First 450Mbps Wireless-N Gigabit Router Out

Too early.

thats what she said

I've purchased Trendnet stuff in the past. Horrible quality, never buying another Trendnet product ever again.

So actual throughput might be 150mbps? Here's hoping.

I am looking forward to this technology. Streaming BluRays will be easier, especially at distances. Overall signal should be stronger.

I am very disappointed that it doesn't have 5GHZ. I would expect a router that is going to retail for $200 to have dual, simultaneous bands....

I was planning on putting this in a friends new house but I don't think so now. At least, not until they release one with dual, simultaneous bands!

who'd have thought the first one would come from TRENDnet?
I've always considered them a cheap "me-too" company...

Too bad its only usable on intel laptop hardware so far. Guess it's gonna be a while before we see any real use from this product.

so what about the Intel Wifi 6300 that i have in laptop will that work. is that not the upgrade from the 5300. the intel 6200 is a 2 antenna and the intel 6300 is the 3 antenna. and the intel 6300 says 450mbps.(intel 5100 and 6200 2 Antenna, Intel 5300 and intel 6300 3 antenna)

I really don't understand why they are not releasing adapters at the same time unless they have some exclusive deal with intel and laptop makers...

We need tests!

Jonnydough +1
You hit the nail on the head, Zyxel used to be good as well as Asus running dd-wrt. No alternative firmware for a router then I will not buy it.

Price is a bit high, would expect some usb or pci adapters running at the same speeds to be included in this price.

No help having a 450MB/s router and a 802.11g 54MB/s or 108MB/s usb / pci connector.

I got excited by the title and thought it was Gigabit wireless.

So if I connect with 3 laptops having Wireless G, can I transfer files from one to another at 100Mbit/s (11MB/s)?

450mbps flowing over air? Wireless tech is probably one of the things that we don't know about yet, but is probably horrible for human health. No doubt it is awesome, but somehow it doesn't seem....right?

1) warranty?
2) reliability?
3) price?.....

I hate trendnet; their drivers give me bluescreens

What's the point of 450 Mbit wireless? Wireless is no good for gaming, or other latency sensitive applications. Wireless is never used for servers. Any critical application uses wired LAN connections which are much faster than 450 Mbits and more reliable too, since their not subject to outside interference. So what's the point of this product?? You don't need that kind of speed to check your email or casual laptop/ipad web browsing.

My friends and brothers connect to my network over wireless N and we all game together on Bad Company 2 with no latency or connection issues. That's with about another 12 wireless devices surfing and Youtubing at the same time. I think its a very valid way to connect if you have a good ISP and a good router. I wouldn't go with Trendnet though, I'll wait for a more reputable company to deliver.

As to wireless being no good for gaming applications, with the stuff you generally get at wal-mart, no it isnt. This device just looks like another walmart special. Bottom line: Garbage in garbage out. There is no way a soho device is going to deliver 450mbps at any kind of range with those antennas. MIMO helps, but not enough to get 450mbps. I also wonder how wide the channel is for this. 802.lln would classify this as MCS 23, and the 450 would be at the BEST of conditions. Its then going to fall to something slower, and also remember 450mbps is AGGREGATE throughput. Meaning, 225 theoretical max in either direction. I would be surprised to see over 140 come off this device from its wired interface through to wireless, much less between other wireless devices on the same AP. Noise is also going to be a factor, as if you live in an apartment there are easily 4 or more AP's in range of yours, occupying the now huge chunk of spectrum these 802.11n 2.4ghz devices require to do high throughput.
Now on to some better stuff: If you want decent wireless latency and good quality link between systems you have to shell out some bucks, or build a good one yourself. Cisco/HP make a high quality unit that I get around 1.2ms of average loaded latency on when using them on the corporate net, with an average load of 12.8mbps going through them on the wireless interface at any given moment. These are not 802.11n either, just b/g.
As far as the dual band goes, thats about pointless because the 5ghz band is not as good at bouncing off of things as the 2.4 spectrum is, and has less range even in open air, but has less noise. If you want decent MIMO speeds and latency, you gotta get carrier class hardware. Google ubnt nanostation m2 (The airmax line) and get one of those. The antenna makes placement key, but it will yeild far better results than anything off the shelf for off the shelf prices. It can even be used as a SOHO router with a single ethernet port to downlink to a switch. Set power to 17dbm and let it cook. I have a 2400 sq ft house, placed this bad boy at the ceiling of the back room facing towards the rest of the house, and in my living room I get MSC 13 (240mbps) and it will do most of it. (benched from wired side @ 102 mbps, wireless to wireless does 81) Latency is 0.9 - 1.8 with -80 or better signal.

I work for www.directron.com and we will have this in stock around 6/21. It comes with a 3year manufacturers warranty and we will be selling it for 174.99

Actually Intel's 6300 wireless card also supports 450Mbps 802.11n. I'm planning to upgrade to that one from my 5300 for better reception (it's in a mini PCI-E slot).