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D-Link DIR-855

First seen: 5 june 2008

Information found in: from 55 sources in 16 countries.

Best Price: 236.00 USD

  • User Score (47)
    7.9 7.9 from 47 reviewers
  • Expert Score (16)
    7.9 7.9 from 16 reviewers
  • Value for money (4)
    7.5 7.5 from 4 reviewers
  • Features (3)
    10 10 from 3 reviewers
  • Ease of use (2)
    6.4 6.4 from 2 reviewers
  • Performance (4)
    10 10 from 4 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • routing performance, very fast transfer speed, nice finished, includes every conceivable feature, great throughput performance
  • oh yeah and price, need a seperate modem, relatively slow performance, horrible tech service, confusing network activity display

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  • • Quadband technology, up to 600 Mbps aggregated bandwidth
  • • True concurrent 2.4 and 5 GHz Wireless N operation
  • • Intelligent data prioritization on both wired (StreamEngine) and wireless (WISH) networks
  • • “Certified For Windows Vista™” label
  • • Certified for Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) specification
  • • Best routing throughput
  • • Green Ethernet  power-saving feature, for up to 14%* less power consumption
  • • OLED Network Ac…

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  • Reviews of D-Link DIR-855

  1. D-Link DIR-855

    Reviewer: PC Pro
    17 September 2008
    Overall 7
    6.7
     

    Fast and packed with features, but all this comes at a prohibitive cost. Read more

  2. Review: D-Link DIR-855 Xtreme N Duo Media Router

    Reviewer: Computeractive
    23 September 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Overall A powerful, feature-packed router ideal for the technically minded, but too complicated and expensive for most users Read more

  3. D-Link DIR-855 wireless router

    Reviewer: Infomatics
    4 February 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    A dual-band wireless router Read more

  4. D-Link Wireless N Quadband Gigabit Router DIR-855

    Reviewer: TrustedReviews
    27 October 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
    Value for money 5
    5.0
    Features 9
    9.0
    Performance 8
    8.0
     

    Despite being announced ages ago it's been a long wait for D-Link's latest wireless broadband router and this was no doubt due to a recall the company issued in January after assembly errors were discovered in a small number of units. Well, the DIR-855 is here now and we find out whether it was worth this long wait. Read more

  5. D-Link DIR-855 wireless router

    Reviewer: PC Magazine
    4 February 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Value for money 8
    8.0
    Features 10
    10
     

    Pros: Dual band; includes every conceivable feature; handy built-in display Cons: High price Overall: Does almost everything you could possibly want, but at a cost Read more

  1. OMG! Sugoi! fanatastic prod.

    Reviewer: Beach Audio
    23 October 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Particularly in my home which has a lot of metal and very thick walls which was a problem with other products this has done very well for me. Read more

  2. Recalled

    Reviewer: Sin, PriceSpider.com
    17 February 2008
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 day to 1 week This user purchased this item from Newegg Pros: OLED display, Simultaneous DualBand, more features then anyone could ever understand let a loan use. Cons: Dlink sent out several thousand units that are defective (according to Dlink's website the units were wired wrong). When accompanied by the DAP-1555 it was designed for, you get a total loss of connection within minutes. Faulty... Read more

  3. Reviewer: Review Centre
    16 May 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
    Value for money 2
    2.0
    Ease of use 2
    2.0
     

    D-Link Xtreme N Duo Media Router DIR-855 not as fast as my bt hub2 and may be hard for some to set up. I have gone back to using my old bt hub2 Read more

  4. Wireless Range

    Reviewer: PriceGrabber
    18 December 2008
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    I was excited to hook up this router and utilize the dual band capabilities. Installation was very easy and predictable but the wireless range is poor. Coverage is terrible and not an improvement over my previous dlink wireless G router. I would simply install a 'booster' antennae but I'm unsure which to get as this router has 3 antennaes 2.4/5.0 ghz. Manufacturer support doesn't have any answers and has not returned my inquiries. I would recomend this router ONLY if... Read more

  5. "NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE"

    Reviewer: CNET
    17 November 2009
    Overall 3
    3.0
     

    This router would not set up using my Static IP setup. I had to use the Dynamic option but the connection kept dropping rendering the router unusable. The setup is not at all simple and in fact I was advised by the tech guys at the vendor (Broadbandbuyer) NOT to use the Wizard in any circumstances! The reset button did not work and the only way to restore the manufacturers settings was through the web interface. D-Link support was the worst I have ever encountered and... Read more

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