TenaciousDuck
Occasional Visitor
Hi everyone,
So I'm moving into a new house (woop!) and am wanting to get a new setup for my network. Unfortunately, the best internet I can get is 10Mb/s down & 800Kb/s up. Not the 50/5 I have here, but it'll work!
So I'm beginning to read (tons) of reviews and comparisons between the WRT1900AC, RT-AC68U, and Nighthawk, but cannot decide which one I want. I do music production, so I want to have some great NAS options (whether via Ethernet or USB), and want said NAS solution to have great transfer speeds. Not only for transferring files, but also for streaming, etc. Our house is approximately 1700 sq feet, plus the basement. Here is what I'm looking for:
- Great range within entire house and outside (garage, out back, etc)
- NAS compatibility (all have, noticed WRT1900AC has fastest USB by far)
- Great speeds for file streaming from a USB / NAS
- Quality QoS service
- If USB NAS, must have FTP or some way of 'dragging and dropping' files, remote access to them, streaming options to PC/Xbox/PS3, etc
So what are the thoughts and recommendations based on what I am looking for? I'm not set specifically to any of these routers, but from what I have researched they seem to be best. I like that the WRT1900AC has a fast enough USB 3.0 port to supply well over 40Mb/s write speeds, which I believe would be good enough for a cheap NAS solution, but what I'm worried about is that how do I access those files, can I stream to PCs, Xbox, etc., and can I remote access them? Is there a media server option for a USB NAS solution on this router?
If I go with the Nighthawk or Asus, I'm pretty sure I will have to get a dedicated NAS which is fine, but not preferred as plugging in a USB HDD to the WRT1900AC will yield similar speeds without spending tons on a quality NAS
THANKS everyone!
So I'm moving into a new house (woop!) and am wanting to get a new setup for my network. Unfortunately, the best internet I can get is 10Mb/s down & 800Kb/s up. Not the 50/5 I have here, but it'll work!
So I'm beginning to read (tons) of reviews and comparisons between the WRT1900AC, RT-AC68U, and Nighthawk, but cannot decide which one I want. I do music production, so I want to have some great NAS options (whether via Ethernet or USB), and want said NAS solution to have great transfer speeds. Not only for transferring files, but also for streaming, etc. Our house is approximately 1700 sq feet, plus the basement. Here is what I'm looking for:
- Great range within entire house and outside (garage, out back, etc)
- NAS compatibility (all have, noticed WRT1900AC has fastest USB by far)
- Great speeds for file streaming from a USB / NAS
- Quality QoS service
- If USB NAS, must have FTP or some way of 'dragging and dropping' files, remote access to them, streaming options to PC/Xbox/PS3, etc
So what are the thoughts and recommendations based on what I am looking for? I'm not set specifically to any of these routers, but from what I have researched they seem to be best. I like that the WRT1900AC has a fast enough USB 3.0 port to supply well over 40Mb/s write speeds, which I believe would be good enough for a cheap NAS solution, but what I'm worried about is that how do I access those files, can I stream to PCs, Xbox, etc., and can I remote access them? Is there a media server option for a USB NAS solution on this router?
If I go with the Nighthawk or Asus, I'm pretty sure I will have to get a dedicated NAS which is fine, but not preferred as plugging in a USB HDD to the WRT1900AC will yield similar speeds without spending tons on a quality NAS
THANKS everyone!