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Wanting to upgrade, but don't want "overkill". Any recommendations would be appreciated.
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Looking for a recommendation here on what is the best wireless router for me. While it’s always nice to have the latest and greatest, and while money is really no object, I also hate to waste money going overboard.
I have a 2 story, 3800 Sqft home, set up with 3 work laptops upstairs, and 2 personal desktops downstairs for non-interactive gaming (non-interactive meaning nothing like RPG). All are relatively new PCs/laptops. I also have a couple of cell phones, both of which can connect at 5Ghz, although they actually work better under 2.4Ghz. I will be adding additional wireless connections in the near future (home automation stuff/cameras, etc) but that is 8 – 10 months down the road.
I’ve got a 60Mbps/4Mbps connection via cable. The router I currently use is a non-Netgear AC1200, but it has no external antenna, so coverage is so-so. It is located upstairs, center of the house. The laptops are connected wirelessly via AC1200 USB wireless adapters since none of them have GB Ethernet and I don’t want cables running all over my home office area. My two downstairs desktops are connected (wired) to a Netgear R6700 that is connected wirelessly (5Ghz) to the upstairs router.
While I can afford something like the R8500, I think it’s a bit overkill for what I need now, and most likely will need in the future. I want to get rid of the internal antenna router I currently use just so I can get better connectivity at other parts of the house (back porch for example). I wwould like to keep the R6700 in AP mode and take advantage of the 1300Mpbs throughput capability on the 5Ghz band on the R6700 (and I don’t want to purchase additional wireless adapters for the desktops downstairs).
So, any recommendations? Is the 8500 overkill? Would something like the 8000 or 7800 be a better option – or even something else? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Tom
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The AC1900, is a good go to router. Even if you don't have AC clients, your .n clients should benefit. Netgear or other AC1900 implementations are good. Have a look at the llink below. Lots of good information: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/tools/charts/router/view
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The AC1900, is a good go to router. Even if you don't have AC clients, your .n clients should benefit. Netgear or other AC1900 implementations are good. Have a look at the llink below. Lots of good information: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/tools/charts/router/view
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Re: Wanting to upgrade, but don't want "overkill". Any recommendations would be appreciat
Despite several negative experiences with the R7000 (AC1900) on this forum, its very highly rated on some reliable internet review sites.
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Re: Wanting to upgrade, but don't want "overkill". Any recommendations would be appreciat
The r7000 is a great router, the recent problem(s) are the result of bad FW releases. The fix is DON"T use them, infact they pulled them so all is good again.
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