Netgear Nighthawk 1900ac vs Asus RT-AC68U 1900ac

Slaacer · 29-07-2014 12:29PM #1

Hi,

was wondering if any of you had experience with either or both?

looking to get one but not sure which one.

speed is one key factor for me - upgrading to 200Mbps through UPC horizon and range is also a big factor for me as I have my office 18-20m in my workshop at the end of the garden and need a strong signal there.

Thank you

ED E · 29-07-2014 12:39PM

You wont see a huge amount of the benefit through an external wall and down the garden, especially with 5Ghz.

If you arent planning on moving you could invest in a wireless bridge down to the office and then put an .11AC AP in there.

same ol sh1te · 29-07-2014 04:09PM

Ye cannae change laws of physics Captain

Better to do what Ed says, make a point to point link with 2 wireless bridges and add another AP in the office giving you great speeds.

Do you have all AC devices? Otherwise it falls back to N. Another thing to consider is your speed in the office would be limited to the max speed of the p2p link.

ED E · 29-07-2014 07:01PM

Theyre both dual band so you can host two groups, one for slow devices on 2.4 and one for fast devices on 5.

same ol sh1te · 29-07-2014 11:19PM

ED E wrote: »

Theyre both dual band so you can host two groups, one for slow devices on 2.4 and one for fast devices on 5.

If they have devices that support 5Ghz

ED E · 30-07-2014 09:57AM

same ol sh1te wrote: »

If they have devices that support 5Ghz

If your device supports AC its very likely to support 5Ghz.

gallag · 12-08-2014 11:09PM

I researched this a fair bit and went with the nighthawk because wireless performance is roughly the same on both but the r7000 has far better USB performance due to the faster processor.

wrt40 · 15-08-2014 04:27PM

hi guys,

Are these routers worth it for extending the range internally? Only have 1 ac device, so I'd be looking for improvements on the 5ghz N range but ac is a plus for future proofing.

Moving from a Netgear WNDR3700 with dd-wrt. Bad experience with Netgear firmware (hence having to install dd-wrt) would push me in the ASUS direction provided I'll see an improvement in the range.

same ol sh1te · 15-08-2014 04:34PM

As long as you run a cable between them don't try repeat a wireless signal

wrt40 · 15-08-2014 05:00PM

Looking to replace my router with one with a better range.

Cuddlesworth · 18-08-2014 06:35PM

wrt40 wrote: »

Looking to replace my router with one with a better range.

I'd move past that. The Asus routers have some of the best range out there but if you are having a range issue with something like a WNDR3700, you should look into extending your network through a second AP rather then assuming a single device can do everything.

Slaacer · 25-08-2014 07:51PM

Thank you ED for your response - sounds good but not that technical on the networking element what exactly do I need? wireless bridge and AP something you'd recommend?

PS I got a new router to connect to the horizon from UPC and the wifi is better than with the Horizon box alone - no question there. apart from taking another plug. starting to get messy near the TV between the TV, the DVD player, the horizon box the UPC router and the phone

Netgear Nighthawk 1900ac vs Asus RT-AC68U 1900ac

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