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I'm currently looking for an new router to replace my old and terrible N300 Belkin. I've pretty much narrowed it down to these 2, but I'm having trouble figuring out if the Asus is worth nearly double the Edimax. They're both very close performance-wise, and I don't need USB/printer support.
My main question though, is whether or not the firmware on the Edimax is decent? I've done some looking, and it seems that there isn't much 3rd party/open source support for realtek chipsets. I've bought a few routers in the past, only to discover that they lacked features or stability and were unable to use different firmware. On the other hand, the Asus has a broadcom chipset and can use DD-WRT, tomato, etc. Is this ability worth $60?
Also, are these generally comparable as far as build quality goes?
I don't mind spending the money if it means that I get a stable, fast router, but I don't want to if I don't have to.
Thanks in advance for the help!
My main question though, is whether or not the firmware on the Edimax is decent? I've done some looking, and it seems that there isn't much 3rd party/open source support for realtek chipsets. I've bought a few routers in the past, only to discover that they lacked features or stability and were unable to use different firmware. On the other hand, the Asus has a broadcom chipset and can use DD-WRT, tomato, etc. Is this ability worth $60?
Also, are these generally comparable as far as build quality goes?
I don't mind spending the money if it means that I get a stable, fast router, but I don't want to if I don't have to.
Thanks in advance for the help!