Buffalo WSR-2533DHP Dual-Band WiFi Router has Beamforming Technology
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NAMEk
If it doesn't have moving antenna with parasitic elements forming beam, then it's bull****. I have WZR-1166DHP router and it's the worst router I've ever had. Buffalo support only said: "We are sorry you are disappointed by our product".
Wifi range AC (power 100%) 10M inside, thin walls.
Wifi range A,B,G,N (power 100%) 3M inside, thin walls.
Speed is also disappointing. Like 10 times lower than advertised. Software hangs every 2 - 3 days, UPNP often fails, latest firmware. And No it's not defective unit...
I suggest everybody to stay away from Buffalo, they aren't what they used to be anymore.
91LudeSiT
NAMEk
91LudeSiT
Ubiquiti is actually a big player now at the entry level. Their AP's range from 70-140 USD. However they either require the ubiquiti management software to be installed on an active PC or you can use their inexpensive network appliance to handle the AP hand-off and management. It is about 70USD.
I personally prefer Ruckus because their proprietary adaptive antenna arrays mean you need less AP's. I cover my 1600SQFT house and a good portion of my yard with 1AP. Which would require 2+ from ubiquiti. The trade-off is of course price, Ruckus indoor AP's tend to run 600-1500 USD. However they can be configured in standalone mode, or you can use them with a network appliance to manage multiple AP's.
Ruckus now has a consumer brand called X-Claim and those AP's range from 150-250USD. They are also far easier to configure than the commercial stuff, but they are missing beamflex+ which is Ruckus's adaptive antenna array.
Cisco also has some solutions, however they are not much cheaper than the ruckus stuff. My suggestion for the the home user is to consider Ubiquiti or X-Claim.
I have friends using Ubiquiti equipment and friends using X-Claim equipment. Both are very happy with the respective products they are using.
BarryB
Beamforming? Saw that 3 years ago at the BETT show in London, might have been Ruckus or Aerohive?
Ubiquiti I quite like as you just buy the AP, not a license for 'x' years, so it's yours to keep forever and they cost a lot less than a Meraki AP with a license so i've dumped Meraki in some clients premises and installed Ubiquiti UniFi AP AC PROs instead, installed the software controller on their servers and configured their wireless with the same SSID/WPA2 as previously configured so no re-configuring wireless devices!
Saw Brocade have now bought Ruckus, that will be interesting as Brocade are helping upgrade our network to 10GB core and 1GB edge and we are looking for a wireless upgrade, so maybe we'll be 'Beamforming' too!!