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Linksys E3000 router video review

#149 | 4:24 |

Gadget TV

Monday August 23, 2010

The oft forgotten router is the backbone of your home network. It acts as a traffic cop for all the data packets whizzing around the house, acts as a bouncer to keep unwanted weirdos off your wireless network. In some cases, it shares files across the network and more. Do you thank it? Nooooo. The Linksys E3000 from Cisco is the latest in a long line of under appreciated network workhorses. Perhaps its spiffy design will make you pay a little attention?

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Show Notes

Linksys E3000
$179.99

- Dual-band wireless for faster networking outside of the cluttered 2.4GHz spectrum.

- One USB port for sharing files over the network.

- UPnP interface is old school; not for the faint of heart. With a little dedication though, you'll be sharing your videos, music and pics over the network.

- Cannot share a USB printer, which is a let-down for anyone that enjoyed this feature in previous high-end routers from Linksys.

- Gigabit networking is backwards compatible with your older Ethernet devices. If you have devices that support gigabit speeds, you'll be transferring files much, much faster over a wired connection.

- Wireless N band (802.11n) and backwards compatible with 802.11a/b/g devices.

- No external antennas. Instead, it uses six internal antennas.

- Ready for DD-WRT and other firmware mods, though these aren't supported.

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