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Router Built for Gamers

Posted by samzenpus on from the kill-the-lag-beast dept.

VL writes "Ping times suck? Too much lag? If your loved ones are hogging all your bandwidth with P2P and torrents, you'll want to check out the D-Link DGL-4300 Wireless 108G Gaming Router. This is a router designed for gamers that also happens to be a great router for regular folks."

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  1. Re:Overpriced by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 4, Funny

    Gaming routers come with a Firewallhack built in.

    They are also decked out in l33t colours for the
    gamers.

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  2. Stating the obvious (chimera analogy included) by Sheepdot · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is a router designed for gamers that also happens to be a great router for regular folks.

    You're stating the obvious.

    Gamer : Regular Folk :: Military-Grade : Civilian.

  3. Re:Overpriced by Atrax · · Score: 3, Funny

    They are also decked out in l33t colours for the
    gamers.

    forget firewallhack. I think the colours are the entire strategy.

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  4. Sites down. by Tibe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Viperlair.com, after reviewing thier weblogs, recently decided Cisco may have been a better choice for their routers.

    Mirrordot

  5. Re:Overpriced by Anonymous+Luddite · · Score: 4, Funny

    >> $120? What makes this router so special?

    ummm I'm thinking the extra $100 bucks is cuz its a 'GAMING' router. Good thing they didn't add the word 'INDUSTRIAL' or it would be an extra $2000...

    Someone in marketing gets a bonus for this I bet...

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  6. Is it X-treme? by stratjakt · · Score: 4, Funny

    That is, just paying more money for something with a decal on it?

    I could see them preloading it to know about and priortize some traffic (XBox Live, and a handful of the top PC titles), but I bet it's just the same old router with an X-Treme GamAr sticker and a 100 dollar higher price tag.

    If you go to EB you'll see "XBox Lan Party" kits, with a simple 4 port 100mbit hub (not a switch) and a few patchcords, and they sell for upwards of 100 bucks.

    Or an "XBox link cable" (read crossover cable) sells in the gamerz section of Best Buy for 40 bucks, whereas a regular x-over cable in the comp section will be about 10.

    Go Go Gamer Rip-off!!

    (I have an actual gaming router, linux based, that does prioritize xbox live, xbconnect, etc, and works great even when I'm bittorrenting the hell out of the connection).

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  7. If your loved ones are hogging... by NTvision · · Score: 5, Funny

    If your loved ones are hogging all your bandwidth... Unplug them! That's what I do when it's game time. "Sorry guys, the Internet is down again."

  8. Nothing beats... by Jakeypants · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nothing beats playing my favorite EA games over my SBC Yahoo! DSL connection using my D-Link DGL-4300 Wireless 108G Gaming Router with a cool, refreshing Pepsi in one hand, my Logitech mouse in the other, wearing my Nike clothes and blasting a ClearChannel affiliate, my source for great new hits from 50 Cent and A Simple Plan.

    Whoops, I meant to post that as an article.

  9. yes but.... by y2dt · · Score: 4, Funny

    does it have a Hemi?

  10. Re:Overpriced by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 4, Funny

    > Alchemy has been in beta for over 9 months.

    And it *still* only turns lead into silver!

    Chris Mattern

  11. Re:DLink by Mattintosh · · Score: 3, Funny

    What a nice anecdote.

    I have a DI-604 at home. It works perfectly.

    I have a DI-604 at work. It works perfectly.

    Consider your anecdote negated, and chalk one up for D-Link.