Empire Tube M-20MK II

308 reviews

Apr, 2024

Positive
usability (378)
price (15)
design (4)

Negative
reliability (17)
size (4)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 308 reviews of Empire Tube M-20MK II. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the design. The price also gets good feedback, whereas the size and reliability get negative opinions.

usability, price, design

reliability, size

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Empire Tube M-20MK II is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Pretty good

Good signal, not too hard to set up

Valet "key" mysteriously stopped working months after I bought the router. It's as if the files were erased - bad memory stick? I was able to log into the router manually, but the memory stick feature shouldn't be advertised if it doesn't work ; Right...

Feb, 2015

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Loses wi-fi signal frequently

I've just ordered a different brand of wireless router. I'm done with Cisco and Linksys. This is apparently a huge issue, as a Google search on this model will illustrate.

Easy setup with USB key. Also easy to access settings via the web interface. Good range

Began to lose the wi-fi signal frequently. Takes about a 60-90 seconds for it to reestablish itself. After updating firmare and trying the various other tweaks found in online forums for this problem, I gave up and replaced this unit with a new one....

Feb, 2013

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Cisco Service Fails to Solve Problem

I bought this refurbished, at a low price, from NewEgg before Christmas. I am only getting around to hooking it up now in July. That is beyond the three month warranty from Cisco, so they won't tell me how to set it up without charging me. The Cisco...

Since I never got it connected, I don't know of any

Unable to connect as an added access point behind another wired router. According to Cisco, there is a way to do this, but they want $29.95 to tell me how. I'd rather throw it out and get somebody else's product that pay that blackmail

Jul, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Bought two and love them

The only problem I had with either of the two happened with the first one during setup. Being in the IT business for over 30 years I never imagined how brain dead the configuration process could be made. Cisco went way out of their way to make it...

Plugged it in and it has worked ever since. Absolutely no problems

Setup is too easy for an old pro

May, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

excellent performance for the price

great router for the price. Doesn't contain all the bells and whistles, but provides solid performance for your basic router needs.

great range. Mine is located about the center of my first floor and I get a great signal throughout the basement, first, and second floor. I even get good signals in my back yard about 100 feet away and thru 2 walls. Was easy to set up. The software...

the software provided can, in my experience, be slow. Also, this doesnt have any usb port for network devices or network storage

May, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

faulty

worked great when it worked ; newegg representive was very helpful and sympathic to my situation, and submitted a request to whatever they are able to do

broke within a span of 2 months. no warranty if not purchased directly with cisco

Apr, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

This Router Rocks!!

I was so impressed that I bought another one. At $49.99 this router blows all others out of the water.

Replacing another router. I have had to setup so many other routers, the easy setup with this, just can't compare. The connection/speed was amazing. As always NewEgg rocks on delivery

Setting up other devices was a little time consuming, but once we found all the information, all the devices was on the network and running

Mar, 2012

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Disappointed

After reading all the reviews I thought this router would be perfect for my house. I was wrong. The wireless range is horrible. My house is 1600 square feet ranch and is doesn't come close to reaching the farthest rooms. I'm very disappointed. On a...

Ease of setup

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Mar, 2012

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Consumer review (staples.com)