Hello! first Post!
I ordered an ac68u 2 weeks ago, received it, played with it and I'm not quite satisfied. Range wise it's fine, it's better than my isp's box (Free in France). However I realized it's way too complicated for my needs: I just need a solid access point (=something that works and offers a good range), not the latest in beta technology (since I got this ac68u, I never installed so many firmwares in a couple of days on a single device). My clients are mostly 802.11n on 5ghz and some old 802.11g stuff (mainly networked radios like squeezeboxes). AC is required though for my future stuff and usb is a plus to run some downloads or serve as a networked backup.
So, I decided to return the ac68u (>160 euros here) for something cheaper (<100 euros) so I can purchase an extra hard drive with the extra money
I'm hesitating between these two routers:
- the ac56u : ...so all I learned from the ac68u these last two weeks won't be wasted... but is the 2.4 Ghz that bad? And it has only 4 antennas...
- the archer C7: less sophisticated than the Asus, 6 antennas... but no beamforming...
Well what would be your pick?
Thanks for your answers!
I ordered an ac68u 2 weeks ago, received it, played with it and I'm not quite satisfied. Range wise it's fine, it's better than my isp's box (Free in France). However I realized it's way too complicated for my needs: I just need a solid access point (=something that works and offers a good range), not the latest in beta technology (since I got this ac68u, I never installed so many firmwares in a couple of days on a single device). My clients are mostly 802.11n on 5ghz and some old 802.11g stuff (mainly networked radios like squeezeboxes). AC is required though for my future stuff and usb is a plus to run some downloads or serve as a networked backup.
So, I decided to return the ac68u (>160 euros here) for something cheaper (<100 euros) so I can purchase an extra hard drive with the extra money
I'm hesitating between these two routers:
- the ac56u : ...so all I learned from the ac68u these last two weeks won't be wasted... but is the 2.4 Ghz that bad? And it has only 4 antennas...
- the archer C7: less sophisticated than the Asus, 6 antennas... but no beamforming...
Well what would be your pick?
Thanks for your answers!
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