In need of a new router

[Chas1723]

I am currently running an Asus N66U router and am in need of a new one soon. I only have about a 1400 square foot house and the router is centered in the house. I have a new synology ds918+ hooked to my router. I would like to take advantage of the link aggregation offered by my NAS if possible.

I currently only have 8 meg internet speed but they are upgrading my area soon to gigabit speed. I will probably end up with either 50 or 100 meg when that happens. I plan on running Ethernet cable to my main computer as well as my entertainment center. I will only have 12 to 15 devices on Wi-Fi.

My current router is starting to loose the 5 ghz channel which is why I am searching for routers now. I have looked at the Asus AC86U, AC88U and the netgear r8500. What would be a good router for me? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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[degrub]

LAG is intended for when there are many many clients accessing the server. Your application would not be likely to saturate a single gigabit network connection. No advantage to use LAG.

 

[Chas1723]

Any recommendations for a router? Either the ones I mentioned or something else entirely. The Asus AC86 is on the top of my list currently.

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[Klueless]

The Asus AC86 is on the top of my list currently.

Myself, I'm not a quick learner.

1. When I upgraded from my N66U I leaned towards sticking with Asus because I already knew how to use it.
2. Over the years I've become quite attached to my Asus real time traffic monitor. It's the first thing I go to when things are behaving "different". (Is it me? Is it my ISP? Traffic monitor is a "starting point").

Not saying they're a "deal maker" but they could be a "tie breaker".

 

[avtella]

Go for the 86U newer CPU that’s great at VPN and improved WiFi chipset. The R8500 and 88U use an older WiFi chipset and weaker CPU (runs hot).

 

[doczenith1]

Go for the 86U newer CPU that’s great at VPN and improved WiFi chipset. The R8500 and 88U use an older WiFi chipset and weaker CPU (runs hot).

DITTO. And I also agree with @degrub's statement above. It is my understanding that LAG will not allow a single client to access the NAS at 2 Gbps but will allow two clients to access the NAS at 1 Gbps each.