The limitation may not be the router but the environment.
Indeed, but in the same environment I would expect the AC3100 to perform better than the EA6900 (which is a two years older design and costs half of the money).
Anyway...
My 100mbps internet is finally on and I see no difference in throughput between the EA6900 and the RT-AC3100. I get the same 70-80mbps @ 2.4Ghz and 97-100mbps @ 5Ghz (I guess at 5Ghz the limiting factor is the internet connection, not the wireless interface)
Based on above, and because the EA6900 costs less than half than the RT-AC3100, I will return the RT-AC3100 to Bestbuy tomorrow.
The RT-AC3100 may be a better router, but in my application (sharing 100mbps internet connection in a 3 bedroom condo for 3 wired and up to 10 wireless clients) it has no advantage over the much cheaper EA9600. Granted it has some advanced traffic measurement, QoS, etc.. functions, but again the EA9600 does what I really need, so I don't feel paying the 220 CAD extra.
BTW, The ASUS RT-AC3100 is on boxing day sale until December 31st in BestBuy Canada at 319 CAD (231 USD). The Linksys EA6900 is on sale there, too at 149 CAD (108 USD).
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