D-Link DIR-645

Overview

If the purpose of a wireless router is to make your environment one giant “hot spot,” then the D-Link Whole-Home Router 1000 DIR-645 delivers. With a retail of under $150, and a setup that is no harder than any conventional router, you’d be hard pressed to find any faults with using it.

-- As reviewed by GadgetReview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 12 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

6
Average:

1
Bad:

0

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Last revision on July 3, 2019

Reviewers Liked

Fast performance, especially at long distance
DLNA and iTunes servers
Smart design
Easy setup
Good throughput at close range
Low price
Built-in media streaming
The router comes in a sleek, compact design
Includes a nice set of features
Such as Gigabit Ethernet

Reviewers Didn't Like

Operates on only 2.4GHz frequency band
One underpowered USB port
Unintuitive web-based UI
No guest accounts
Lacks VPN
Doesn't support dual-band or the 450Mbps Wi-Fi standard
When set in N-only mode router's signal stabililty could use some improvement

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Expert reviews and ratings

When you don’t need the very best THE REMARK ABOVE is more than a left-handed compliment. D-Link’s DIR-645 isn’t nearly as feature-packed as our current favorite wireless router, Netgear’s WNDR-4500, but the DIR-645 is nearly as fast on the 2.4GHz...

By Maximum PC on May 27, 2012

By GadgetReview on May 25, 2012

The cylindrical D-Link Whole Home Router 1000 DIR-645 looks great and delivers good performance for the...

By LaptopMag on March 15, 2012

100

The ‘smartbeam' technology works very well and this stylish router is well worth the money...

By Computeractive on January 11, 2012

100

Fast, easy to use and good-looking - the DIR-645 is a brilliant router, but avoid D-Link's DWA-160 dongle...

By Expert Reviews on December 10, 2011

The unique-looking and compact D-Link Amplifi Whole Home Router 1000 (DIR-645) makes a very good investment for homes that need a fast wired network and good Wi-Fi signal...

By CNET Australia on December 02, 2011

Having lost faith in the innumerable gimmicks designed to bolster the ageing 802.11n wireless standard we were amazed to find D-Link has cracked it with SmartBeam. The DIR-645 is the company's first router to incorporate this smart device tracking...

By Trusted Reviews on November 21, 2011

The D-Link DIR-645 (or the Whole Home Router 1000 as it's called in the US) is the latest D-Link push on injecting style into its home routers. Every networking company goes through this at some point, in an attempt to avoid yet-another-box syndrome....

By TechRadar on November 14, 2011

The D-Link DIR-645 doesn't have the looks you expect from a router, but its performance is also out of the ordinary. With this router distance matters very little. The SmartBeam technology seems to work very well. The performance is very good to...

By uk.hardware.info on June 04, 2012

Un ottimo router, dalla forma inusuale. Ottime le performance ma il prezzo non è certamente dei più...

By PCWorld Italia on October 17, 2012

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D-Link DIR-645

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Price: $69

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