- Jan 26, 2014
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Because do a lot of gaming/skyping/Youtubing/stream viewing, I've been looking to upgrade my router. I have the fastest internet available where I live (Charter internet that averages around 62 Mbps down and 4 Mbps up), although I would like to point out that low ping is the main thing I am interested in (I usually get pings around 35-70 ms on US servers). My current setup is a standard-issue Charter cable modem (An Arris something or other) connected to my current router, a $30 Belkin N150. Connected to the 4 LAN ports on the router I have 2 PCs (One gaming PC and one older prebuilt PC for general use), one Blu-ray player, and an Ooma VoIP phone system. I do use the 802.11n Wi-Fi for my iPod Touch and general tinkering with another PC and a Raspberry Pi, but the main thing to point out here is that Wi-Fi is not the main priority with the router I am looking for.
I've looked at several different routers, and the main thing I am looking for is something with Gigabit ethernet ports, decent QoS abilities, and good reliability. Price is not too big of an issue here but I would prefer something under $150 or so. I don't care what Wi-Fi the router has as long as it's 802.11n or ac and has the same range as my current router.
Here are some of the routers I've looked at:
ASUS RT-N66U / RT-AC66U This seems promising but many reviewers complain about the power button failing and not staying on even without frequently turning it on/off.
TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND (Or the Archer C7) This is my best choice so far, but I don't know much about the reliability of TP-Link's products
I've also heard good things about the D-Link and Linksys Gigabit routers, if anyone knows a good router from one of those manufacturers.
I have also considered something like the RB2011Ui from routerboard.com, as this seems really nice and high quality (recommended by this thread here: http:// ), but my current understanding of networking would require spending a significant amount of time learning about the router before actually being able to use it, which I wouldn't mind doing if there is a significant advantage to this kind of router.
Thanks for taking to time to read/respond to this post.
-Spencer
I've looked at several different routers, and the main thing I am looking for is something with Gigabit ethernet ports, decent QoS abilities, and good reliability. Price is not too big of an issue here but I would prefer something under $150 or so. I don't care what Wi-Fi the router has as long as it's 802.11n or ac and has the same range as my current router.
Here are some of the routers I've looked at:
ASUS RT-N66U / RT-AC66U This seems promising but many reviewers complain about the power button failing and not staying on even without frequently turning it on/off.
TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND (Or the Archer C7) This is my best choice so far, but I don't know much about the reliability of TP-Link's products
I've also heard good things about the D-Link and Linksys Gigabit routers, if anyone knows a good router from one of those manufacturers.
I have also considered something like the RB2011Ui from routerboard.com, as this seems really nice and high quality (recommended by this thread here: http:// ), but my current understanding of networking would require spending a significant amount of time learning about the router before actually being able to use it, which I wouldn't mind doing if there is a significant advantage to this kind of router.
Thanks for taking to time to read/respond to this post.
-Spencer
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