Hmm just wondering how do you tell the router's signal strength from its specs?

Anyway I just took a look at those few routers and find the RT-N14U with pc off download feature quite interesting. Have u tried it before?

This post has been edited by legenderycity: Jan 5 2014, 07:48 PM

You can't.
You'll have to try it for yourself.

There's a reason why external antennas is always better than internal antennas.
Routers with external antennas are mostly upgradeable. You can change the antenna into a better one to increase it's range.
Routers with internal antennas however are not upgradeable.

I've always stayed away from routers with internal antennas.
Yes, been using the download feature since the first day I used RT-N16. It's also available in RT-AC68U.
The router will download torrents & save it into any USB storage that you connect to the router.
This way, you can use the router to download torrents & not having to turn on your PC / laptop to save electricity.

Just remember this, once you bought the router, remember to change the admin password so your cousin wouldn't be able to change anything inside the router.

I see. Guess I will go for the RT-N14U since it has the pc off download and within my budget. Thanks for the help bro

Consider adding a few extra bucks for the RT-N16.
The extra USB port can be used to connect to a USB printer & change it into a network printer.
With that, you can print from Smart Phone/PC/Laptop/WiFi Capable Cameras within the network.

1 port for USB storage, 1 port for USB printer.

RT-N16 vs RT-N14U
USB: 2 ports vs 1 port
Ethernet: Gigabit (1000Mb/s) Lan vs 100Mb/s Lan
CPU: Broadcom vs MediaTek
Flash: 32MB vs 16MB
RAM: 128MB vs 64MB
Antennas: Upgradeable External vs Non-Upgradeable Internal

3rd Party Firmware Support:
RT-N16: OpenWrt, DD-WRT, Tomato & Asuswrt-Merlin.
RT-N14U: None.

Haha i tought the N16 is 100 bucks more expensive than the 14u?

The cheapest would be RM329.

Used RT-N16 before as DualWAN Router , for 2x1Mbps Streamyx, QOS and bandwidth monitoring.

Asus RT-N16 is really a good hardware and platform for customize.
Recommend for advance super, but beginner may choose other to use stock rom or other model.

Sorry for bringing up this topic, but just wondering can you tell me in detail how does the bandwidth monitoring works? Do I set a limit for each pc? Or can it be more flexible? Eg: Giving PC A 90% of bandwidth when needed only and when it is off or idle, PC B gets 90% of the bandwidth instead.

You can set the QOS to run at specified times.
It doesn't run automatically like when it's needed & stops when it's not needed.

In the way i work, i didn't reserve bandwidth for each PC.
However, i do shaping on the traffic.

Mean when the router receive the traffic for example: HTTP / HTTPS, it will give priority to that traffic and pass it out first.
Bandwidth Monitoring is one software that help you analysis your traffic volume.

Okay I'm most likely going for the RT-N14U since its only RM180. But before i buy it just want to confirm, how does the current QOS system for the N14U looks like? I did some googling and couldn't find a specific answer. Can anyone show me a screenshot of it?

You may want look at this
http://event.asus.com/2012/nw/dummy_ui/en/

So this system is the same for the N14U right? Because I'm afraid that the N14U will have a one with less functions

Mostly it will look same, but you may refer to function list or ask asus support thread for confirmation on lowyat

I could sell you Mikrotik RB951-G with a good bandwidth management

It cost you RM 350 for the router

The config and setup charge can be arrange

Comes with 128MB RAM and high end wireless radio

http://i.mt.lv/routerboard/files/RB951G-2HnD.pdf