The American networking company, Netgear Inc, isn’t one of the oldest manufacturers around, but during its two decades of existence had a lot of time to mature and deliver both consumer and enterprise-level products (including Ethernet switches, wireless routers, dual-WAN VPN routers, powerline adapters and more). Of course, Netgear is mostly known for its iconic … Read more
The Afoundry EW1200 is a dual-band wireless AC1200 Gigabit router which, similarly to the Netis WF2780, TP-Link Archer C5 (V2) and ASUS RT-ACRH13, aims towards the home Internet users that aren’t interested into purchasing the more expensive routers with the latest technologies (such as MU-MIMO or the tri-band approach), but still want to have access … Read more
The Asus RT-AC55U is an entry-level dual-band AC1200 wireless router and while it’s true that this isn’t a new device, it still remains relevant for a large portion of the market that doesn’t need the most powerful networking equipment in their homes and are happy with a modest, but stable router to handle their daily … Read more
In order to see which of the two routers is the better one, the Linksys EA6900 or the Linksys WRT1900ACS (the third revision of the WRT1900AC), it is important to first have a look at how the networking world has transformed through the years and how Linksys participated in the development of current routers. It’s clear … Read more
The Tenda AC18 AC1900 is one of the latest wireless routers released by the Taiwanese manufacturer and it is the second AC1900 router provided by Tenda. The first attempt was with the Tenda AC15, a modest (entry-level from the performance-point-of-view) device that came with a surprisingly low price and was specifically aimed at people that … Read more
Note: The review has been updated using the third version of Linksys WRT1900AC, the WRT1900ACS. Seems like yesterday that I received my first router, a Linksys WRT54G and there was this fascination with how to configure it in order to give its best, especially since the software was Open Source. Now, more than a decade later, Linksys gave … Read more
The D-Link DSL-3782 is an AC1200 wireless dual-band modem router, suitable for home networks, as well as for small offices, incorporating both the functions of an AC1200 router and the versatility of the integrated ADSL2+/VDSL2 technology (which ensures download speeds of up to 100 Mbps). D-Link is a well-known Taiwanese multinational manufacturer of networking equipment, … Read more
The release of the new TP-Link Archer C5 V2 proves that manufacturers haven’t completely abandoned the entry-level networking sector and that there is still a lot of focus towards the AC1200 routers, considering the fact that some people may not be easily persuaded to go for the higher numbers on the box (most people won’t … Read more
Netis WF2780 is a wireless AC1200 entry-level router, repeater and access point, all into one device, clearly targeting the home users audience. You may have not heard about Netis, since it’s not as well known as the other Chinese brands (like TP-Link), but, NETIS SYSTEMS is a global provider of networking devices, focusing on both … Read more
The ASUS RT-ACRH13 is one of the latest routers to be released by the Taiwanese company this year, with a clear focus towards the home users. It came as a surprise to see an attempt to include some of the latest technologies from the networking world into a rather inexpensive device (the RT-ACRH13 uses the … Read more