Belkin F7D8301 Play N600HD Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

2
Average:

2
Bad:

1

Pros:

Guest network.
Two USB ports.
BitTorrent client.

Cons:

Slug slow NAS performance.
DLNA compliant media server runs on a host PC, not the router.

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Last revision on May 13, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Guest network
Two USB ports
BitTorrent client
Good range on the 2.4GHz band

Reviewers Didn't Like

Slug slow NAS performance
DLNA compliant media server runs on a host PC, not the router

Expert reviews and ratings

100

The Belkin Play Max N600 HD is a great router, offering high-end features in an easy-to-use package. It isn’t the fastest of the routers on test but it’s up there with the best – you get superb performance with only a slight drop-off at longer...

By Web User on August 08, 2011

Routers are a standard household appliance. In fact, we’d guess that more routersare sold each year than toasters.The modern network router is a complex device that needs to take an inbound network connection – usually from a cable or ADSL...

By Macworld Australia on July 13, 2011

Although the award for cheapest router of the day sadly can't go to the Belkin Play Max N600 HD – the TP-Link TL-WR1043ND has most other routers licked in that regard – it nevertheless offers the greatest range of features and the best performance for...

By TechRadar on May 19, 2011

With a few major shortcomings, the Belkin F7D8301 Play N600 HD Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router is only a good buy for non-Mac owners who intend to use the 5GHz band for their primary...

By CNET Australia on March 25, 2011

100

Play N600 HD. Bear in mind, though, that all of my network devices are from Apple and Nintendo. Routers...

By Appletell on February 26, 2011

Today's premium Wi-Fi routers push the boundaries of design, features, and range You’ve been getting by with the cheapie router you bought two years ago, so why should you upgrade now? In a word: Performance. And features. Oh, sorry. That’s two words....

By Maximum PC on October 27, 2010

The Belkin Play Max N600 HD Wireless N Dual-Band Router is a router that is suitable for those who don’t want to get their hands dirty on manual configurations or don’t know much about networking. You simply open the package, follow the instruction...

By Craving Tech on June 08, 2011

Homey don't play dat The Belkin Play Max’s claim to fame was a fat set of hardware features and a generous collection of apps that ran not on the router but on client PCs connected to the router. In relaunching the Play Max as the Play N600 HD, Belkin...

By Maximum PC on September 15, 2010