Asus WL-520gU Wireless Router

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3.5 stars 5 user reviews

Price Range: $43.20 - $93.98

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Networking type Wireless router
Dimensions (W x D x H) 4.6 in x 6.5 in x 1.2 in
Connectivity technology Wireless Wired
Data transfer rate 125 Mbps
Switching protocol [Jan 21, 2011 from CDS: Networking] Ethernet
Weight 9.2 oz

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"Good...after you update it"

4 stars | on December 29, 2008 by mrosenecker

Pros

USB Printer Support, speed, ability to run 3rd party firmware. Once the 3002 firmware was installed, the whole thing worked great.

Cons

Shipping firmware is horrible. The Asus website for firmware downloads was very frequently overloaded (or buggy). Printing more than one page on original firmware crashed the router repeatedly, requiring me to pull the power cord.

Summary

Bottom line...the router was buggy, required reboots for the littlest things, and crashed several times when printing a single 9-page PDF file (requiring me to pull the power plug). Once I upgraded to the Asus 3002 firmware, it started working great. The web interface is much improved from the earlier version, and the USB printing started working perfectly.
I haven't tried the DD-WRT 3rd party firmware, and probably won't, as long as the 3002 firmware works out OK for me. It's nice to know that I can install it, should the need arise.

Got it for $25 ($45 - $20 rebate) on another site...

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"Not for the newbie"

4.5 stars | on March 10, 2009 by manilaman

Pros

I've owned a couple of wired and a wireless routers, but this one has got to be the best one yet. Signal strength is exceptional, its got a wireless print server, the upgraded bios with its Dr. Surf is a dream and its relatively inexpensive to boot.

Cons

The manual is totally confusing, insufficient, and in some instances seems like it is meant for a different product. Unless you download the upgraded bios, install, and reboot the unit the installation of this unit is not for the inexperienced user.

Summary

I truly love this product, I just wish that it had come with a better manual that explains the fact that you first have to upgrade the bios and how this is done. Otherwise I'm looking forward to a long and fruitful surf affair with this router.

"Affordable price; Easy to Connect; Clean Sophisticated Look; Great Range"

4.5 stars | on May 8, 2008 by C3Blaupunkt

Pros

Plug & Play! Low heat compared with other routers.

Cons

Needs a little tweaking on the Printer Server Connection

Summary

Am currently using 2 Wireless Router in our building, one is linksys and recently i tried using the ASUS for my office. Comparing the performance, both basically provides same speed connection in the internet. However, i find the USB option in the ASUS usefull specially for my shared printer. AS for the range i find d asus stronger. The Linksys drops signal when its 2 rooms away but the Asus still gives 1 to 2 bars 3 rooms apart. I also often experience drop in signals and constant resetting of the Linksys as compared with the Asus, so far, none yet for 3 mos now. All of these are base on actual test and not by Paper I tried finding sites where i can compare both since they are on the same price range in my country $50. Unfortunately Asus is not as popular as Linksys & there are none. For recommendation, i will recommend the ASUS. Am now selling the Linksys

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