Anyone have experience with either of these? I'm going to pick one up soon and get on the AC train.
Smallnetbuilders says the Netgear is better, CNET says the Asus is better. I trust Smallnetbuilders more though.
http://reviews.cnet.com/hubs/netgear...5828277-2.html
http://reviews.cnet.com/routers/asus...-35828165.html
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wirel...-asus-rt-ac68u
These guys say the Asus is a hair better:
http://bestwirelessroutersnow.com/as...ac1900-review/
http://bestwirelessroutersnow.com/ne...-r7000-review/
Nighthawk is $190 and sale ends today, I might pick on up. Asus is $229 all day long.
PC Mag had the Nighthawk set a LAN speed record, however they didn't have the Asus 68U to test.
I am only concerned about absolute maximum range & speed. Both seem to do very well.
The boost from 450 to 600 Mbps over 2.4Ghz seems like a marketing ploy, since you need 2 routers or brand-specfic WiFi receivers to get that. Not a big deal though.
I have Asus now (current router is the RT-N66U), wouldn't mind trying out a new brand for fun, even though I love the Asus. What do you guys think? Any major reasons to pick one over the other? Cost/size are not concerns.