DD-WRT Partners with Buffalo Technology

[QBZ]

http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php

^^ I figured this would turn some heads around here since this combo is recommended left and right.

 

[JackMDS]

LOL. it seem that we recommended it too much, if we use NewEgg as a frame of reference.

The 802.11g High Power model is sold for $72.99 + 6.63 ship = $79.52

In contrast the Draft2 is $89.99 shipped.

I do not care much about any kind of "Draft" but it seems that something is going On.

 

[QBZ]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
LOL. it seem that we recommended it too much, if we use NewEgg as a frame of reference.

The 802.11g High Power model is sold for $72.99 + 6.63 ship = $79.52

In contrast the Draft2 is $89.99 shipped.

I do not care much about any kind of "Draft" but it seems that something is going On.

Indeed.

It certainly is good news for the folks behind DD-WRT and certainly they deserve all the props and kudos that they get.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: QBZ

Originally posted by: JackMDS
LOL. it seem that we recommended it too much, if we use NewEgg as a frame of reference.

The 802.11g High Power model is sold for $72.99 + 6.63 ship = $79.52

In contrast the Draft2 is $89.99 shipped.

I do not care much about any kind of "Draft" but it seems that something is going On.

Indeed.

It certainly is good news for the folks behind DD-WRT and certainly they deserve all the props and kudos that they get.

Agreed!:thumbsup:

 

[spidey07]

Very interesting indeed. Provide quality hardware AND couple it with quality software at a good price point and you have a winning product.

 

[Aarondeep]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Very interesting indeed. Provide quality hardware AND couple it with quality software at a good price point and you have a winning product.

Shocking!

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: aarondeep

Originally posted by: spidey07
Very interesting indeed. Provide quality hardware AND couple it with quality software at a good price point and you have a winning product.

Shocking!

Shocking it is, because it's not normally done.

 

[cmetz]

Big thumbs-up to Buffalo for passing Capitalism 101.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: cmetz
Big thumbs-up to Buffalo for passing Capitalism 101.

Funny isn't it? The home arena is still untapped as far as a clear leader.

Microsoft and Cisco want to dominate here, but they fail to deliver. They see so far ahead they can't meet the immediate need.

 

[JackMDS]

The difference is attitude.

When the enthusiasts discover that some devices employ firmware is open source.

Most manufacturers of these devices ignore the 3rd party firmware.

Cisco (I.e. Linksys) changed the Firmware to propriety (WRT54Gv5 and above) and offered the Flashable WRT54GL for more money just because it is Flashable. They did not even attempt to spend few hours to improve the product themselves.

Buffalo (to the best of my knowledge) cooperated with DD-WRT requests for info in a guarded but reasonable way.

We do have to take into account that the trend started with the sv*** something (I forgot the exact name).

Sv*** practices where somewhat Bizarre, which probably encouraged some of the manufacturers to shy away from the issue.

To date No manufacturer, or 3rd party vendor, has an extensive easy to understand help as DD-WRT has on Wiki.

 

[Madwand1]

The DD-WRT folks have been recommending Buffalo units and selling some of them pre-flashed for some time now, so in a way this is a natural progression. I hope that it'll let them produce firmware for some of the more modern units more timely -- e.g. the WZR2-G300N.

I wonder if this recent partnership has anything to do with the CSIRO patent suit / injunction against Buffalo selling new wireless products in the US. That's probably having some effect on stock and pricing, and might be the reason why we haven't seen the WHR-HP-G125 in the field yet. The injunction doesn't apply to existing inventory. Formalizing this partnership perhaps gets the word out that there's another way to get a DD-WRT flashed device, with a warranty, which is nice.

http://www.buffalotech.com/pro...less-n-nfiniti-router/

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: Madwand1That's probably having some effect on stock and pricing, and might be the reason why we haven't seen the WHR-HP-G125 in the field yet. The injunction doesn't apply to existing inventory.

Hmm?. that might the reason to why the price of the WHR-HP-G54 rose to over $70.

The stock is probably dwindling.