Others say...

"capable wireless router from a good company"
I'm not going to go into the technical details, because these wireless routers are all basically the same. For some odd reason, the theory of setting up these routers is as simple as pie... except it never is. It should be 1-2-3 and you're surfing, but inevitably there are problems.

And that's why you should buy this router. D-Link offers easy and free tech support, and you're going to need it at some point, regardless of which brand you buy. So why not get a brand that offers great support?

Over the past 1.5 years I've moved the router around and had no problems using it on DSL and cable broadband connections. The only time I had issues with setup was in Florida at my mom's condo. Turns out Bellsouth (now AT&T) has some funky DSL modems that need special settings. Not the D-Link's fault, but the D-Link techs were able to help with with it. Nice!

"Waste of money"
This router only lasted a week or so prior to having consistent problems. It's gone through pretty much everything mentioned on this page and has made me jump through all kinds of hoops (including having to use IE to manager the router settings because their javascript on the config pages doesn't work in Firefox) just to keep it functioning. Thank you D-Link. I've learned a valuable lesson, worth much more than the $30 I paid - Next time I feel like gambling, I'll buy a lottery ticket.

Just for kicks - here's the latest problem with this router that I've come across: random DNS failures, even when setting DNS to OpenDNS IPs. Example: www.yahoo.com will fail while www.google.com will load.

"Nice entry-level router, chokes on Nortel VPN"
I like this product, a lot. It is a great entry-level router. It does not have fancy things like QOS, but this is a budget router. D-Link even has a feature that is hard to find on other routers: static DHCP. With this feature, you can assign certain MAC addresses to pre-specified IP addresses. This means that you can put your network printer on 192.168.0.200, and you network storage at 192.168.0.101. Other routers remember what IP address a device had, but does not let you specify it. I love this feature. The wireless portion also seemed rock solid with my wife's laptop,including watching a number of Netflix high-bandwidth movies. It was easy to configure using Firefox under either XP or Ubuntu. Alas, I had to retire mine. The problem is that I could not get this router to work with Nortel VPN client (which I need for my job). So, I replaced this with a Linksys WRT54GC that I had lying around. Nortel VPN now works, but this router is inferior in every way, and my wife now has problems connecting the wireless sometimes. Most people will never need to use Nortel VPN client, so if this is a big deal to you, choose another router. Otherwise, highly recommended.

"It's served its purpose"
I'm not a power user of any sort. My home network is used to access internet, print from laptops to a printer connected to the home office desktop Mac, and transfer files.

This router was easy to set up, and has run without much thought for ~2 years except that I never was able to get better encryption than WEP running on my mac (tech support useless). It is now about to croak.

Prior to trying this Dlink, I had tried Linksys, netgear, and belkin products, and they had all been difficult to make work for one reason or another. After I installed this Dlink which worked pretty well for me, I discovered Buffalo and really liked their product (installed in mother-in-law's house), but unfortunately, Buffalo is having legal problems right now and is under injunction not to sell wireless products in the US. Also unfortunately for me, the N standard is about to be released and my router is deciding to croak a couple months too soon.

In my opinion this is an early failure. I expect devices like this to be phased out. . . not burn out. The case design is too small, and I feel it runs at a higher temperature than it should. Over time, it wore out.

I decided to throw down for the 655 due to good reviews and with hopes that it will still be able to run when the n standard is official.

"Don't Buy This"
I have had this router for just under two years and it has been nothing but trouble. I think it finally and oficially died on me yesterday. ...And don't even bother trying to work with D-Link tech support.