Netgear WNDR3700 Router

The WNDR3700 is a dual band router based on IEEE 802.11n

standard that can work simultaneously in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency band. This

means better connectivity for your wireless clients. Other noticeable features

in this wireless router are the inclusion of a USB port for connecting storage

devices (similar to Leoxsys LEO-150N-BT router, reviewed in Dec 2009), 4 Gigabit

Ethernet ports for a fast wired connection, WiFi protection setup(WPS) for quick

secure wireless connection setup plus a dedicated button for switching on WiFi.

Besides an elaborate interface that provides easy manageability and a unique

'Broadband Usage Meter' for usage management, WNDR3700 is also filled with all

necessary security features like WPA/WPA2-PSK and WPA/WPA2 Enterprise encryption

standards, DoS (denial of service) and SPI (stateful packet inspection)

firewall. We checked throughput using 'Qcheck 3.0.' WNDR3700 gave an average

throughput of 80 Mbps using a payload of 1000 KB. This is the highest amongst

all N based routers we have tested so far. In the second test, we transferred 50

MB of data from one machine to the other. The time taken was 12 seconds, which

is again the lowest amongst all routers we have tested so far.

Bottomline:  A great performer with a competitive

price.