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re: my new ASUS RT-AC56U came in today..damn fast shipping from the Egg
Posted on 9/15/14 at 11:42 am to CAD703X
Posted on 9/15/14 at 11:42 am to CAD703X
Might as well go for that, then. As I said in the other thread, it's not going to perform like much of an AC router even with AC clients, unless you're within a close range. However, all of the N900s worth having are over $100, and the N600s are hovering in the $70-80 range. The newer, super-duper-powerful AC routers with 4x4 MU-MIMO should push the price of the lesser AC routers down to a level competitive with N900s. Eventually, deals like the one for the ASUS will be more common, and it'll make sense to get an AC router whether you have the adapters for it or not.
It will be another year or two before every new wifi-enabled device you buy will have 802.11ac, and it still only matters if you're using those devices to access files on your local network. If everything connected to your router is just fighting over your broadband connection, then your current router might be overkill as it is. The main concern would just be range, or far can your weakest device stray from the router before its throughput drops noticeably below your available broadband speed.
It will be another year or two before every new wifi-enabled device you buy will have 802.11ac, and it still only matters if you're using those devices to access files on your local network. If everything connected to your router is just fighting over your broadband connection, then your current router might be overkill as it is. The main concern would just be range, or far can your weakest device stray from the router before its throughput drops noticeably below your available broadband speed.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 1:20 pm to ILikeLSUToo
i have a 3000ft house. its a box, essentially so lets say 1500 downstairs & 1500 up.
router sits in center downstairs against, lets say..the east wall.
my son's alienware is upstairs, lets say far corner (northwest).
right now he's using 'powered' ethernet connection due to poor performance from our crappy n router.
i'm wondering if the gigabit ethernet port on the new router will have any impact on his speeds.
router sits in center downstairs against, lets say..the east wall.
my son's alienware is upstairs, lets say far corner (northwest).
right now he's using 'powered' ethernet connection due to poor performance from our crappy n router.
i'm wondering if the gigabit ethernet port on the new router will have any impact on his speeds.
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