| If you're shopping for a cable modem wireless | | | | quality of the router, and one good router is as |
| router, the first instinct may be to head to the | | | | good as another. |
| local computer parts or office good store and just | | | | So we recommend writing a list. Write down |
| grab the cheapest thing there. | | | | every cable / modem router you might want to |
| Resist that impulse! Here are some simple steps | | | | buy, compare prices, and get whichever one you |
| to follow when shopping for the best wireless | | | | can buy at the lowest price. |
| routers... | | | | And of course, don't sacrifice quality for low cost. |
| 1- Read a lot of reviews | | | | A crummy router that's half the price of a good |
| There are dozens and dozens of good, great, bad | | | | one isn't a bargain unless you're actually getting |
| and useless wireless routers out there in every | | | | something for your money. |
| imaginable price range. So if you just grab the | | | | 3- Be on the lookout for older models |
| first and cheapest router you see, you may as | | | | The funny thing about the price of a cable |
| well just take that money and buy thirty or forty | | | | modem router is that it just keeps going down. A |
| lottery tickets with it, since you're really testing | | | | router released a year ago might still be as good |
| your luck. | | | | as anything released just yesterday, but the |
| We recommend first looking at message boards | | | | nature of the computer market is to always go |
| and forums to see what comes highly | | | | after the fresh new thing and dump the old stuff, |
| recommended, and second to read full reviews of | | | | even though the truth is that hardware actually |
| those products to see if they live up to the hype. | | | | takes years to become truly outdated. |
| 2- Shop cheap | | | | So it's not hard at all to find great routers that |
| Maybe you have your eye on the Linksys wrt54g | | | | are wireless on sale for half the price of the new |
| wireless router, but the Netgear wgr614 wireless | | | | ones, despite the fact that the performance |
| router is on sale half price this week at your | | | | between the two is practically identical. |
| favorite online retailer? Get the Netgear. The truth | | | | So there you have it. Keep the above tips in mind |
| is, a good router is a good router. It's not about | | | | and you should be able to get just the right |
| favorite brands or anything, it's all about the | | | | router at just the right price. |