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    • IRJI
      IRJ @Dashrender
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      @Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:

      Just curious, why choose an Asus router?

      https://www.cnet.com/products/asus-rt-ac68u-dual-band-wireless-ac1900-gigabit-router/

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      • DashrenderD
        Dashrender @IRJ
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        @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

        @Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:

        Just curious, why choose an Asus router?

        https://www.cnet.com/products/asus-rt-ac68u-dual-band-wireless-ac1900-gigabit-router/

        And, this means what? That CNET was paid pretty good to do a review? 😛

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        • IRJI
          IRJ @Dashrender
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          @Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:

          @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

          @Dashrender said in What router are you using at home?:

          Just curious, why choose an Asus router?

          https://www.cnet.com/products/asus-rt-ac68u-dual-band-wireless-ac1900-gigabit-router/

          And, this means what? That CNET was paid pretty good to do a review? 😛

          4.3 stars out of over 3,200 reviews.
          https://www.amazon.com/Dual-band-Wireless-AC1900-Gigabit-Router-RT-AC68U/dp/B00FB45SI4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494423936&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+ac1900

          My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @IRJ
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            @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

            My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.

            But why compare to that category? Linksys I've always found to be pretty bad, being good in comparison isn't a selling point.

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            • IRJI
              IRJ @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:

              @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

              My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.

              But why compare to that category? Linksys I've always found to be pretty bad, being good in comparison isn't a selling point.

              Because the price point matches that category well.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @IRJ
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                @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                @scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:

                @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.

                But why compare to that category? Linksys I've always found to be pretty bad, being good in comparison isn't a selling point.

                Because the price point matches that category well.

                I don't see how that is relevant. Why not compare quality in general, not "only quality compared to a bad category?" What does "price point matching" mean, especially in a market where consume and commercial overlap.

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                • nadnerBN
                  nadnerB @nadnerB
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                  @nadnerB said in What router are you using at home?:

                  I am replacing my Netgear DGN2000 which replaced a Netgear DGN 3700 which replaced the previously mentioned DGN2000 with a TP-Link VR600 (propaganda page: http://www.tp-link.com.au/products/details/cat-15_Archer-VR600.html)

                  I actively chose not to purchase an ASUS router due to their swiss cheese approach to security (landed them in hot water earlier this year).

                  Hopefully, I'll remember to post a review of the new thing after I set it up tonight.

                  While I remember, I sent the TP-Link back because it was dropping out (LAN & WLAN).

                  I bought a Netgear D6220. That was faulty too. LAN settings wouldn't stick, config file was corrupt when saving, and while more of an annoyance than a fault it needed rebooting after most setting changes. Also, the Antennas are not removable on that model.

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                  • IRJI
                    IRJ @scottalanmiller
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                    @scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:

                    @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                    @scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:

                    @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                    My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.

                    But why compare to that category? Linksys I've always found to be pretty bad, being good in comparison isn't a selling point.

                    Because the price point matches that category well.

                    I don't see how that is relevant. Why not compare quality in general, not "only quality compared to a bad category?" What does "price point matching" mean, especially in a market where consume and commercial overlap.

                    It is an all in one networking device with enterprise features and performance very similar to Ubiquiti.

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                    • nadnerBN
                      nadnerB @IRJ
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                      @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                      I make slow decisions, but I went with the Asus AC1900

                      https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RTAC68U/

                      I should get it in the mail by the end of this week or early next week.

                      So, the light up logo is a key selling point... lol
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                      • IRJI
                        IRJ @nadnerB
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                        @nadnerB said in What router are you using at home?:

                        @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                        I make slow decisions, but I went with the Asus AC1900

                        https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RTAC68U/

                        I should get it in the mail by the end of this week or early next week.

                        So, the light up logo is a key selling point... lol
                        0_1494424850793_upload-d45d5058-0264-4936-b506-f1b126e143e9

                        duh

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                        • IRJI
                          IRJ
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                          Asus AC1900 vs Ubiquiti AC-Lite

                          https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/Performance-Asus-AC1900-vs-Unifi-AC-Lite/td-p/1657284

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @nadnerB
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                            @nadnerB said in What router are you using at home?:

                            @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                            I make slow decisions, but I went with the Asus AC1900

                            https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RTAC68U/

                            I should get it in the mail by the end of this week or early next week.

                            So, the light up logo is a key selling point... lol
                            0_1494424850793_upload-d45d5058-0264-4936-b506-f1b126e143e9

                            Well, I was thinking that that was kind of cool. I'm an Asus guy and have all Asus laptops (three) and some other stuff so it's kind of neat 🙂

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                            • wirestyle22W
                              wirestyle22
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                              @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                              AC1900

                              http://www.bestbuy.com/site/shop/dd-wrt-routers

                              BestBuy knows what ddwrt is apparently

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                              • travisdh1T
                                travisdh1 @IRJ
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                                @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                                Asus AC1900 vs Ubiquiti AC-Lite

                                https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/Performance-Asus-AC1900-vs-Unifi-AC-Lite/td-p/1657284

                                Yeah, just like @JaredBusch said.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @wirestyle22
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                                  @wirestyle22 said in What router are you using at home?:

                                  @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                                  AC1900

                                  http://www.bestbuy.com/site/shop/dd-wrt-routers

                                  BestBuy knows what ddwrt is apparently

                                  That's exactly the thing I would most expect them to know.

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                                  • wirestyle22W
                                    wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller
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                                    @scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:

                                    @wirestyle22 said in What router are you using at home?:

                                    @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                                    AC1900

                                    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/shop/dd-wrt-routers

                                    BestBuy knows what ddwrt is apparently

                                    That's exactly the thing I would most expect them to know.

                                    I have zero expectations of BestBuy. Their employees don't know what a heatsink is

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @wirestyle22
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                                      @wirestyle22 said in What router are you using at home?:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:

                                      @wirestyle22 said in What router are you using at home?:

                                      @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                                      AC1900

                                      http://www.bestbuy.com/site/shop/dd-wrt-routers

                                      BestBuy knows what ddwrt is apparently

                                      That's exactly the thing I would most expect them to know.

                                      I have zero expectations of BestBuy

                                      That's a very bench tech thing to do. Nothing wrong or against DD-WRT, but it's so the "cool kid" thing to do at home that you totally expect Best Buy to be on top of that.

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                                      • wirestyle22W
                                        wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller
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                                        @scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:

                                        @wirestyle22 said in What router are you using at home?:

                                        @scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:

                                        @wirestyle22 said in What router are you using at home?:

                                        @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                                        AC1900

                                        http://www.bestbuy.com/site/shop/dd-wrt-routers

                                        BestBuy knows what ddwrt is apparently

                                        That's exactly the thing I would most expect them to know.

                                        I have zero expectations of BestBuy

                                        That's a very bench tech thing to do. Nothing wrong or against DD-WRT, but it's so the "cool kid" thing to do at home that you totally expect Best Buy to be on top of that.

                                        Yeah I could see that actually. Good point.

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                                        • DashrenderD
                                          Dashrender @IRJ
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                                          @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                                          Asus AC1900 vs Ubiquiti AC-Lite

                                          https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/Performance-Asus-AC1900-vs-Unifi-AC-Lite/td-p/1657284

                                          The page tells you exactly what you would expect, they aren't comparing apples to apples in the test in the OP.

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                                          • DashrenderD
                                            Dashrender @IRJ
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                                            @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:

                                            @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in What router are you using at home?:

                                            @IRJ said in What router are you using at home?:

                                            My point is that Asus routers are well known for their performance vs other consumer grade products including linksys.

                                            But why compare to that category? Linksys I've always found to be pretty bad, being good in comparison isn't a selling point.

                                            Because the price point matches that category well.

                                            I don't see how that is relevant. Why not compare quality in general, not "only quality compared to a bad category?" What does "price point matching" mean, especially in a market where consume and commercial overlap.

                                            It is an all in one networking device with enterprise features and performance very similar to Ubiquiti.

                                            Does all in one really matter?

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