EnGenius Xtra Long-range ERB300H 4-Port Wireless-N Media Bridge and Range Extender

Pros: good reception

Cons: The default mode is "bridge". If you want it to function as a range extender, extra effort requiring wired set up including the undocumented setting of the connected computer's IP address to "static".

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Pros: It does its job as a bridge or range extender well, in that it makes the connections, its designed for great coverage and does properly bathe the surrounding airwaves in signal

Cons: unfortunately its also broken by design, which I'm seeing more and more of this type of thing by companies blatantly trying to rip off Joe the idiot consumer. This is a wireless "N" bridge or extender, capable of up to 300Mbps wireless links, which it is, after all that's easy to check and see what your link rate is, unfortunately none of that matters because the Ethernet ports are 10/100, so its only capable of fulfilling its potential as a range extender and not a 4 port bridge, at least not at speeds above 100Mbps

Other Thoughts: Fine as a purely wireless repeater, but slow Ethernet will be a bottleneck for any wired connections

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Pros: I'm using this as a media bridge for my TV. I use it to stream netflix and movies from a USB hard drive attached to my router. It works very well in this setup. Netflix and movies load and play much better than with the wireless adapter I received with my TV.

Cons: When I first connected it it was configured and a universal repeater. While it worked fine it seemed to make my pings a little longer.

Other Thoughts: If you want to log in to it after it is setup as a media bridge you will need to use the IP Address given to it by the router.
I connected my computer to 1 of the ports and downloaded files and then uploaded the files to another computer while playing a movie. The movie never paused or rebuffered and the upload and download speeds were constant and fast. Would recommend.

Pros: Another reviewer said you can't access the web interface after its repeating BUT YOU CAN. Read the doc. There's a URL you can use while connected with DHCP or an IP address listed that you can manually configure for.

Cons: None

Pros: EXTREMELY SIMPLE!!
5 Minutes from box to Repeater. Less with WPS.
Repeat same or use different SSID
Client Bridge also tested rock solid
Great signal out to 150' (middle of LR to end of yard)
Able to repeat a signal too weak for my ASUS-RTN16/DDWRT/Tomato
Watched HD video over W/L repeating a signal source over 150" away.

Cons: The doc is a little weak on the finer points like setting the admin PW and the advanced settings.

Pros: After using this all weekend, I must say I am impressed. I have been looking for a bridge to fit my needs for some time now. I have tried several units and this one has been BY FAR the easiest to setup, and has functioned much better than any others. The others I have tried have lagged out, and showed time outs about every 4th ping. This one however, NEVER ONCE dropped a ping. I did a constant ping to 8.8.8.8 for over an hour, and not once was there a drop. Barely any fluctuation at all. I use this to stream video and play xbox and I find it performs excellent. I would recommend this to anyone looking to bridge a wireless signal. Also, with the 400MW tx....it has MUCH better range than ANY unit in this price range. I paid 50 bucks! I hope this review helps someone, because I wasn't able to find it reviewed anywhere...

Cons: You can't access the web interface once it's setup...Kind of a pain, but also very secure. As you can't make any changes unless you reset the unit. I think this will be a negative for some, but it doesn't much bother me.