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D-Link DGL-4500 Gamer Lounge Router and Alternative Solutions | D-Link DGL4500 is gamer lounge router; it was originally designed for gamers in mind. The router is updated with the GameFuel technology to provide prioritization of gaming traffic over other data traffic to assure your gaming experiences running smoothly.

D-Link DGL-4500 is powered by the wireless N technology with dual band support both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands concurrently. If you have some wireless clients with wireless N that support 5GHz band, you can select the device to operate in 5GHz band for optimum data rate throughput and clean network. This is an ideal condition for gaming and streaming video.

DGL-4500 is embedded with Gigabit Ethernet ports in both LAN (4x) and WAN (1x) interfaces for maximum and reliable wired connection to any gigabit-enabled devices including your desktops computers. There are few DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem such as Surfboard SB6120 with Gigabit Ethernet port you can connect to the Gigabit WAN port of the router for maximum throughput between the router and the modem.

GL-4500 gamer lounge router is also equipped with the USB 2.0 port and is powered by SharePort technology. Not many D-Link routers support Shareport technology, a technology that lets you attach a USB printer or USB external disk storage to the router for sharing across the network. You can download the latest firmware for compatibility with Shareport technology in D-Link support website.

DGL-4500 main features summary:

Other Gaming Routers

What does your gaming network environment require? The speed, yes the speed that delivers all the gaming experiences run smoothly and fast, lag-free and jitter-free. This includes the speed services provided by your internet provider for online gaming. D-Link DGL-4500 is designed to support smooth and fast gaming. But this router was designed many years ago, while today you have many choices of dual band high performance wireless routers for designed for gaming, and not just for gaming but the router that supports home entertainment environment including HD media streaming. Should your aging router need replacement, you should think twice to replace it with DGL-4500. You better choose new generations of high performance router for gaming and streaming.

Linksys E4200 is a new generation of Linksys wireless router with N900 technology delivering the speeds of up to 450Mbps in 5GHz band, while in 2.4GHz band the speed is up to 300Mbps. This router is designed to support your home entertainment network. how do you compare Linksys E4200 Vs DGL-4500 router? The table 1 shows main features between the two routers.

Linksys E4200 is an alternative choice should you require replacing your aging router. Unfortunately you cannot use the USB port to host a printer for sharing. But, it includes built-in media server with DLNA compliant to assure seamless connection with your new DLNA compliant home theater devices. You can also consider new Netgear WNDR4000 with N750 technology, similar features with Linksys E4200.

With the limitation of inability to host a share printer on Linksys E4200 router (even though you can manage the network printer with included Cisco Connect Software), you can consider Asus RT-N56U black diamond which includes two USB ports. The table 2 shows DGL-4500 Vs Asus RT-N56U main specs comparison.

This router is also ideal for gaming and HD video streaming to support your home theater environment.