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I want a reliable no dropouts long range router. I'm scared of Asus because of the reviews. I have a Samsung smart tv ,Xbox one ,Wii u,galaxy s5 sport,laptop,and tablet so many options I'm confused. Thanks you smart people.
 
What reviews have you scared of Asus? One of the best range of consumer routers available today.

We all want what you do. To get there in your specific environment you need to start thinking about the following.
  • Budget.
  • How long you expect to own the router before you will want to upgrade.
  • Location of router in relationship to the devices that will normally be accessing it (in 3D space).
  • Consider running CAT5e or better cable to your most important devices.
  • Construction of your premises (drywall or plaster / lathe, for example).
  • Your performance expectations of your new router and network for now and for the foreseeable future.
With the questions posed above, you should have a good idea of what you should be considering.

Assuming that you want a router that will last as long as possible I would recommend the RT-AC68U or the RT-AC87U today.

Unless of course, you don't need a new router at this time. In which case I would wait for the Wave3 AC routers to become available (maybe by this summer).
 
If you don't want dropouts of any kind, wired is the only way to go. And it doesn't have to be cat5 as there are moca, hpna, and other methods to set up things wired.
 
wire is more reliable and i myself use ASUS and havent had any issues other than the usual consumer ones. The only issues ASUS may have is compatibility (some apple devices cant connect) but its because ASUS maintains a strict ruleset with its functionality (must use AES for full fireless throughput for example).

I have not had any dropout issues with asus as long as temperatures are good. If you want something more reliable than the only choice would be industrial but that too still can have issues though it would be pricier than asus.
 

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