Linksys E2000 VS WRT320N

[anantkamath]

I'm buying my first wireless router for my home and what I'm looking for the most above everything else is range of about 150 to 200 feet (through brick walls). My main use is internet sharing and it would be nice to be able to play MP games over LAN. I DON'T plan to stream movies etc. or even transfer files between computers too often.

Ease of installation/configuration doesn't top my list. I don't think I'm going to tinker much beyond port forwarding.


1)The Linksys E2000 has some great reviews with regards to performance but I've come to read that it's just a rebranded WRT320N.
The WRT320n seems to be cheaper.. but the E2000 still seems to be much popular.
Is there any compelling reason to go with THE E2000?

Is there any difference at all?

(I don't want to try flashing the e2000 firmware om the WRT320N or anything like that)


2)Also would these routers be overkill for I'm looking for ? (I just need to be able to share my internet and play MP games over a ~150-200 ft range with four computers.) Is there a better suited cheaper alternative from Linksys??
How are the E2000 / WRT320n better than the cheaper ones like the WRT160n?? (I can live with the 10/100 ethernet port on the 160n). From the reviews only thing I see is better reliability for the e2000 over the cheaper ones. No one seems to compare the range/speed etc.


Thanks a lot.

 

[Emerald]

Right now you can get the E2000 for $80. 200ft is quite a distance for inside a building not sure if you don't need a second router to work as a bridge repeater to up the range especially for gaming.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124386&cm_re=e2000-_-33-124-386-_-Product