I have been happily running my Verizon Fios wifi through to my Asus AC66 for a number of years. But we've added a lot of devices and services since then, and I think its time to upgrade. I could upgrade the Verizon router to a "Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway, Model G1100" but I haven't heard good things about it, so my inclination is to buy a better performing 3rd party router. That being the case, with the Verizon router's wifi radio being disabled, I don't think I gain anything from updating that segment.
But getting to the main chance with the 3rd Party Router, I see from SNB the advice that their advice for fastest is a 1900 class router, notwithstanding that there have now been several subsequent generations of routers by those same manufacturers. It seems the newer and higher numbered routers have additional features that are currently of little use, since the devices have yet to catch up with the router manufacturers and aren't capable of running services that would access and take advantage of the features in the latest releases of routers. Normally, I don't mind spending extra $ to prolong the life and high-end status of a router. I would buy a 5300 class router and get more out of it on an if-come basis if devices add on features. But the apparent thing is that not only do the 5300 (and several generations before that) include features I won't use, when it comes to basic use that I will actually need, the later models don't perform as well the older models, all the way down to a 1900 class.
I guess I'm looking for a sweet spot where I will see appreciable speed and coverage improvements, coming from AC66. It seems strange that a 1900 would still be fastest. It could be that an intervening router, say in the 2300, 3000 or 5000 class, would be almost as fast and cover as well as the 1900, but also provide additional features, should they become viable later on.
But getting to the main chance with the 3rd Party Router, I see from SNB the advice that their advice for fastest is a 1900 class router, notwithstanding that there have now been several subsequent generations of routers by those same manufacturers. It seems the newer and higher numbered routers have additional features that are currently of little use, since the devices have yet to catch up with the router manufacturers and aren't capable of running services that would access and take advantage of the features in the latest releases of routers. Normally, I don't mind spending extra $ to prolong the life and high-end status of a router. I would buy a 5300 class router and get more out of it on an if-come basis if devices add on features. But the apparent thing is that not only do the 5300 (and several generations before that) include features I won't use, when it comes to basic use that I will actually need, the later models don't perform as well the older models, all the way down to a 1900 class.
I guess I'm looking for a sweet spot where I will see appreciable speed and coverage improvements, coming from AC66. It seems strange that a 1900 would still be fastest. It could be that an intervening router, say in the 2300, 3000 or 5000 class, would be almost as fast and cover as well as the 1900, but also provide additional features, should they become viable later on.