Test: Edimax Nmax wireless router BR-6504n

Konklusion

Edimax BR-6504n var en positiv oplevelse at arbejde med. Undertegene har aldrig selv prøvet at sætte trådløst netværk op før, men med den medfølgende Quick Guide i hånden, og den udviddede manual på CD-ROM, gik hele installations processen meget let - selv for en nybegynder. Designet er stilrent, og det faldt helt i vores smag, at den på den baggrund udstrålede en vis anonymitet på vores skrivebord. Ydelsesmæssigt performede BR-6504n helt som Edimax lovede. Overraskende nok, var det mere lange afstande, end forhindringer imellem router og modtager, der gjorde de største udsving i signalstyrken.

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
802.11n draft 2.0 er det nyeste skud på stammen inden for trådløs WiFi-kommunikation, og vi glæder os over at denne teknologi har fundet vej til vores testudstyr. Vi ville gerne ha' givet et femtal, men med draft 3.0 lige rundt om hjørnet, blev det altså til et firetal.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 4
Det inkluderede tilbehør, var mere end rigeligt til vores formål. Vi fik aldrig brugt netværkskablet, men vi føler os sikre på, at det nok skal blive taget godt imod hos forbrugerne. Standeren var meget praktisk, og betød at vi havde valgfrihed mht. om routeren skulle stå op eller ligge ned. Quick guiden, sammen med den udviddede manual på CD-ROM, var meget nemme at både læse, og finde rundt i.

Design/Layout - 5
BR-6504n er meget stilren og den hvide farve, der kun brydes af en enkelt sølvgrå statusline, gør den meget anonym ift. hvad der ellers findes på markedet af routere, og på samme tid meget graciøs at kigge på, når vi ellers lagde mærke til dens tilstedeværelse på skrivebordet.

Software/Interface - 4
Routeren var meget nem at sætte op, de fleste ting der ikke umiddelbart var forståelige for en "first timer", var grundigt beskrevet i manualen. Selve brugerfladen på routerens interface var meget let at finde rundt i, og vi fandt ingen umiddelbare faldgrupper her.

Ydelse - 5
Ydelsen var rigtig god. Undertegnede brugte routeren til dagligt brug i hele testperioden, og oplevede på intet tidspunkt tabte datapakker, eller afbrudte downloads. Overraskende nok, var det mere lange afstande, end forhindringer imellem router og modtager, der gjorde de største udsving i signalstyrken.

Pris - 4
Prisen for routeren ligger pænt imellem de absolut billigste, og de aller dyreste 802.11n draft 2.0 routere på markedet. Vi giver et firetal, da alle andre routere på EDBpriser med en lavere pris, på nær en enkelt, alle kun havde to antenner, og ikke tre som vores testmodel. Desuden er desinget helt i top, hvilket gør at routeren faktisk ser noget dyrere ud, end den reelt er.

Test: Edimax Nmax wireless router BR-6504n

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

UK summary

Edimax BR-6504n was a possitive experience to work with. Yours truly, has never before had the pleasure of setting up a wireless network, but with the quick guide between my fingers, and the extended manual on CD-ROM, the intallationprocess went fairly easy - even for a newbie. The design is sleek, and it fell to our liking that the router on that behalf, put off a certain anonymous exposure to our desk. Performance-wise the BR-6504n performed exactly like Edimax promised. Suprisingly enough, it was more long distances than obsticles between router and reciever, wich caused the biggest loss of signal strength.

Innovation/Technology - 4
802.11n is as new as it gets within wireless WiFi communication, and we were pleased to find, that you'r test equipment was able to handle the new standard.
We wanted to give it five points, but with draft 3.0 lurking around the corner four points sets the score right.
 

Bundle/Accessories - 4
The inculeded accessories was more than enough for our needs. We never got any use of the networkcable, but we rest assure, that the consumers will find it very usefull. The stand was very practical, and we had the chioce of either using the router standing up, or lying down. The quick guide
along with the extended manual on CD-ROM, were easy to read and browse.

Design/Layout - 5
The BR-6504n has a very sleek design, and the white color, only aprupted by a sigle silver-gray statusbar, makes it very anonymous in opposition to other routers on the market, and at the same time makes it very gracious to look at, the times we made any notice of its pressence on our desk.

Software/Interface - 4
The router was very easy to set up. The large part of options that wasn't easiely understandable for a first timer, were thoroughly explained in the manual. The interface it self, were easy to browse, and we didn't find any obvius flaws.

Performance - 5
The performance was excellent. Yours truly used the router for dayly work in the period of time when the test was going on, and at no point experienced any loss of data, or aprupted downloads. Suprisingly enough, it was more long distances than obsticles between router and reciever, wich caused the biggest loss of signal strength.

Price - 4
The price of the router, is swell balanced between the highest and lowest priced 802.11n routers on the market. We give four points, since all other cheaper priced routers on EDBpriser, except one, only featured two antannas in stead of three, like our test model. To top that off, the design is very high class,
and this makes the router appear more expensive than it really is.