You know that dusty wireless router you keep hidden like some dirty, dirty secret? Well, Belkin wants to upgrade it from "eyesore" to "coffee table curio" with the N1. An upright-standing glossy black chassis and an embedded LCD screen create an air of simple elegance for the 802.11b/g/n device, while its CD-less setup made for one of the easiest installations we've weathered. Phenomenal broadcasting range and guest SSID capabilities round out the core highlights of the N1, with menu navigation via the LCD screen serving as an inventive extra. This is all well and good, but what about that LCD screen? Intended to be the focal point of the device, the navigation buttons manage to be large, mushy, and hard to depress. Paired with its marginal throughput speeds and high cost, the N1 Vision ends up being a prime example of what happens when style supersedes function. Gadgets that double as conversation pieces are normally sweet, but who wants to pay $200 to talk about mediocre networking?
Review: Belkin N1 Vision Wireless Router
You know that dusty wireless router you keep hidden like some dirty, dirty secret? Well, Belkin wants to upgrade it from “eyesore” to “coffee table curio” with the N1. An upright-standing glossy black chassis and an embedded LCD screen create an air of simple elegance for the 802.11b/g/n device, while its CD-less setup made for […]
WIRED
Easily the most stylish router on the market. User-friendly in both setup and operation. Outstanding broadcast range allowed us to freely surf the Internet from 3 blocks away. Offers WEP, WPA, and WPA2 protection. LCD screen displays everything from time and date to data -transmission details. Offers Gigabit Ethernet ports.
TIRED
Priced for style, not performance. Unforgivably slow throughput - especially compared to other routers on the market. No N-only operation. Extremely slow reboot time.