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    As a basic wireless N kit, the Conceptronic Wireless 300Mbps Broadband Starter pack offers reasonable value, but like so many of its wireless N peers, it still fails to live up to the hype.

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    The Netgear WNR854T RangeMax Next Gigabit a router that supports Gigabit Ethernet wired networking along with Draft 2.0 of the 802.11n wireless standard. In our testing, the WNR854T proved itself to be a solid performer.

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    The Asus WL-500W is a good choice only for advanced users who will take advantage of some of router's USB features and aren't afraid to wade into those waters without help.

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