ROuters Buyers Guide
Key Features
| Key Features | | | Router Functionalities | | | Included Adapter | | | Forwarding Rate |
| | With over 800 routers on the market, key features such as Router Functionalities, Included Adapter & Forwarding Rate are important factors when buying. These features not only effect the performane and quality of the router you choose, but also the price. Shown below are price guides for a selection of routers focusing on the key features: Router Functionalities, Included Adapter & Forwarding Rate. |
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| Router Functionalities | | Print Server | £30.00 | | DSL Modem ? VPN Pass-Thru ? Firewall ? Print Server | £59.00 | | Wireless Access Point ? Firewall ? DHCP Server ? Voice over IP Gateway (VoIP) | £86.00 | | DSL Modem | £121.00 | | VPN Pass-Thru ? Firewall ? DHCP Server ? Voice over IP Gateway (VoIP) | £249.00 | | * | VPN Pass-Thru ? Firewall ? DHCP Server | £102.00 |
| | | Included Adapter | | PCI Wireless Adapter | £72.00 | | USB Wireless Adapter | £85.00 | | PC Card Wireless Adapter | £90.00 | | Wireless Game Adapter | £106.00 | | * | PC Card Wireless Adapter | £90.00 |
| | | Forwarding Rate | | 300 Mpps | £178.00 | | 0.1 Mpps | £4,287.00 | | 0.35 Mpps | £5,709.00 | | * | 300 Mpps | £178.00 |
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* Taking into account all current routers on the market the most desirable would be a router with VPN Pass-Thru ? Firewall ? DHCP Server Router Functionalities, PC Card Wireless Adapter Included Adapter and 300 Mpps Forwarding Rate.
Price Guide
| Min | £5.70 | | Avg | £2,680.48 | | Max | £88,794.75 |
| | ROuters cost anywhere from £5.70 for a basic router with few features to around £88,794.75 for a fully featured router. |
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Brand Guide
| Popular Brands | | | Cisco | | | Linksys | | | ZyXEL | | | NetGear | | | 3Com | | | Huawei |
| | The most popular routers brand is Cisco. The most expensive routers brand is Foundry. If you're looking for a bargain then look out for Sava Value branded routers as generally they offer the cheapest routers. |
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