stand on my head to get it to do what i wanted.
  • Pros: Slices, dices, juliannes fries, does everything
  • Cons: Difficult setup
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Overall 4
4.0

User Review

Eric_B, NCIX.com
18 February 2012
  • Summary: I'm very desappointed with this router. I had a WNDR3700 which was working fine but it stopped working so I replaced with a WNDR4500.
  • Pros: Easy to setup
  • Cons: Wan connections drops, Wireless speed very slow (16Mb/s)
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Overall 4
4.0
Value for money 6
6.0
Ease of use 4
4.0
Performance 2
2.0
Ease of setup 4
4.0

Did not like this Router

Oxfordwhite, Bestbuy
10 February 2012
  • Summary: I have a very good Canon printer, this Router did not work with it at all. Called Netgear that same day and they wanted me TO PAY for help!! So I returned it.
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Overall 4
4.0
Value for money 2
2.0
Ease of use 8
8.0
Performance 2
2.0
Ease of setup 6
6.0

so many good features but one glaring omission

computerguy1up, Bestbuy
7 February 2012
  • Summary: I have yet to be able to find the dns server on this router. I have several computers on my home network and an essential part of my router is the internal DNS.
  • Cons: lack of internal DNS server
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