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Link :  Aztech Wireless-N Gigabit Router GR7000 will only try to add in things that hasn't been covered by other users... any repetition of comments, kindly pardon me  For those interested : Both the basic and advanced page : Mini example of my home layout and the connection strength with wall as partition(s) : This image has been resized.Click to view original image Aztech  7000 - in GRAY Dlink DIR-855 - in BLUE Testing Devices : Aztech  4 Port Gigabit High Speed Wireless-N (300 Mbps) Gigabit Router  GR7000  (2T2R) - Single Band 2.4GHz Dlink DIR-855 - Dual Band 5GHz (merely for comparison of signal strength) Atheros AR5B93 Wireless Network Adapter Intel(R) Centrino(R) Ultimate-N 6300 AGN Pros : - Basic Mode of configuration page is extremely useful for new users - Wireless strength is a tad better than compared to my DIR-855 - 2 x USB Port for either storage device or USB Printer - Plug & Play router - A lot cooler than compared to my DIR-855 - The internal antennas wor

Acer Aspire TimelineX 3820TG @ i5-520M NotebookCheck Review here Freebies:  Norman AV Ext DVD-RW retractable cord Mouse retractable earpiece sleeve - i forgot to take this in the photo Laptop Carrying Case - i forgot to take this in the photo Cleaning Kit Specifications : Acer TimelineX 3820TG @ i5-520M  (2Core 4 Threads) Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU M 520 @ 2666 MHz (20 x 133) Max: 3.2GHz, Min: 2.4GHz Intel Ibex Peak-M HM55, Intel Arrandale  Hynix 4.00 GB (1066MHz) Switchable Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 (2650 MB Total available graphics memory) & Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator HD (1796314 KB) TOSHIBA MK6465GSX (5400 RPM, SATA-II) 640GB HDD (2 Partitions) Atheros AR8151 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000Mbps) Atheros AR5B93 Wireless Network Adapter (2.4GHz @ 300Mbps B/G/N) Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR 6 Cell Battery Windows 7 Home Premium x64 (64bit) 13.3" HD LED backlight display has a resolution of 1366x768 pixels and has a 16:9 aspect ratio Multi card reader Do

      ================================================================ Starhub Users Only: uTorrent Settings - before 2X speed. on MOL Premium 12Mbps as above. Tools used/performed:   Hardware Starhub MOL 12Mbps -  fat green pipe Dlink Router DIR-855 / Dlink DIR-655 / Linksys WRT54G Motorola Modem 5121i Software Windows XP / Vista / 7 µTorrent 1.83 / 1.85 / please avoid anything above 1.85 - speed not very ideal but i still managed to get around my max speed but not any where near to the speed 1.83/1.85 is able to provide me. tested with 2WIRE 2701HGV-E as router, downloads could be achieved BUT at bottleneck. ================================================================= µTorrent > Options > Preference > Connection:   Check: Enable UPnP port mapping -  uncheck if facing issue Check: Enable NAT-PMP port mapping -  uncheck if facing issue Check: Add Windows Firewall exception µTorrent > Options > Preference > Bandwidth Maximum upload rate: 20 - 30 -  depending on