Best Cable Modem to buy?

[wingman411]

I am switching from DSL to Cable (Comcast) and I am going to buy a modem instead of leasing thiers. I am intrested in which is the fastest and most stable. I looked at one from Motorola, one from Toshiba, and one from Best Data. I can give you the model #'s if you need them.

Thanks.

 

[NetRyder]

I've used a Toshiba, a Motorola, and a Terayon cable modem so far. All of them were DOCSIS certified. Didn't ever notice any difference in speed. I doubt you can go wrong with any of them.
Look for the one that has the features you need (some have a USB connection in addition to the regular RJ-45 port...if you need that), or the one you can get the best deal on.

 

[wingman411]

Here is a link to many brands of cable modems. Any recommendations?

http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/sea...ord=cable%20modem/form_page_id=14/topcat_id=1

 

[Lee]

Call me cheap, but I usually go for the one with the best O.E.M. software added!

 

[leedogg]

I recently upgraded cable modems for latency reasons and I highly recommend the motorola surfboard modem. Nice little sleep button, usb capable, and it's docsis 2.0 compliant.

 

[Tittles]

yes i would go with the one leedogg recommended. My friends uncle let me borrow his after i had to get ride of mine (i looked at naughty stuff) and it seemed to be alot better than this weird alien lookin one comcast let us lease.

 

[wingman411]

Thanks, I am buying the Motorola SB5100 that is docsis 2.0 compliant. It got excellent reviews.