Not Another Dual-Band Wireless Router?

Earlier in the week we wrote about how you should set up a dual-band 5 GHz/2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network in your home. Now, appropriately enough, it looks like Netgear is set to release its flagship router, the elegantly-named RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700.

The WNDR3700 is the company’s top-of-the-line draft-N router. It offers concurrent signal (that is, simultaneous) dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi. It also has a feature called ReadyShare, which allows for high-speed wireless access across your network to a USB hard drive connected to the router. It also has broadband usage meter (which is a first in a consumer-grade wireless router). Netgear calls the router the “ultimate networking machine for gamers, media enthusiasts, and small businesses,” and we have to agree.

The router is supposed to be equipped with a 680 MHz processor and offer speeds up to 500 Mbps WAN to LAN, and up to 350 Mbps in “real-world wireless throughput.” It is also DLNA-certified, which will make it more proficient at streaming digital media.

The RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNDR3700 is currently available to purchase, worldwide and it comes with a one-year warranty. It has a hefty (but assumedly worthwhile) price tag of $190. If you’re looking to make a big upgrade to your home network, you could do a lot worse than the WNDR3700.