MOTOROLA SB6141 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet (RJ-45)

Pros: This modem is absolutely fantastic. It allows such high speeds and I haven't run into any issues at all yet. Everything is running very smoothly, I would recommend this to anyone.

Cons: Didn't come with popcorn.

Pros: Great modem. Significant speed improvements were seen after switching to this. It seems really solid and stable.

Cons: As many people have mentioned, the LEDs on this thing are very bright. Not a big deal for where I put the modem, but it's good to know.

Also, the status pages in the 100.1 interface are annoyingly sparse. It gives really good and verbose information about channel bindings (probably at par with industry standards), but it provides bad general information for everything else. It's boot time is a bit long as well but that's a very minor thing.

Lastly, there is no way to configure this modem as far as I can tell. A small annoyance. Many modems are like this.

Other Thoughts: Overall an excellent modem. It could just use some design tweaks and the ability to force configuration overrides.

Now if only my ISP would support IPv6...

Pros: Very solid speed, no drop-off or ramp-up.
Installation was easy but I had to call comcast with my serial number and MAC Address. Most people should be able to use a self-service portal to do this themselves but the page was 404ing for me. The entire experience was under ten minutes.

Cons: LEDs are way too bright.
After an hour it is hot to the touch.

Other Thoughts: When running a download test, the line graph is just a straight line. There is no wavering, it maintains my service's advertised connection (30Mbps) 100% of the time.

I have a studio apartment so I sleep in the same room as this thing. I have just been unplugging it at night because it is so bright. I tried placing black electrical tape over the front panel but the lights are so bright, they bleed through the air vents almost unobstructed. I am thinking about cracking the case and running the tape over the LEDs themselves.

Pros: Good price point, useful LEDs, metal case with ample ventilation slots, faster than leased modem it replaced, simple deployment

Cons: White case is a little odd, LEDs are very bright. Doesn't matter too much since it is in my basement.

Other Thoughts: Bought this modem to replace another brand (docsis 2.0) leased through TWC. Ran speed test on old modem, and this SB6141 is 20% faster on DL. Deployment involved calling TWC, giving them the device's MAC address, and then watching it come active in a couple minutes. Works perfectly.

Pros: Inexpensive, current (at the time of this writing) technology, compatible with Xfinity cable

Cons: Not user upgradable - albeit, this was known.

Other Thoughts: This replaced our Cisco CM100 cable modem. Comcast / Xfinity had the new modem provisioned and online within 20 min

Pros: Small
Worked out of the box
Noticed better speeds over the rented modem from Comcast

Cons: Those LED's... They are like night lights for adults. I use to sleep in a pitch black room, now I can see my jackets on my door, 10 feet from the modem haha. Not something to take a egg off for though.

Other Thoughts: It worked out of the box. I was skeptical at first, due to reviews from the past saying that it might not be fully compatible with Comcast and you had to speak to the right person, etc. I saw a review from someone on Newegg simply saying to go to motorola.com and it will direct you on how to activate it. And so I did, it was very simple. At first, it disconnected about three times, 30 minutes apart. But I think it was because there were multiple computers set for IPV4 and this modem only works with IPV6 routers. So I assume after I switched the router to use IPV6, that something was conflicting.

Anyway, it took probably like 15-20min to do everything. In 12 months, it pays for itself AND it has a 1 year warranty. There is no reason for anyone to not buy this if they are renting a modem for 7$/month

Pros: I was reading this post here about TWC using a gimmic/trick to artificially speed up the DOCSIS 2.0 Modems. Well I am here to say it is all very much true. I was downloading BF3 before I received my new Motorola Surfboard Modem B6141 and it was taking me 6 to 16 hours to download. After I received my new Modem it took me an hour to complete almost 21GB of BF3. I am very happy with this product and others should take a firm look at the current connection they have and if not happy make the same move that I have you won't regret it. Now I am a happy camper due to this product.

Cons: If you can call this a con, fine but I got a brand new $91.00 D-Link Router (DIR-815) a N 600 and it too works fine without any problems. I got this router free with the purchase of the Motorola Modem. You can't go wrong with Newegg. Now what really got me mad with Newegg was that I was suppose to get my shipment within 3-7 days, well I received it the very next day shame on you, (Outstanding Newegg, thank you very much for the fast service).

Other Thoughts: PowerBoost is real people, my Speed test said I was getting 36mbps for the past several years on my DOCSIS 2.0 Modem supplied by TWC. Only to find out I was really getting 20mbps after installing the Motorola Surfboard Modem. Heed the warning and do a little research. Read Post by: "TWC Customer"

Pros: Faster download and upload speed then what I was getting with my DOCSIS 2.0 modem. I am getting about 8 megs faster down and 3 megs faster on my upload speed.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: If your router only supports 10/100 nic speeds you will probably need to upgrade it too.

Pros: Modem performs as advertised.

Cons: Lights are *way* too bright, especially if modem is in same room you sleep in. Called Motorola support, they told me there's no way to dim them, and that I can't cover over the modem because that might cause ventilation issues

Other Thoughts: The lights bother other people too, I see. So why does Motorola do this?

Pros: So far it has done everything I asked or expected of it.

Cons: If you don't believe all the others saying this, then believe me: The lights are way too bright--it's like having three night lights on at once, and the computer's near where I sleep. And I'm concerned about fixing that by covering it all up, because there's ventilation screening all over, and I don't want to worry about overheating.

Other Thoughts: I wonder what genius at Motorola thought that was a good idea.