Hawking Wireless-G HWUR54G Repeater

Pros: Excellent value and great performance

Cons: Tricky to install with unclear instructions

Review: My garage-based home office was a dead spot for wireless reception, but the Extender solved it brilliantly. Placed in the kitchen adjacent to the garage it took the signal from upstairs and boosted it out, giving full strength reception on my PC. Higher ...

Pros: Cheap

Cons: Cheap

Review: It may work well on a PC [although using a Dell laptop I could tell that the installation would not be easy] but if you are a Mac user, don't bother. The literature would lead you to believe that it is compatible but it is a nightmare. The ...

Pros: Small, pretty, not too expensive.

Cons: Does not work with Netgear. May not work at all. Misleading advertising.

The Bottom Line: Stay away if you have Netgear. Otherwise check compatibility before you buy - and make sure you buy from someone who takes returns easily.

Review: We have a six computer wireless network over three floors - all Dell - all XP. The signal has always been ok - no complaints. However, we got a Tivo Series 2 which allows us to use the network to transmit Tivo'ed programs to the main computer where they ...