Patrick Barry
New Around Here
This may be an obvious call to go for the AAE (refurbished) over the Archer C8, but I'm curious what people might say.
Here's the rundown. I want to replace my current 5th gen AAE and convert it to an AP in a room with terrible signal, connected over powerline. My cable internet is 225 Mbps when connecting my iMac directly to modem over ethernet. Wireless devices include an Macbook Air (ac), iPhone 6 (ac), iPhone 5 (n), 2012 iMac (n), AppleTV 2 (n), Brother wifi printer (g), and then any miscellaneous guest devices, usually phones or laptops. I can wire the AppleTV to the 5th gen AAE when it becomes an access point. I also currently broadcast in n only and use an old WRT54g to as a g only AP for the wifi printer.
The apartment is 2 story, ~1200 sq ft, and get good coverage in most rooms, except the bedroom which is behind a wall with a bunch of metal in it. The 5th gen AAE will move to the bedroom and I want to replace it with either a refurb 6th gen AAE ac, or perhaps the TP-LINK Archer C8 – both similar price points.
There's no telling when/if Apple will update their 2 year old router any time soon, and the Archer C8 seems like a decent alternative, but how does it do with Apple devices? Is there a better alternative? C8 is currently ~$110 new, and reburb AAE is $130.
Thoughts, opinions, suggestions? Thanks!
Here's the rundown. I want to replace my current 5th gen AAE and convert it to an AP in a room with terrible signal, connected over powerline. My cable internet is 225 Mbps when connecting my iMac directly to modem over ethernet. Wireless devices include an Macbook Air (ac), iPhone 6 (ac), iPhone 5 (n), 2012 iMac (n), AppleTV 2 (n), Brother wifi printer (g), and then any miscellaneous guest devices, usually phones or laptops. I can wire the AppleTV to the 5th gen AAE when it becomes an access point. I also currently broadcast in n only and use an old WRT54g to as a g only AP for the wifi printer.
The apartment is 2 story, ~1200 sq ft, and get good coverage in most rooms, except the bedroom which is behind a wall with a bunch of metal in it. The 5th gen AAE will move to the bedroom and I want to replace it with either a refurb 6th gen AAE ac, or perhaps the TP-LINK Archer C8 – both similar price points.
There's no telling when/if Apple will update their 2 year old router any time soon, and the Archer C8 seems like a decent alternative, but how does it do with Apple devices? Is there a better alternative? C8 is currently ~$110 new, and reburb AAE is $130.
Thoughts, opinions, suggestions? Thanks!