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TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router

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TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
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Rating: 7.87/10
Wayne_C@NCIX
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Review Date: 12/17/14
TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
Cons:None

Pros:Excellent signal strengthDual bandGreat pricedd-wrt compatible
Comment:
Overall, it is a cheap and great gigabit dual band router.
OcarinaSchief@NCIX
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Review Date: 11/22/14
TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
Cons:The size is rather large. But most of these high end type routers are... Having no issues with it though.

Pros:Got on sale with free shipping, and for the price I got it for, it is a great router! Having dual band is awesome for splitting up light load works. As well as the USB slots for some spare extra storage. Wireless signal is rather good as well at this price. Has a couple mounting holes for mounting onto a wall to keep out of reach of pets, and other things.Setup was also easy to do!
Comment:
If you're looking for an affordable wireless router that will work great, and split work loads between streaming, or simple browsing, this is the router to get for you. Wait for the router to go on sale though, and better yet, have free shipping along with it.
Will_P@NCIX
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Review Date: 06/13/14
TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
Cons:Lower than expected speeds, but good for the pricetag. 5GhZ signal strength seems a bit low.

Pros:Decent Signal strength, dd-wrt compatible, low price
Comment:
Purchased to replace and aging WRT54G, the signal isn't as good as the WRT54G's was, but with the N network the overall speeds went up a bit, plus gives access to the 5GhZ network so that a few of my devices can be off of the crowded 2.5GhZ spectrum.
Marc_B@NCIX
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Review Date: 04/17/14
TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
Cons:None

Pros:Excellent signal strength. Looks good.Wifi allows you to bridge to another WiFi Network expanding the distance your network covers. It Does it on both the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz. Plus it works great as a single WiFi router.
Comment:
Overall very pleased with this router.
Greg_B@NCIX
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Review Date: 05/15/13
TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
Cons:None

Pros:Great price, easy to set up
Comment:
This is a very good router for the price. I installed it in less than 10 minutes with the CD given. Dual band speeds are great within the entire house. Firmware update  took 5 minutes to find and installation of that was effortless.
Justin_E@NCIX
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Review Date: 05/01/13
TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
Cons:- kind of bulky compared to other routers

Pros:- cheap- dualband- dd-wrt compatible
Comment:
I installed DD-WRT on this and made it better than ever, so far so good.
Serkan_K@NCIX
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Review Date: 03/22/13
TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
Cons:-Does not function properly out of the box.-The original firmware has a serious security hole: http://sekurak.pl/tp-link-httptftp-backdoor/

Pros:- Works like a charm if you can get it to...- OpenWrt compatible.- 2 USB ports that can be used for NAS and print server purposes.
Comment:
The only way I could get this thing working properly is to put in a custom firmware. To be exact; OpenWrt - Barrier Breaker r35604. I tried all the firmware upgrades from the manufacturer but they are useless. In short, it's not a product a can recommend to a friend unless he/she is a top-notch geek who can do some magic.P.S.: If you are going to put in a custom firmware do a hard reset (30/30/30) beforehand. This review was modfied by poster @ 03-22-13 04:09 PM
RubberCheese@NCIX
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Review Date: 02/20/13
TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
Cons:Relatively unknown brand (I think!)

Pros:Speed, reliable connection
Comment:
Bought this in conjuction with a TP-Link 450Mbps PCIe card. I'm able to connect to through a wall 30ft with full bars on the 5Ghz band. Throughput is limited only by my NAS connection (wired at 100Mbps) and internet speed test gives me the same results as if I'm plugged directly into the cable modem (45Mbps).Previously, I hadn't been able to connect at over 25Mbps with an older Asus N router, and the Rogers-supplied modem/router. I think the 5.0Ghz band has less interference as I live in a condo.
Curtis_K@NCIX
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Review Date: 02/07/13
TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
Cons:Spontaneously completely drops 2.4 GHz band requiring reboot or toggling physical wireless switch

Pros:Super cheap for a dual-band, lots of features including 2 usb ports
Comment:
What can you do with a router than drops connection? It's junk. I guess you get what you pay for.
Kcc@NCIX
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Review Date: 02/04/13
TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
Cons:When u see the actual product, u will notice it is very large. the wireless signal is OK but not goes very far ...

Pros:It has a switch to turn on or turn off wireless signalthe wireless signal is OK
Comment:
Overall , it is a good Gigabit Router 802.11A/B/G/N !
Robb_S@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/17/13
TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
Cons:Nothing signficant. Has been on for a month with 0 issues.Annoying: MAC addresses must use - separator rather than :

Pros:TP-Link website has emulator so you can examine the features.Good value on sale.
Comment:
I decided to try this unit primarily because 1. there is a physical switch to turn wireless features on/off. I use wireless less than 10% of the time so this is a simple security and energy saving feature. 2. it's easy to set up reserved IP addresses.
Bored Now@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/13/13
TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
Cons:A nightmare to get working, flakes out regularly.

Pros:Gigabit tranfers 120ish MB/s between comps. Wireless range is more than enough for a 3 floor house and in the 50'x120' yard.
Comment:
Paired with a speedtouch 516 upgraded from an old still working DI604 to this. After 3 days of drops resetting and firmware updates I got up this morning and I actually still had a connection.It does have some problems be it firmware or whatever and I won't recommend it.
Eric_B@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/09/13
TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
Cons:not very good customer support

Pros:easy to set upworked well
Comment:
I purchased this unit to replace an older router. It works well and was not hard to set up and hook in my newer laptops. However I did have difficulties with an older laptop and did not receive any help assistance from their customer service department. It was only through talking to a computer friend of mine (in England) that I was able to resolve the problem.
MG@NCIX
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Review Date: 12/18/12
TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
Cons:Ports USB pas très rapide en partage de fichier (2 à 3MB/s au plus).La bande de 5GHz n'a pas une aussi grande portée que le 2.4GHz.La bande 2.4 GHz est complètement brouillée si mon routeur est installé directement à coté de mes disques durs Hitachi Touro Pro. Un déplacement de mes disques 20 cm à corriger le problème.

Pros:$64.99 en solde.Manufacturier fiable.Mise à jour fréquente des firmwares de cette compagnie.Très bon rapport qualité/prix.Double bande (2.4 et 5 GHz).Deux ports USB (2.0)Configuration relativement simple.Controle parentale.Vitesse de transfert 2 à 3 fois plus rapide ne 5GHz.Réseau cablé Gigabit.
Comment:
Pour 65$ c'est difficile de trouver un routeur d'un autre manufacturier avec toutes ces caractéristiques. Lorsqu'on a des périphériques avec interface WiFi 5GHz c'est intéressant de l'exploiter parce qu'elle est plus rapide que la 2.4GHz. Un peut brancher un disque dur à ce router pour jouer le rôle de NAS et simultanément brancher une imprimante pour la partager aux membre du réseau. À mon router ce routeur devrait être tout aussi populaire que les routeurs des grands manufacturier comme Asus, D-Link et Linksys. Un routeur à recommandé.
lu_z@NCIX
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Review Date: 12/03/12
TP-LINK TL-WDR4300 Wireless Dual Band Gig Router
Cons:None.

Pros:good Single , support wireless N, Dual Band
Comment:
got it on deal with 99$ and free shipping. a little bit expensive.
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