Buying a router

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I'm looking to buy a new router and need the following features

 

Latest wireless standards

Able to handle a lot of devices on network simultaneously

Able to adjust priority to certain devices (for example, I would like to limit how much upload or download bandwidth one particular device can use)

Able to block things from the router (like Google ads and trackers/analytics)

Reliably supports network attached storage device

Good security/able to keep the Chinese out (also, no Chinese brands/Chinese chips; prefer not made in China but not sure if that exists)

Decent range, but nothing extreme needed

Minimum of 4 Ethernet ports (10/100/1000)

Works well with streaming things to consoles

NSA chips/monitoring okay

 

Price isn't an issue.

[neo1911]

Smallnetbuilder recommends wireless ac routers in this order.

 

1. Netgear R7000

2. ASUS RT-AC87U

3. ASUS RT-AC68U (Slightly cheaper but rock stable on latest firmware) I am using this one since a year.

[timster]

I recently updated my router to the Netgear R6300v2.0, even supports DD-WRT if you prefer it over the stock Netgear firmware. the R7000 also is supported for DD-WRT

 

both the R6300 and R7000 have a USB3.0 and USB2.0 port for attached hard drives

 

http://netgear.com/home/products/networking/

http://www.myopenrouter.com/

[Roger H. Veteran]

Moved to Internet, Network & Security

[Slackerr]

Netgear R7000. AC support is awesome, range is excellent, USB 3 for external hard drives, isolated guest networks, etc. No overheating also (hello Asus!) 

[sc302 Veteran]

price is no option huh?  The nighthawk is a nice router and the high end linksys is supposed to be a nice router.  You could always buy a asa and a wireless controller or buy a sonicwall or go meraki if you wanted to be a bit more secure than your standard run of the mill hardware router/firewall.

[xrobwx71]

This is the one I use at home and at work. Covers all the bases nicely. They also have models that come with the DD-WRT firmware.

http://www.buffalotech.com/products/wireless/dual-band-routers/airstation-extreme-ac-1750-gigabit-dual-band-wireless-router

[neo1911]

This is the one I use at home and at work. Covers all the bases nicely. They also have models that come with the DD-WRT firmware.

http://www.buffalotech.com/products/wireless/dual-band-routers/airstation-extreme-ac-1750-gigabit-dual-band-wireless-router

 

That model has got many negative reviews.

[xrobwx71]

That model has got many negative reviews.

Like I said. I use 1 at work and 1 at home for about 8 months now. No complaints. No bad review here.

[goretsky Supervisor]

Hello,

 

I have been using a D-Link DIR-868L Wireless AC1750 Dual Band Gigabit Cloude Router.   While I've noticed it does run a little warm, I can't say I've seen any problems as a result.

 

Regards,

 

Aryeh Goretsky

[hairbawl87]

Uhh, no one cared to mention the Linksys WRT1900AC? It's what I use. The range is amazing, firmware is great, features galore, it is the king of all routers.

[+John Teacake MVC]

 

 

NSA chips/monitoring okay

 

Was that sarcasm? Couldnt tell. 

[roeljohn]

The Linksys WRT1900AC is fairly new, so a lot of bug issues is still to be expected early on. But I can vouch for the WRT series. My WRT54G is still working today.