Despite the happy, shiny, positive spin on draft-11n product upgradeability, in the end, actions really do speak louder than words....

Buffalo Technology also today announced a Broadcom-based draft-11n product line. Both "Gigabit Edition" products that were announced last week are based on Marvell "TopDog" draft-11n chipsets....

This no-gigabit approach is the same as taken by Netgear with its RangeMax 240 router that is based on Airgo’s 240 Mbps MIMO technology, which is not draft-11n compliant....

The company also said the new routers undergo a "high performance testing and tuning process" dubbed "11n-True Test" that is said "to ensure maximum draft-11n performance at all times and at extended ranges"....

Buffalo’s announcement said the products have the "ability to produce data rates near 300Mbps", similar to other draft-11n products announced last week by Netgear....

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