Router or AP buying advice for 1300 square feet

[introstand]

Hi!

We are about to move to a new home of approx. 1300 square feet (one floor) and I'm looking for a new router or AP solution. I've already been spending to much time researching this I can't seem to come a a conclusion so I would really appreciate your help.

My main question is if a wireless router will be enough or if I should go for a multi node solution. Usage will look something like this.
- 2 mobiles
- 2 laptops
- Streaming (Netflix/TV), at times to 2 TV sets placed at opposite sides of the house via Apple TV
- 1 NAS (Synology DS216Play)
- A Sonos system of 4 speakers (could also be run separately on a Sonos Bridge)

My main priority is getting a system that is reliable with a good signal and high speed in the whole house. We will probably have a internet connection of 500GBit.

Thanks in advance!

 

[avtella]

Netgear R7000, ASUS AC-68U, Linksys WRT 1900AC and Netgear R7800 are all pretty good and should be below ~$200. AC88U is also pretty good but costs ~$70-80 more than the rest and probably has the best 2.4Ghz performance.

Of those listed the R7800 has the greatest 5Ghz range and peak speed to better utilize your 500Mbit Connection. ( I get ~480Mbps for a 730MB file transfer from my NAS ~12-15ft away one floor below my router with a Dell Latitude E6230 - upgraded from Intel 6300N to a Intel 7260AC adapter.) ASUS on the other hand does have more UI options and a better interface in general compared to other brands and more frequent updates as well.

I attached some images from tests at ~5ft and around 12-15ft. Uploads are faster in real world as seen in the file explorer image at 12-15ft than LAN Speed Test for some reason lol.

 

[MichaelCG]

Note that as long as you can hard wire one of your Sonos speakers, you don't need a bridge anymore. The connected speaker will setup SONOSnet for the rest of the speakers to utilize without riding your WiFi.

 

[introstand]

Thanks for your replies guys!

As for the Sonos, I already have a bridge so I will probably use that to setup the SonosNet. Thanks!

@avtella, are all those screens taken using the R7800? That is one of the routers I'm choosing from along with the Synology RT2600ac and TP-Link Archer c3150. So you think the R7800 will be enough to cover the whole house?

 

[avtella]

Yes the above screenshots are from my R7800.

The Synology is pretty much the same as the R7800 hardware wise but the Synology is probably a better pick if using stock firmware, my R7800 placed in the middle of the top floor covers 2 stories plus the basement without issues (2500Sqft, I think) so the Synology RT2600AC should easily do the same. I mean even the AC68U/R7000 could cover my home but at lower speeds.

SmallNetBuilder Review of RT2600AC:
https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wir...ogy-rt2600ac-router-reviewed?showall=&start=3

 

[introstand]

I've ordered the R7800 and will get it tomorrow.
Thank you so much for your advice!