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| D-Link DGL-4500 GamerLounge Router Review |
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Conclusion:
The DGL-4500 is certainly a very capable router with a vast range of features that would put most home routers to shame, and for well over AU$300 you’d expect it to.
It will look great in any home and the OLED display screen adds a bit of geek factor to its appearance which I really like. The three rather thick heavy-duty aerials supplied as standard by D-Link tell you this thing is serious about performance, and it does deliver. The wireless performance is excellent, just as good as the dedicated Wireless-N access point DAP-1353 we tested earlier and the Gigabit Ethernet ports are a great inclusion if you’re going to use this as a switch between local computers.
The rather high asking price means this is never going to be a volume seller for D-Link unlike like their old faithful DI-624, instead it will cater to a niche market who are willing to pay to ensure they have reliable gaming performance. You must remember though, that’s it’s not a 100% guarantee you’ll never have lag, firstly due to the nature of the internet itself it just can’t be guaranteed, and also in our own testing while it did make a noticeable and worthwhile improvement, it still isn’t perfect and your ping times will still increase if your connection is saturated, there’s no way around that.
Overall it’s a great router with some really excellent routing/firewall features, and the wireless is top rate, however due to its price would only recommend it if you need the best.
OzHardware Rating – 8.5/10
This Product can be purchased online at www.techbuy.com.au (Direct Link)
