I feel really dumb right now. I'm actually fairly well versed in tech compared to my peers but I did the recommended reading and I am more confused than when I started.
I'm looking at this link :
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwa...76-total-simul
What benchmark should I be looking at?
My network devices :
Quad Core PC (wireless dual band USB stick) - this is where the bulk of the large files come from
WD Live Personal Cloud Drive (wired)
Sony HTIB (wired)
XBox 360 (one wired, one wireless - g adapter I think (white, one antenna, not two)
Wii (wireless, in practice never uses the network)
3 iPads (2 1st gen, 1 3rd gen)
2 iPod Touch 4th gen
4 laptops (g or n, not dual band to my knowledge except maybe my work laptop)
LG LCD TV (wired (DLNA))
I'm assuming I need a gigabit router (mostly for the NAS) and then I need something that can handle all those connections wirelessly. So I'm assuming bandwidth will be my #1 issue. We do plenty of video streaming on all those devices also. How "HD" that video is - no one really cares but me...
I'm also budget challenged on this purchase so although the ASUS Black Diamond looks best in class for my needs, I don't know that I will be able to get there from a cost perspective.
We are currently using AT&T's provided router which is absolute f'ing garbage but we are switching to Comcast shortly.
edit : now looking at this link : http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwa...76-total-simul
I'm looking at this link :
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwa...76-total-simul
What benchmark should I be looking at?
My network devices :
Quad Core PC (wireless dual band USB stick) - this is where the bulk of the large files come from
WD Live Personal Cloud Drive (wired)
Sony HTIB (wired)
XBox 360 (one wired, one wireless - g adapter I think (white, one antenna, not two)
Wii (wireless, in practice never uses the network)
3 iPads (2 1st gen, 1 3rd gen)
2 iPod Touch 4th gen
4 laptops (g or n, not dual band to my knowledge except maybe my work laptop)
LG LCD TV (wired (DLNA))
I'm assuming I need a gigabit router (mostly for the NAS) and then I need something that can handle all those connections wirelessly. So I'm assuming bandwidth will be my #1 issue. We do plenty of video streaming on all those devices also. How "HD" that video is - no one really cares but me...
I'm also budget challenged on this purchase so although the ASUS Black Diamond looks best in class for my needs, I don't know that I will be able to get there from a cost perspective.
We are currently using AT&T's provided router which is absolute f'ing garbage but we are switching to Comcast shortly.
edit : now looking at this link : http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwa...76-total-simul