It all depends what is OP's main use for the router. R7000 is waiting for V1.0.2.197.x
firmware release. According to Kong at dd-wrt "best f/w ever tried", it is in beta stage
but soon it'll be available. I came from Asus to Netgear and for the time being dd-wrt
is doing a good job with this router. But I am going back to OEM f/w with next release.
One more thing, Netgear router runs much cooler compared to Asus.
For years running, this has been my experience with Netgear routers. Well marketed. Not well engineered. No visible firmware quality assurance. I say the same for D-Link. They are in a very competitive market with tiny profits, so something has to give. Netgear has long made good semi-pro switches.... Netgear has the best hardware on the market to date. However their firmware is still very immature and customer service is garbage.
Good decision. You will like it. Put Merlin's firmware on it and you will love it
Hi what is the Merlin or DDRWT firmware good for
on a router??
Have had many motherboards from them; all top quality.Every Asus product I have used have a beta/unfinished feel to it except their motherboards.
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