Pros: None.

Cons: Hard-wired from modem to computer I was pushing over 100Mbps. Hard-wired from Modem to Router to Computer, 15 Mbps. Talked with 3 representatives on the phone over the course of a week. They replaced my device, said it was a faulty device. Replacement device arrives. Same issue. They said, "This shouldn't happen with two devices." Yeah it shouldn't. But Linksys apparently made a terrible product and hopes people don't speed test their routers. I got a refunded and another brand of router. No issues. Will never buy a Linksys product again.

Other Thoughts: Linksys lost a customer for life with a garbage product.

Pros: it didn't catch on fire when it had a meltdown.

Cons: terrible, connection goes in and out, not good for multiple devices, terribly slow. the first one completely stopped working, the replacement from linksys is still having similar problems. I have to restart it almost daily. the signal broadcast is very intermittent. completely unreliable.

Other Thoughts: as someone who works from home, i would never purchase again. the smart wi-fi thing is terrible, i prefer the old local system. i can hardly get on youtube with this piece of trash. it is frustratingly unreliable. i never know if my internet is going to be working. when actually working, there's a significant delay from typing an address and hitting "enter" and something happening. i know it is not my devices, as I have used them on other wireless networks with no issue. do not buy this router. piece of junk,

Manufacturer Response:

Hi, David,

Thank you for providing us a product review and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. We would like to take this opportunity to help you out and to check the unit. We understand the inconvenience this has caused you and we'd like to gather more details when you mentioned about the meltdown. The safety of our customers in using our products is our main priority. Moreover, experiencing an intermittent wireless connection could be caused by interference in your area. We suggest you set a fixed channel for your wireless network. You may have it on channel 1, 6 or 11 for the 2.4 GHz network and channel 36, 40, 44 and 48 for the 5 GHz network. Please send us an email at LinksysCares@linksys.com so we can further assist. Kindly include your contact information and the link to this post.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Regards,

Linksys Support
www.linksys.com

Pros: Intuitve configuration interface, adequate feature set, good wired performance, relatively inexpensive.

Cons: WiFi performance is awful. It repeatedly drops connections and even when the connection stays up, it quits passing traffic altogether. If rebooted, WiFi service comes back up and starts passing traffic again....for a while. I have to reboot it daily or we have no WiFi coverage. The wireless range is average, at best, for its price range. The 2009 model Rosewill garbage router I had previously provided better throughput and better stability. I used multiple site survey tools and Wireshark to ensure that the ES6100 wasn't suffering from spectrum interference. I wasn't. Both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands suffer the same anomalies. I am very disappointed. I bought another product to replace this one. I am done with Linksys (even though I suspect this model is actually a re-branded Belkin device).

Manufacturer Response:

Hi Stephen,

We appreciate your time for sharing your experience through this product review. We're hoping you'd give us a chance to help you figure out what's causing this challenge.

May we know the steps you've tried so far? Based on your statement, it looks like you are experiencing wireless interference and changing the wireless channel usually helps in stabilizing the wireless connectivity.

Feel free to email us your feedback at LinksysCares@linksys.com together with your full name, phone number, location, and the link to this post.


Sincerely,

Linksys Support
http://www.linksys.com

Pros: Good Range

Cons: Purchased this Linksys router to upgrade an old linksys G series router which was the best router I ever owned. Purchased with an extender. The new router never generated any internet speeds. Constant lagging on sons xbox. The old g series was faster. Tech support led me to believe that it was the new modem from local cable company which was also new. I went round and round with cable company who supplied three different modems. Ran hard wire from modem directly to computer. Speed tests showed 50+mbs. Connected wireless modem and I get anwhere from 10 to 20mbs. Contacted tech support for help and all they wanted to do was charge me money. I spent a good deal of money on the equipment. Linksys has failed me and I wont buy there products anymore. It never did work correctly. I will try a new brand. Looking through new egg for suggestions.

Pros: This is the best router I've had in a long time. It covers the whole house. Not sure why the negative reviews. But this is the best modem ever. I realized this doesn't have removable antennas. But no need. I even get 5 bars in my basement which I never used to get.

I got this from staples for 89 bucks today. Best router ever.

Cons: Antennas are not removable.

Pros: Cheap

Cons: Will not support AirPrint communication between Apple devices and HP printers.

Other Thoughts: Regrettable product support from Belkin Linksys.

Pros: Setup is really easy. You can even configure it from a wireless connection right out of the box. If you're just doing basic Internet browsing without any local network file-sharing or streaming needs and don't want to have to follow a lot of directions, this device is probably OK.

Cons: Wireless performance is comparable to an 80211.b-only system. I tested with iperf using both wireless-to-wireless and wired-to-wired.
The 2.4GHz network occasionally breaks 20Mbps but not for any amount of time. The 5GHz network is really spotty, but never exceeds 200Mbps. Tested under a variety of distances and conditions. It can get worse, but it can't get better.
I have a four year old G-only ActionTec that outperforms this device in every metric under the same conditions. Even wireless-to-wireless was better, which it shouldn't be because the ActionTec isn't MIMO.

Other Thoughts: I've been on the hunt for a device that will handle the wireless portion of my network so I can just use my four year old ActionTec to handle my DSL uplink, as we're doing media streaming and G just doesn't cut it. Linksys is the third vendor I've looked to, and has been the worst of the three. Where the other manufacturers' devices at least performed adequately for a few weeks, performance with this device was horrible right out of the box.
I'm still looking for a wireless router manufacturer that isn't just phoning it in. That vendor is clearly not Linksys.