Nick Maynard
New Around Here
I'm considering three routers for my next upgrade - for a rather large home.
Specifically, they are the Netgear R7000, Netgear R7800, and Linksys EA8500. The EA8500's 802.11r support is a big plus for the situation where coverage isn't up to snuff and we need to install extenders.
However, getting a straight comparison of attentuation/throughput for these routers isn't great.
The R7000 was retested on 2014-01-27, which should be Wireless Testing revision 7 (http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/32325-ac1900-router-wireless-retest).
The R7800 was tested on 2016-03-03, which should be Wireless Testing revision 8 (http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wire...ghthawk-x4s-smart-wifi-gaming-router-reviewed).
The EA8500 was tested on 2015-05-26, which should be Wireless Testing revision 8 (http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wire...00-mu-mimo-smart-wi-fi-router-reviewed-part-2).
AFAICS I can do a straight comparison between the R7800 and EA8500. But relating those R7000 numbers is difficult. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is there a conversion table somewhere?
Specifically, they are the Netgear R7000, Netgear R7800, and Linksys EA8500. The EA8500's 802.11r support is a big plus for the situation where coverage isn't up to snuff and we need to install extenders.
However, getting a straight comparison of attentuation/throughput for these routers isn't great.
The R7000 was retested on 2014-01-27, which should be Wireless Testing revision 7 (http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/32325-ac1900-router-wireless-retest).
The R7800 was tested on 2016-03-03, which should be Wireless Testing revision 8 (http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wire...ghthawk-x4s-smart-wifi-gaming-router-reviewed).
The EA8500 was tested on 2015-05-26, which should be Wireless Testing revision 8 (http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wire...00-mu-mimo-smart-wi-fi-router-reviewed-part-2).
AFAICS I can do a straight comparison between the R7800 and EA8500. But relating those R7000 numbers is difficult. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is there a conversion table somewhere?