D-Link’s giving your popularity the benefit of the doubt by offering eight Ethernet ports on their new DIR-632 802.11n router. If you’re worried about all those open ports bumming you out, D-Link has three other new devices to check out.
If the DIR-632′s eight ports seem like overkill, there’s the D-Link Rush (DAP-1560), the Touch (DAP-865), and a new 802.11n pocket router that has no epithet.
The Rush is a secure, powerful access point designed to beef up your current home network for bandwidth intensive content, like HD movies. The Touch, as its name suggests, has a 3-inch touch screen for, you know, changing all those settings you change on your router. The pocket router can function as its own router or as an access point, extending an existing network.
The new routers will be available in the first half of 2010, and prices will be announced at launch. In the case of the DIR-632, that gives you just a few months to secure your LAN party RSVPs. [
gargravarr
Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 5:51 PMI’m interested in the eight-port router. Don’t forget, devices of all sorts come with ethernet ports now. All four of mine are full and only one is a computer.
Paul Taylor
Monday, January 11, 2010 at 7:16 PMAgree! I have two routers (one configured as an AP) and the 6 remaining ports are all full – not to mention that there are several wireless devices connected.
Esecially given that wireless N has been overhyped and is still not suficiently fast or reliable for major connections, I reckon the 8 ports are well worth it.
My home is probably a little more tech centered than most but not far off the norm for those who would buy a featured router like this. Currently networked I have:
- Main PC
- Home Server
- HTPC
- PS3
- 2 x iPhones
- Printer
- NDS
- Wii
While my home theatre gear is a little older, most new equipment would add:
- Tv
- Receiver/Amp