Worth Upgrading from RT-AC66U to RT-AC68U?

[chrismccoy]

Has anyone done the upgrade, and was it worth it? Curious If I should do it.

 

[Pierino]

What are you using your router for?

 

[KGB7]

What do you expect to gain from the upgrade?

 

[sanke1]

One word Answer: NO

Generation 2 ac routers are coming out like RT-AC87U which have Quantenna Chipset and 4 antennas.

 

[joegreat]

Has anyone done the upgrade, and was it worth it? Curious If I should do it.

Why not! I did it...
Very happy with the update - see signature!

With kind regards
Joe

 

[TonyH]

Hi,
Always wonder this kinda question is only can be answered by the one asking.
No one is doing/running things exactly same way. It is similar to asking like do I
buy this car or that car. IMHO, 66 to 68 is not much of a jump. Soon there will be
Linksys WRT1900AC(see them on eBay already at 259.00) ASUS is not far behind
with their version to compete against Linksys. "Really grass on the other side greener?" Is the SMALL incremental upgrade worthwhile?

 

[roscolo]

Short answer would seem to be NO.

And looks like some folks are having more problems with the RT-AC68U. The RT-AC66U is still outselling the RT-AC68U on Newegg. So you have virtually nothing to gain and maybe more to lose with an "upgrade."

 

[chrismccoy]

What are you using your router for?

Mainly for accessing the internet via my tv using my wdtv live hub, the router is actually upstairs, and my wdtv is downstairs, the main issue is range.

I previously had a linksys ea6500, which was horrible in range.

So Im curious what the range and speeds are compared to the 66U from the 68U.

Or as someone else suggested I should wait for the new one to come out.

 

[roscolo]

Mainly for accessing the internet via my tv using my wdtv live hub, the router is actually upstairs, and my wdtv is downstairs, the main issue is range.

I previously had a linksys ea6500, which was horrible in range.

So Im curious what the range and speeds are compared to the 66U from the 68U.

Or as someone else suggested I should wait for the new one to come out.

The WDTV Live isn't ac, it's b/g/n only, so you may do better with a repeater, powerline, or another RT-AC66U as a media bridge. I would opt for powerline. $30-$40. Should solve the range problem. I've used TPL-303E's for years with great success.

 

[chrismccoy]

The WDTV Live isn't ac, it's b/g/n only, so you may do better with a repeater, powerline, or another RT-AC66U as a media bridge. I would opt for powerline. $30-$40. Should solve the range problem. I've used TPL-303E's for years with great success.

Would the powerline be in the same room as the router? or down where the tv is?

never used one of these before.

thanks again for the help.

 

[roscolo]

Would the powerline be in the same room as the router? or down where the tv is?

never used one of these before.

thanks again for the help.

One powerline unit connects to one of the router's LAN ports and you plug it into a wall outlet near the router. The other powerline unit connects to the WDTV Live's LAN port and you plug it into an outlet near the WDTV Live. That's it. Works great. I use several of these to print massive files to a couple of 44" wide format printers I keep in an isolated room so they stay cool and dust free. Also have used with WDTV Live, although I just do that wireless now since my WDTV Live is only 40 feet or so from my RT-AC66U.

You can't plug the powerlines into a surge protector (well, some work, but not most) but you can turn el cheapo extension cords into LAN cables by just plugging the powerline units into the cord and the cord into an outlet.

 

[chrismccoy]

One powerline unit connects to one of the router's LAN ports and you plug it into a wall outlet near the router. The other powerline unit connects to the WDTV Live's LAN port and you plug it into an outlet near the WDTV Live. That's it. Works great. I use several of these to print massive files to a couple of 44" wide format printers I keep in an isolated room so they stay cool and dust free. Also have used with WDTV Live, although I just do that wireless now since my WDTV Live is only 40 feet or so from my RT-AC66U.

You can't plug the powerlines into a surge protector (well, some work, but not most) but you can turn el cheapo extension cords into LAN cables by just plugging the powerline units into the cord and the cord into an outlet.

Spoke to my friend he has one of these hes willing to part with.

http://www.trendnet.com/langen/products/proddetail.asp?prod=155_TPL-408E2K