Linksys WRT54GS 54Mbps 802.11g 4-Port Wireless Router with SpeedBooster

February 20th, 2007 - - Filled in: Business/Consumer

Just a quick preface…moving has been a slow process. I’ve never mentioned it here before, but I do dabble in residential real estate investments — something I would like to ramp up in the next couple of years — thanks to my parents, who have been successful doing it thusfar. So, I’ve moved into one of my investments simply because the return on the property wouldn’t have been as high as I would like, but still a worthwhile investment.

Anyway, I’m an electronics junkie. Part of my move meant making my house wireless. I’ve never done that before. I just got too lazy and settled for a direct connection. But now I’ve gone and done it. I’ve got a loaner laptop from The Eddie, and a cheap USB wireless adapter for my PC. All I need is the most important piece: THE ROUTER. This morning I bought a Linksys WRT54GS 54Mbps 802.11g 4-Port Wireless Router with SpeedBooster. Based on the reviews I read at Amazon.com, TigerDirect (from where I ultimately purchased it), and c|net.com. The apparent difference between this and the regular WRT54GS is the speed…using Broadcom’s Afterburner. But from what I’ve read, the boost in speed comes when multiple users are on the network. Makes sense. However, LinkSys claims that even with 1 user, speed is increased by, at the very least, 20%.

Here are a few other products that I saw on TigerDirect that were on special:

If any of you have experiences with this or other LinkSys products, I’d like to know what you think. Any other suggestions for making my wireless experience as smooth as possible?