I did a search on Newegg.ca by customer rating, and then searched for the AC units with most reviews. These are the two models that had the most reviews and overall highest scores by far for the first few pages.
I'm looking to replace our D-Link DIR-655. The hope is that with 10+ devices connected at any given time we'll have less/no connection drops, a stronger signal and perhaps greater range (people are using internet on 3 different floors, the router is on the 2nd floor in a central area).
Would also be nice if there were no need to power cycle at all, though that could have been a problem with the modem/ISP as far as I know, and I suppose they can't test thoroughly enough for bugs that might occur over a long enough period of time given all the variables in how people might use the software.
It looks like both routers support 2.4/5GHz, and from what I read the AC standard should support a/b/g/n devices. It sounds like the Beamforming will not work for older devices, but from what I was reading we might still benefit from the newer routers as far as how good the connection quality is.
If not I might have to get some kind of signal booster at some point to extend the range. From what I've looked into repeaters might double the network latency, perhaps antennas are better?
I'm guessing out of the two models, the newer one might be better? The ASUS RT-AC68U?
Links:
66U
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320115
68U
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320174
I'm looking to replace our D-Link DIR-655. The hope is that with 10+ devices connected at any given time we'll have less/no connection drops, a stronger signal and perhaps greater range (people are using internet on 3 different floors, the router is on the 2nd floor in a central area).
Would also be nice if there were no need to power cycle at all, though that could have been a problem with the modem/ISP as far as I know, and I suppose they can't test thoroughly enough for bugs that might occur over a long enough period of time given all the variables in how people might use the software.
It looks like both routers support 2.4/5GHz, and from what I read the AC standard should support a/b/g/n devices. It sounds like the Beamforming will not work for older devices, but from what I was reading we might still benefit from the newer routers as far as how good the connection quality is.
If not I might have to get some kind of signal booster at some point to extend the range. From what I've looked into repeaters might double the network latency, perhaps antennas are better?
I'm guessing out of the two models, the newer one might be better? The ASUS RT-AC68U?
Links:
66U
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320115
68U
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320174