I'm trying to decide between buying a tri-band router (Linksys EA8300, with two 867mbps 5ghz bands and one 400mbps 2.4ghz band) and a dual band router with 4x4 antenna (TP-Link C2600, one 1733mbps 5ghz band and one 800mbps 2.4ghz band).
I don't really understand what the advantage of 4x4 in the TP-Link C2600 is- aren't most devices 1x1 or 2x2? So how would they be able to take advantage of 4x4 antennas? Wouldn't they be limited to 1x1 or 2x2 speeds? In that case, wouldn't it be better to have the two 867mbps 5ghz bands, since anything over 867mbps is wasted? With two 5ghz bands, at least, you could theoretically keep devices separate to avoid interference.
I don't really understand what the advantage of 4x4 in the TP-Link C2600 is- aren't most devices 1x1 or 2x2? So how would they be able to take advantage of 4x4 antennas? Wouldn't they be limited to 1x1 or 2x2 speeds? In that case, wouldn't it be better to have the two 867mbps 5ghz bands, since anything over 867mbps is wasted? With two 5ghz bands, at least, you could theoretically keep devices separate to avoid interference.