Generally, if you want to get a good true dual-band router, you should be prepared to spend around $130 or more.
For this reason, at a street price of less than $100, Belkin's stylish new
However, as they say, things are cheap for a reason. And for the N750 DB, this reason is not that it's a bad router but that it delivers less than it makes buyers expect.
An example of this is the fact that the router doesn't support IPv6 or the old standard WEP wireless encryption. This means it's neither future-proof nor backward-compatible with existing wireless clients that only use WEP. On top of that, the N750 DB's 5GHz band, while very fast, has a rather short range. Its 2.4GHz band, on the other hand, has great range but subpar throughput performance.
The router has two built-in USB 2.0 ports to host printers or external storage devices. Unfortunately, its network storage, though it works well, in our testing only provided sufficient throughput speed for mild data sharing or music streaming.
Still, it's a good deal for those who want to take advantage of both wireless bands and have a robust home network without having to spend a lot of money or time to set one up. For more on why it's not a great deal, check out CNET's