TRENDnet 300Mbps Wireless N Travel Router

Rob Williams · 11-25-2009, 12:56 AM

Travel often? Need a full-featured router, but not its full-featured size? If so, the TEW-654TR deserves your attention. Despite its small size (smaller than an iPod classic), it delivers a lot of functionality, including the ability to act as an AP and also a wireless card. It also happens to offer great performance, and a price tag of under $60.

You can read our full review here and discuss it here!

Psi* · 11-25-2009, 05:38 PM

I do travel & have for years. It varies about how much & the where ... US/Asia. But never have I thought I needed a router!

Looking back ... I still cannot imagine what I would do with a wireless router or any router for that matter.

Help me here?

Rob Williams · 11-26-2009, 11:16 AM

I covered some of the uses in the article, but there are a slew more I didn't.

The main reason I use routers on business trips is because someone's with me (this used to happen a lot more). In a scenario like that, a router is imperative, because it allows both people to share the same Internet connection. There's also the networking factor, of being able to shift files from PC to PC without having to touch the other PC. In the case of this particular router, because you can connect to a wireless access point with ease, you could even enhance the signal strength, which is something I'm looking forward to trying out.

For someone who's alone on a business trip, the biggest use is the ability to untether yourself from the desk, if there's a wired connection there only. Most desks I've had to deal with at hotels generally aren't that comfortable, especially for hours at a time, so being able to kick back in the much more comfortable chair is definitely preferred.

I'm sure there are even more scenarios I'm not thinking of, but these are the ones I've taken advantage of many times in the past.

11-25-2009, 12:56 AM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	TRENDnet 300Mbps Wireless N Travel Router Travel often? Need a full-featured router, but not its full-featured size? If so, the TEW-654TR deserves your attention. Despite its small size (smaller than an iPod classic), it delivers a lot of functionality, including the ability to act as an AP and also a wireless card. It also happens to offer great performance, and a price tag of under $60. You can read our full review here and discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

11-25-2009, 05:38 PM	#2
Psi* Tech Monkey Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Westport, CT Posts: 766	I do travel & have for years. It varies about how much & the where ... US/Asia. But never have I thought I needed a router! Looking back ... I still cannot imagine what I would do with a wireless router or any router for that matter. Help me here? __________________ Win 7 64 bit, ASUS P6X58D Premium i7-990 @ 4.5 GHz 24 GB CORSAIR DOMINATOR NVIDIA Tesla M2090 + NVS 290, Seasonic X750 Swiftech Apogee XT block, Indigo Extreme TIM Swiftech MCR220-QP Radiator, Eheim 1040 pump, 1/2" ID Tubing

11-26-2009, 11:16 AM	#3
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	I covered some of the uses in the article, but there are a slew more I didn't. The main reason I use routers on business trips is because someone's with me (this used to happen a lot more). In a scenario like that, a router is imperative, because it allows both people to share the same Internet connection. There's also the networking factor, of being able to shift files from PC to PC without having to touch the other PC. In the case of this particular router, because you can connect to a wireless access point with ease, you could even enhance the signal strength, which is something I'm looking forward to trying out. For someone who's alone on a business trip, the biggest use is the ability to untether yourself from the desk, if there's a wired connection there only. Most desks I've had to deal with at hotels generally aren't that comfortable, especially for hours at a time, so being able to kick back in the much more comfortable chair is definitely preferred. I'm sure there are even more scenarios I'm not thinking of, but these are the ones I've taken advantage of many times in the past. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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