Another day another ebay group buy.
Not the best price in the universe but not bad even compared to MSY deal.
Currently staticice shows cheapest is with Kogan @ $268
EDIT #1
Features:
IE802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
One 2.4GHz, Dual 5GHz
600Mb/s @2.4GHz, 1,300Mb/s @ 5GHz
Gigabit Ethernet Port 4 x 1Gb LAN (+1Gb WAN)
1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0, 1x Virtual
Is this a modem router or just router?
This is just a router…. so if you need modem router than might have to look somewhere else
Can this be loaded with a custom/third party firmware?
I'm not much of technical person so you might have to read up on this.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/325…
and
https://forum.openwrt.org/index.php
Even though the review is old, says US$300 is too much, and/so (kinda) better to buy R8000… I reckon this is now the one to get, at this price!
Cheapest R8000 i can find is $283++
Finding myself more reviews. At this price, it kills all. Should be sold out, but it's far from it!
http://hothardware.com/reviews/linksys-ea9200-tri-band-smart…
Bargain at this price
This is a good router. USB speeds to HD are very good. $219 is good price.
Anyone have any idea how would this compare to the netgear nighthawk r7000 i just bought for basically the same price?
This has additional 5GZ radio you won't see much difference between this and R7000 in real world.
I wouldn't worry.
If you've already bought, then don't worry. Regardless of what products, you only risk frustration.
Solid article here from Dec.
This router absolutely kills all in one example. Other than that, this standard is mostly "on paper".
At this price, I'll grab this.
EDIT: Still only 81/500 sold. Strange!
The link u posted compared linksys ac 1900 model with other ac1900 models
That's just the headline. They go into great depths about how over the top ac3200 is, and compare it all.
At this price, you're getting much more than needed, for free/cheaper than older/slower models.
Got it. Was looking for a router today and even though I exceeded $50 more than my initial budget was I couldn't be more happier about the purchase
Worth a + vote?
These barely compare to an AC1600/1900 under normal use, though cost more. The only advantage is the extra 5Ghz channel. This MAY come into play if you're copying large files across your network (each user (both receiving and sending) have a dedicated 1300mbps connection), though even then I wouldn't call it worth it. You're much better off with one user on a cable, the other on the single 1300mbps WiFi connection - you save yourself some money, end up with a higher quality router (imo) and greater overall performance (according to benchmarks in most reviews, esp. at distances). Even if you are required to copy across the single 1300mbps band, it's enough for everyday use. If for whatever reason you're copying so much that it's not enough, then I'm sure you can invest in ~15m of cat6 cabling and plug it in the old-fashioned way.
Basically, AC3200 is enterprise technology squeezed into a cheap, low quality consumer product. You're much better off getting a higher-quality AC1900/AC1600 (600+1300/300+1300). If you for whatever reason actually NEED AC3200 (and good old cables won't do the trick), invest a few extra $$ for a good quality one. You may also want to look beyond consumer-grade routers in that case.
Thanks for the detail, but could you please refer to reviews that show this. I know how messy wifi is, plus reviews trying to review consistently, but i don't think I've read the same.
The conclusion i keep finding: It's the cheapest 3200, very good for the price. So why get much less (ie:1900) for same price, or slightly better 3200 output (depending on what test, how, where etc) for a lot more $.
Once this deal is over, sure… It's quite hard to place this product.
Basics of it:
3200 = 600 + 1300 + 1300
1900 = 600 + 1300
Cons of this router:
Less range
Both '1300' bands slower than others
Slightly more expensive (majorly not on deal)
Hard to take advantage of extra band due to average ranged performance.
Pro's:
Extra 1300 band. This allows more users to contact and transfer files at the same time.
Basically to sum it up:
It has 3 bands - 600mbps+1300+1300. Others routers at this price point have two bands, though much higher quality and better ranged (600+1300). Unless you NEED the extra band, in a real world situation most of us would benefit from the extra range and stability/signal quality, rather than an extra band.
This is why I use a classroom as somewhere this router would do okay, it's 20+ users close together - the extra band would do great and reduced range isn't a factor. Beyond that, I dunno.
Reviews:
http://www.cnet.com/products/linksys-ac3200-tri-band-smart-w… "The router's Wi-Fi range and network storage performance are not as good as you'd expect based on its high price"
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2477443,00.asp more positive though still complains about ranged performance. How they test it is odd (they got some odd results like increased speed at distances), but it still showed that beyond throughput most AC1900 routers outperformed it in range and performance.
Thanks for the links. I'll have a look. Not surprised that no-two reviews seem to agree, receive same results… As "It's all up in the air", but maybe it's splitting hairs. They should all receive similar patterns.
Tempting…