Linksys announces a draft-N router for gamers

Darius Chang | Jan 08, 2007

Gamers rejoice. LAN parties will never be the same again as Linksys draft-N router offers higher bandwidth for your online killing and pillaging.

The Linksys WRT330N gaming router offers four Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports and one Gigabeat Ethernet WAN port in addition to its wireless service. To ensure smoother online play, the router is based on the Quality of Service (Qos) implementation which prioritizes gaming packets.

But would draft-N machines get shown the door once the N standard has been formalized? According to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the final N specifications can be implemented on current draft-N devices with a simple upgrade. The WRT330N gaming router has a retail price of around US$200.