Beamslider Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 After 5 years of good use my DGL-4500 D-Link is starting to die on me. Considering one of the below. Anyone have one of them or can suggest something else? Don't have 2.4 Ghz devices but some friends that come over do so would like to have both 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz bands going.Asus RT-AC66U - 802.11ac Dual-Band Wireless-AC1750 Gigabit Routerhttps://www.asus.com...orking/RTAC66U/Buffalo AirStation™ AC1750 Gigabit Simultaneous Dual Band Wireless Router - WZR-D1800H http://www.buffalote...wireless-router Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASIO Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 After 5 years of good use my DGL-4500 D-Link is starting to die on me. Considering one of the below. Anyone have one of them or can suggest something else? Don't have 2.4 Ghz devices but some friends that come over do so would like to have both 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz bands going.Asus RT-AC66U - 802.11ac Dual-Band Wireless-AC1750 Gigabit Routerhttps://www.asus.com...orking/RTAC66U/Buffalo AirStation™ AC1750 Gigabit Simultaneous Dual Band Wireless Router - WZR-D1800H http://www.buffalote...wireless-routerI'll recommend you : D-Link DSL-2750U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyn Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 If you would like to put 3rd party firmware I'd recommend the Asus RT-N66U https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTN66U/ I don't know if the AC version will get 3rd party firmware, but the RT-N66U atm supports both Tomato and DD-WRT. The AC isn't worth it unless you have 802.11ac wireless on your systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Asus RT-AC66U and Buffalo WZR-D1800H both have the same router CPU inside and basically the same features. Here is what is different: the RT-AC66U has 256MB ram, 2 USB ports, external antennas vs 128MB ram, 1 USB port, internal antennas on the WZR-D1800H. In most markets the ASUS may be cheaper which makes it the better choice for consumers. Both routers support dd-wrt if that is important to you. Internal antennas do not limit wireless range for well-built routers, it only limits your ability to adjust the "direction" of the signal field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamslider Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share Posted June 22, 2013 Great info....Thanks. Will be changing out the firmware to DD-WRT for whatever I end up getting.The Asus RT-66U seems like a good option as well but it is more or less the same price as the AC66U within 15-20 dollars. And while I don't have any AC devices currently, the option would be nice as I plan on using whatever router I get for around 5 years or so. If it was available for considerably less I would probably go with it but unfortunately it is almost the same price as the AC66U.The D-Link D-Link DSL-2750U has an ASDL modem in it which would be of no use as I don't use DSL. Good to know that the internal antennas aren't a range limiter. I was somewhat concerned about that. Seems a lot of models now come with internal. The ASUS and the Buffalo are available locally for about the same price. The Asus a little less but not much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyn Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 If you're set on getting the AC version, get the Asus, external antennas are a HUGE plus IMO. You can change them to "better" ones or "create" a directional mod for better signals in a direction you want. Also, you can hope Tomato and DD-WRT support comes to the AC66U. What I look for routers now is support for BOTH Tomato and DD-WRT. That way I can choose which I put on in case one has a feature I want/need or is better and then I look for external antennas over internal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyn Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 An article I saw on 802.11achttp://www.zdnet.com/the-five-things-you-need-to-know-about-gigabit-wi-fi-802-11ac-7000017112/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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