With its latest range of routers, the Linksys design department appears to have thrown away the rule book. The Linksys WAG160N and its sister devices now sport a curvy, sleek, lounge-friendly appearance, quite unlike their boxy predecessors.

Like D-Link, Linksys has improved the Mac side of its products since we last reviewed one of its routers. In fact, it's completely redesigned both the hardware and software for its new WAG160N Wireless-N ADSL 2+ Gateway.

Attractive design; competitive price; four Ethernet ports included; Mac set-up software supplied

Slightly complicated set-up procedure a bit too much technical jargon for our liking

Linksys's streamlined WAG160N-UK looks considerably better than most routers. It's easy to set up using the CD installation wizard, prompting us to enter the details of our ADSL account and then to secure our network. Warnings appear if you try to continue with an unsecured wireless network.

With its latest range of routers, the Linksys design department appears to have thrown away the rule book.

Previous Linksys routers weren't the most aesthetically pleasing, but this new model is something you'll want to have out on display.

As Linksys is owned by Cisco, the company that builds much of the infrastructure behind the internet, you'd expect a little of that know-how to trickle down to its consumer products.

Design The WAG160N shares Linksys' new design philosophy (also seen on the WRT310N ), which is to make smaller, more discrete Wireless-N devices without the multiple external antennae and a sleek design that wouldn't look out of place on the deck of the Starship Enterprise.

Decent throughput; Stylish design; LELA for Windows

No gigabit ethernet; Wireless N refuses to live up to the hype -- again

For the most part, this all-in-one router is great. It has a built-in ADSL2+ modem and an 802.11 draft-n wireless access point, it's easy to set up and use, and it also looks good. But its wireless performance was a little underwhelming in our tests, as the router delivered slightly slower results...

Quick and easy-to-use Web interface; QoS; good range of filtering options; LELA is useful

Slightly slow wireless speed

As Linksys is owned by Cisco, the company that builds much of the infrastructure behind the internet, you'd expect a little of that know-how to trickle down to its consumer products.

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