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D-Link DIR-855

First seen: 5 june 2008

Information found in: from 65 sources in 18 countries.

Best Price: 228.00 USD

  • User Score (99)
    7.6 7.6 from 99 reviewers
  • Expert Score (17)
    8.2 8.2 from 17 reviewers
  • Value for money (5)
    8.4 8.4 from 5 reviewers
  • Features (8)
    10 10 from 8 reviewers
  • Ease of use (2)
    6.3 6.3 from 2 reviewers
  • Performance (9)
    10 10 from 9 reviewers
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  • in fact, dual band broadcast, convenient preset settings, nice display, based configuration
  • confusing network activity display, well overpriced, a little pricey, cons price, the middle ant

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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

    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. 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

  2. "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

  3. Fantastic

    Reviewer: Newegg
    28 February 2010
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I have been waiting for this router to come down in price for a while. The price from New Egg at 215 is unbelievable. It is definitely worth the money. I have had the Dir-655, Dir-825, Netgear WNDR3700, and the Belkin N. This is by far the best of the bunch. I have finally found a router that delivers. Read more

  4. Reviewer: Indy, Circuit City
    10 July 2010 See Product at Circuit City (239.99 USD)
    Overall 6
    5.6
    Features 10
    10
    Performance 2
    2.0
     

    I had a old school Wirless G router from Microsoft Router which i paid 100$ when it was new it peforms way better then this one. The range is completely horrible and id have to reset the router everyday for the internet to work. next time i'll listen to online reviews Read more

  5. Expected More....

    Reviewer: Tiger Direct
    7 days ago
    Overall 7
    6.5
     

    I had an old wireless g router that I wanted to replace, so I picked up this one. I live in a 3 story house, and the router is located in the basement. I saw improvements in signal on the main floor, however floors 2 and 3 have no improvement whatsoever. I really expected a boost in signal strength, and was disappointed that it really made no difference. The last router costed $60 and had an internal antenna, it performed just as well. Are the 3 external antennas just... Read more

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