It's a beast on the LAN ain't it?
Thanks for including the board shots, pretty much what I expected... it's going to be a bit spendy for an AC1200 class router, but much of that is the higher BOM costs associated with the Marvell design (Discrete LAN Switch, Discrete Radios, etc...).
I would expect Linksys at some point to release a cost-reduced version 2 of the WRT1900ac... (FWIW, Fry's was offering them in the store here in San Diego for $200 last weekend , not refurb, new in box)
I dunno. I don't think they are feeling any pricing pressure. Otherwise why introduce the MOST expensive AC1200 class router AND the most expensive AC1900 router (except for the ASUS RT-AC68P at $200 for Best Buy shoppers who don't know any better).I would expect Linksys at some point to release a cost-reduced version 2 of the WRT1900ac... (FWIW, Fry's was offering them in the store here in San Diego for $200 last weekend , not refurb, new in box)
I dunno. I don't think they are feeling any pricing pressure. Otherwise why introduce the MOST expensive AC1200 class router AND the most expensive AC1900 router (except for the ASUS RT-AC68P at $200 for Best Buy shoppers who don't know any better).
I agree this is odd. But I did confirm link rate before the start of each test.Was there an error during the testing or am I just missing something(I did skim through the review)? The 2.4 GHz uplink test seems a little strange. It's hitting 250 Mbps uplink with 2x2 N which 2x2 N 20 MHz tops out at 144 Mbps theoretical speed(plus the little bit from QAM256, 173.3 Mbps). Are you sure the Linksys didn't switch to 40 MHz(400 Mbps link rate) during testing, which led to the higher 2.4 GHz throughput and shorter range?
Newbie question. Why is automode in 2.4Ghz slower? Confused.I did screw up, guys. Must have left 2.4 GHz in auto mode and results were with 40 MHz bandwidth.
2.4 was retested with results more like you'd expect. Review has been updated. Sorry for the error and thanks to Darknessrise for the poke.
Thanks. So I should keep a router in 40Mhz or 20Mhz for better download rates?Automode allows the router to choose 20 or 40 MHz bandwidth operation. 40 MHz bandwidth mode resulted in higher throughput because it allows higher link rates. 20 MHz bandwidth mode results in lower throughput.
If auto mode is operating properly (obeying 20/40 MHz coexistence), it should automatically back off to 20 MHz mode if there are interfering networks in range.
40 MHz mode helps only with strong signals and has the downside of colliding with neighboring networks in areas where there are a lot of networks. It also has the downside of reducing maximum range because the connection will drop sooner at low signal levels.
My recommendation has always been to use 20 MHz bandwidth mode if you are in an area with a lot of networks.
The standard test method uses Channel 6 and 20 MHz bandwidth mode in 2.4 GHz. I don't force operating mode because settings are different for each router. I just leave the defaults.In the 2.4GHz tests - are you using B/G/N-Mixed or Auto (which includes VHT20/VHT40, aka TurboQAM)?
I'm using a NETGEAR R7000 in bridge mode as the client. The only controls available are band and security. When I test routers that support QAM-256 in 2.4 GHz, I see link rates that confirm that operation.So is the Client doing VHT20/40?
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