Hi All
I bought a Netgear D6300 WiFi router around 2 years ago for £160.
I been using it for 2 years but I have been very unhappy with it. I was unhappy with the WiFi performance as i felt it was unbelievably poor, the USB network storage did not work for me. And i was unhappy about the firmware and GUI. The only thing i liked about it was i could do USB over WiFi. I attached my Printer to the router via USB (i do not have a network printer) and the Netgear software would emulate the USB from the router to the PC. I loved that.
It just felt like a waste of money.
I need a new router with WiFi or a router with add on AP. I prefer build in to make things easy, but i would not sacrifice performance for it.
My priority is performance over features. However I would like to see if i can get one with USB over WiFi, but this is not a priority.
I also would like it if it was easy to hack with 3rd party firmware if required, eg DD WRT, Tomato. again this is a benefit i would like but it is not a priority, especially if the stock GUI is easy to use.
My usage is at a Home/Home Office.
2 PCs via LAN
1 NAS via LAN also used for streaming media
10 to 12 tablets/smartphones/notebooks via WLAN
3 Media streaming devices for entertainment via WLAN
Note: I have a lot of walls in the house to get through.
I am considering between Netgear R7000 and Asus RT-AC68U
Is there anything you guys could suggest?
Thanks in advance.
I bought a Netgear D6300 WiFi router around 2 years ago for £160.
I been using it for 2 years but I have been very unhappy with it. I was unhappy with the WiFi performance as i felt it was unbelievably poor, the USB network storage did not work for me. And i was unhappy about the firmware and GUI. The only thing i liked about it was i could do USB over WiFi. I attached my Printer to the router via USB (i do not have a network printer) and the Netgear software would emulate the USB from the router to the PC. I loved that.
It just felt like a waste of money.
I need a new router with WiFi or a router with add on AP. I prefer build in to make things easy, but i would not sacrifice performance for it.
My priority is performance over features. However I would like to see if i can get one with USB over WiFi, but this is not a priority.
I also would like it if it was easy to hack with 3rd party firmware if required, eg DD WRT, Tomato. again this is a benefit i would like but it is not a priority, especially if the stock GUI is easy to use.
My usage is at a Home/Home Office.
2 PCs via LAN
1 NAS via LAN also used for streaming media
10 to 12 tablets/smartphones/notebooks via WLAN
3 Media streaming devices for entertainment via WLAN
Note: I have a lot of walls in the house to get through.
I am considering between Netgear R7000 and Asus RT-AC68U
Is there anything you guys could suggest?
Thanks in advance.