Reviews show great 5GHz range and throughput, and seems a decent package overall. I posted because in the last week I had received 2 different offers for this via newsletters at ridiculous prices. This seems cheapest I can find and decided to make the jump for it as my G router isn't cutting it.
Also has Gigabit LAN, so its good for wired connections and for densely populated areas with a lot of 2.4Ghz interference.
The concurrent dual band router TL-WDR4300 is scheduled to launch soon. US pricing is $89
http://www.tp-link.com.au/products/details/?categoryid=2166&…
On top of that $89 there is conversion rate, conversion fees and also the fact that everything sells for way more here then in USA. You'll be looking more so at $120-$150 for this new model from a local retailer with warranty and postage.
I remember the dual band mode should be 2843nd, what happened to it?
the Dual radio looks better. gives you the option of using the 2.4Ghz band for devices that dont support 5Ghz
You should probably mention that you are quoting the review on http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/review/2131679/tp-link-t… rather than stating your own opinion.
The OpenWRT wiki says:
The TP-Link TL-WR2543ND is a selectable dual-band triple-stream (3x3) 450mbps wireless router….Each of the 3 antennas are fed by a seperate SiGe SE2595L WiFi front end module, comprising transmit and receive amplifiers, tx/rx switch, etc.
i.e. It's got more than one radio. I don't know whether they are right or not, just throwing it out there.
no one said it doesnt have 2 radios. we all know it does have 2 radios. The question/ problem is they both cant be used at the same time
Sorry but for us laymen - what's the effect of not being able to run two radios at the same time?
Well if you have 2 radios running at the same time, you can have 2 wireless networks. This is used in most cases for having one 5Ghz connection and one 2.4GHz connection to the same router on the same network. The advantage of this is that you can use the 5GHz connection for your newer devices to avoid interference from other peoples WiFi network,s cordless phones, microwaves, ete; and still be able to use your old devices on the 2.4Ghz connection to your network.
Hope this helped.
There is nothing special about this price. it sells for around $85 pickup ne way
If you link me I'll take it down?
No offence or anything, I just can't find it cheaper.
its a good price
i just don't know why TP link and everyone else omit or at least hide the fact that its single radio
The first link i clicked on google for reviews told me it was single radio in the con column on the right side…
http://www.itreviews.com/hardware/networking/tp-link-tl-wr25…
Touche.
Though I doubt its fair to compare a pickup price to a delivered price.
Just as a reference, the link you provided with shipping actually cost $between $96 - $110, if you were to compare oranges with oranges. My post is flat rate $94 around most Australia. So unless you live local to the stores around NSW, the link you provided is not a better bargain.
This should easily run OpenWRT, makes it a very nice low cost device in my opinion.
http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr2543nd
The mini-review on the wiki reviews it pretty poorly as the CPU seems to bottleneck performance and overheats.
I'm running the wr1043nd and its fantastic. Have it running dropbox backup to a USB as well as a few other services.
yep the wr1043nd is a great product. I stayed with the stock firmware though as my experiment with dd-wrt was so-so.
But it doesn't support AC:(.
AC has not yet been standardized as yet. all ac routers are draft 1.0. Finalization happens at the end of this yr.
Cheaper than some "wholesalers" by almost $20.
I think a lot of the discussion above is rather confusing to people inexperienced in the technicalities of WiFi. To simplify the above:
this is a dual-band router. It can work in the 2.4GHz band or the 5GHz band, but according to some reviews, you have to choose one or the other. You can't operate with some devices on the 5GHz band and some on the 2.4GHz band.
If you choose the 2.4GHz band, you will only get 300Mbps maximum. This is a limitation of the 2.4GHz band, you need three 40MHz-wide channels to achieve 450Mbps. The 2.4GHz band is only just over 80MHz wide, so only two 40MHz-wide channels will fit.
The 5GHz band has more bandwidth. It has a total bandwidth of 140MHz, split into two chunks. If you choose the 5GHz band, you can fit three 40MHz-wide channels, and achieve up to 450Mbps.
Never expect you'll get the full speed listed, unless you have no neighbours with Wifi, no interference of any sort, and your computer/smartphone is quite close to the router. Speed falls off rapidly with distance from the router.
The speed you achieve will also be limited by what you receive the signal with. A WiFi dongle with only one antenna will not give you 450Mbps, no matter how fast your router is.
would the Netgear DGND3300 be a better option (little bit more $$)???
These guys are the cheapest (I did search on staticice)…they are claiming to be 50% off…
http://www.shoppingexpress.com.au/buy/netgear-rangemax-dual-…
Sadly, as it has only a single radio it can't run both bands simultaneouosly, but at this low price that's a reasonable compromise - a dual-radio version would need six antennas (three for each radio), and as it uses traditional external arrays it would end up looking like a Christmas tree.