Test: TRENDnet TEW-672GR router

Konklusion

Med denne harmonisk sammensatte router, har TRENDnet vist, at det er muligt at lave en prisbillig 802.11n router med Gigabit switch, som er rasende hurtig og har de fleste features, som private har brug for. For de digitale hjem med flere computere tilsluttet det trådløse netværk, vil jeg mene Gigabit er et krav. Det koster alligevel så lidt at få en 10 doblet ydelse.
Routeren er dual band, så den understøtter alle tænkeligt trådløse standarder gennem alfabetet, og den understøtter også alle nye tænkelige krypteringsformer.
I forhold til SiteCom routeren, som er medtaget i denne test som reference, savnede jeg lidt indstillingsmuligheder i forhold til QoS. De fleste gamere vil helst undgå at deres ping bliver 10-100 gange højere, fordi en anden på netværket downloader eller uploader en stor mail eller lignende. Det skyldes måske det prisbevidste valg TRENDnet har lavet, ved at benytte RT2880 chippen, men for en 'top-router' havde jeg gerne set mere i den retning.
 

Bundle/Tilbehør - 4
Der fulgte det tilbehør med, som der nu bør, men på trods af den sparsomme længde af manualen, står der alligevel det mest relevant kort og præcist. Selv en hurtig krypteringsopsætning var der plads til med screenshots af webinterfacet ...på 7 sprog.

Design/Layout - 4
Designet er efter min smag ganske pænt, diskret og stilrent - det er ikke en router jeg ville være ked af at have stående på skrivebordet, og det er vel et plus.

Software - 5
Webinterfacet er overskueligt og indeholder de fleste indstillingsmuligheder, som en 'almindelig' bruger har brug for. Hjælpen i webinterfacet trækker bestemt også op.

Ydelse - 4
Med et virkeligt hurtigt trådløst interface og en gigabit switch går man ikke galt i byen med denne router fra TRENDnet, men testen har vist at den trådløse del kan fås marginalt hurtigere, så kun et 4 tal her. Desuden trak det lidt ned at tophastigheden faldt ved brug af kryptering.

Pris - 5
Prisen på routeren er DKK 699,- og er derfor en af de billigste i sin klasse, hvis man skal have en Gigabit switch med.

Test: TRENDnet TEW-672GR router

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	4
Design - Layout	4
Software - BIOS	5
Ydelse	4
Pris	5
Samlet	86%

UK summary

With this harmonic put together router, TRENDnet has shown, that it is possible to make a low cost 802.11n router with gigabit switch, which is extremely fast and has most features needed in a private home. For a digital home with several computers connected to the wireless network, I would say that Gigabit is a must. It hardly costs anything to get 10 times the performance.
The router is dual band, so it supports any thinkable wireless standard in the alphabet, and also all new thinkable encryption types.
In comparison to the SiteCom router, which was used in the test as a reference, I did miss a few adjustment possibilities in regards to QoS. Most gamers would like to avoid their ping going up 10-100 times normal, because someone else on the network is downloading or uploading a large mail or something like that. It might be because of the price choice TRENDnet has made, by using the RT2880 chip, but for a "top-router" I would have liked to see more in that department.

Innovation/Technology - 4
A well made router with one of the fastest wireless networks in its price range deserves a 4.

Bundle/Accessories - 4
There was the bundle expected, but despite the very short manual, everything relevant is still mentioned short and precise. Even a quick encryption setup was in it, with screenshots of the webinterface....in 7 languages.

Design/Layout - 4
The design is quite nice, discreet and stylish - it is not a router I would be ashamed to have out in the open on my desk, which must be a plus.

Software - 5
The webinterface is easy to use and contains most setup features, a "normal" user would ever need. The help in the webinterface definately pulls up the score aswell.

Performance - 4
With a really fast wireless interface and a gigabit switch, you can not go wrong with a router from TRENDnet, but the test did show that the wireless part can be aquired a bit faster, so a score of 4 here. Besides the fact that you lost a bit of topspeed with encryption, did drag down the score aswell.

Price - 5
The price of the router is set at DKK 699,- and therefore makes it the one of the cheapest in its class, if you want a gigabit switch to go with it.