Tenda W150M Portable Wireless Access Point Review
Chris Hadley / 11 years ago
Usage and Testing
Test system:
- Asus Maximus V Forumla
- Intel Core i7 3770k
- Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz 16GB
- XFX Radeon HD 7970
- Corsair H100i
- Corsair HX1050W
- Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD
- Asus VS247
- Dell XPS 15 Laptop with Intel Wireless-N 1030
- Tenda W150M
We would like to thank AOC, Asus, Corsair, Kingston and Lian Li for supplying us with our test system components. Many different software applications are also used to gain the broadest spectrum of results, which allows for the fairest testing possible.
Software used:
- LAN Speed Test
Looking over the results, the W150M may not be as fast as most desktop routers in its AP mode, but this is purely down to the 10/100 LAN/WAN connection that the router has. When in router mode and when testing a WLAN to WLAN connection, the 150Mbps wireless-N connection gives a slightly better throughput which for a portable device of this size is rather impressive.
On the front of range, this is where the W150M comes into a whole new light. With many routers, I’ve found the wireless signal to die off rather promptly and even at a ‘reasonable’ range a signal can be hard to reach. Tenda’s little unit though could not be much more different. When testing this unit out in the field in Germany, I stayed in a small apartment on the 4th floor and to my astonishment I was still able to connect to the access point from ground level outside with ease. Most other routers that I’ve had struggle to give me a signal at the bottom of my garden, let alone from four floors.
