Testseek.com have collected 42 expert reviews of the Netgear WNDR4500 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Netgear WNDR4500 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router.
February 2012
(80%)
42 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(86%)
12 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
80010042
The editors liked
Dual bands delivering high speeds
Gigabit Ethernet
Improved wireless range
Easy setup
The Netgear WNDR4500 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router supports the new 450Mbps standard on both bands
And offers great range and excellent data rates on the 5GHz band. The router comes with the robust and easytouse Netgear Genie management software
Chart-leading 5GHz performance
Excellent 2.4GHz performance. IPv6 support. Good parental filtering tools. Gigabit WAN
The editors didn't like
High price
$369
The Netgear WNDR4500's 24.GHz wireless performance is subpar
And its USB storage performance could also use some improvement
20-second restart for every setting applied. Web UI not well thought through. Traffic control needs work
Abstract: It's easy to become jaded when you review as much cutting-edge hardware as we do. We try not to be curmudgeons, but we do get grumpy when next-gen hardware fails to make a leap in performance-or worse, when it falls behind the gear it's intended to suppla...
The Netgear WNDR4500 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router supports the new 450Mbps standard on both bands, and offers great range and excellent data rates on the 5GHz band. The router comes with the robust and easy-to-use Netgear Genie management softwa
The Netgear WNDR4500's 24.GHz wireless performance is subpar, and its USB storage performance could also use some improvement
The Netgear WNDR4500 N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router makes a very good investment for those who want to get the most out of a wireless network, especially when they have clients that support the 5GHz band.
There’s plenty to like about the Netgear WNDR4500. It’s compact and neatly designed, and the setup process is tremendously straightforward. Right now, Netgear’s Genie app is of more interest to novice users, but if the company can deliver on the upgra...
None of the routers in this test performed poorly, but there were enough differences that we can draw a few conclusions. If you don't want to spend too much but still want decent performance, then the best options are the Linksys EA2700, Netgear WNDR370...
Incredibly fast, stylish and packed with features, making it perfect for offices and media enthusiasts that don’t want to invest in a full 802.11ac setup ...
It's nice to see that none of the routers in this test perform poorly, but a few of them don't seem to take advantage of the extra data stream. We would still choose the 300n Netgear WNDR3800 over no less than nine of the fourteen 450N routers in this t...
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Published: 2012-05-25, Author: Elias , review by: macworld.co.uk
Netgear's N900 is a fast unit when it comes to wireless networking, and is a decent solution for those of you who can't wait until 802.11ac routers. Both its short and long range results were impressive in our tests. You pay quite a price for that speed t...
Netgear's N900 is a fast unit when it comes to wireless networking, and is a decent solution for those of you who can't wait until 802.11ac routers. Both its short and long range results were impressive in our tests. You pay quite a price for that spee...
