Elecom - world's smallest Wi-Fi 802.11ac wireless router

[froggyboy604]

Elecom is going to release the world's smallest Wi-Fi router "WDC-433SU2M" series in early October. It weights only 2g (W14.9xL18.5xH7.1mm).

It's compatible with the latest wireless standard "IEEE802.11ac", which enables Max. 433Mbps high-speed communication.

Price: $32.49

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It looks like users need to plug this portable router into a computer which already has a wired internet connection from a Cable or DSL modem.

I guest this can be good if you don't have the space for a router, or don't need the extra wired ports on most wireless routers.

But, you need to share your internet with your smartphone, tablet, game console, and other wifi devices you use.

Wow, 433Mbps is pretty fast for such a small device.

But, I feel $32.49 is kind of expensive since you can get a budget priced full size wireless router with wired internet ports, a power adapter, or a travel wireless router the size of a power brick for $20.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

it's pricy due to it's size. And that is small but I have concerns about it being so low that it might have bad range.

 

[froggyboy604]

It may also be expensive because of the power savings since people are willing to pay more if they save more money in electricity cost where the saving in electricity cost would be cheaper than using a bigger router which has a huge power brick sucking power all day long.

It uses 802.11ac instead of the older 802.11N or G wireless, so it may have better range than most 802.11N and G Routers since AC also uses the 5GHz bandwidth and 2.4 GHz bandwidth instead of just the 2.4GHz bandwidth found in most N and G 802.11 routers. There is also less interference on 5Ghz, so the signal should be faster, and more reliable as well.

 

[Guardian]

Wow, that's small. I guess it was only a matter of time. Everything is getting smaller.

 

[froggyboy604]

Indeed, stuff is getting smaller who would of thought in the 1990s that we can now make phone calls and text from a Smartwatch or a pair of glasses like Google Glass without the need of an actual phone the size of a brick or deck of cards.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

pending on your PC tower though, I wonder if that will make it give a bad range?

 

[froggyboy604]

Maybe you can use a long USB cable to connect this router to, and a tall stick to tie the cable to, so you can have better range because the router is higher.

I think it also depends on the USB port type since USB 3.0 has a max power rating of 100Watts and speeds of up to 5Gb/s according to http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/08/usb-ports-that-power-laptops-monitors-soon-to-be-a-reality/

But, this router will run slower on older USB port types like USB 1.0-2.0 .