LinksysAC2600 4 x 4 MU-MIMO Dual-Band Gigabit Router with USB 3.0 and eSATA (EA8500)

Lo estuve cazando durante un año, hasta que lo encontre en 2,920 pesos, el mejor precio, en cuanto a su funcionamineto, es el esperado considernado que la marca Linksys es una de las mejores, facil de configurar, y de hecho ahorita lo estoy usando para administrar mi red en lugar del de que me ofrece mi compañia, ese solo lo uso en modo bridge, su alcance wifi en 2.4ghz es exelente ahora si me llega a todos lados, en cuanto al wifi 5ghz es casi igual de potente, digamos un 10 o 15% menos que el 2.4ghz. Totalmente recomendado

Edit 1:This EA8500 is one month old and still stable as a rock, super fast speeds, no dead wifi spots at all like most other routers form other manufactures. I found the system info page that tells us what connection rate and a hole lot moreYou just refresh it to get an update, not as fancy as other router brands but it does show more than any GUI in other routers.http://192.168.1.1/sysinfo.cgiA little background, I had d-link, Netgear, apple, all were good except for Netgear had to reboot weekly to monthly, then RT-AC66R - this was a good Asus router, I had the RT-AC68R - this was good at 2.4GHz but 5GHz sucked in range so 5GHz usability was useless and it had awful USB support (problems).Now the Asus RT-AC87R (I am going to reference it as 87r, I owned that for 1 year), where to begin….I thought the 87r would be my router for years (boy was I wrong)…The 5GHz covered all my house inside, BUT, areas where I put my phone, (to do wifi to hardwired device remote control) just gave me constant problems, some days after a new firmware it seemed to work (sometimes) and I thought finally, then some day or days later BAM not working in those areas again. (Now before you think or say something, all I did was change to the Linksys router, NOTHING ELSE, more on that below).The best I ever achieved from the 87r was about maybe a month with a firmware, before something went wrong, lag, wifi drops, etc.. I totally gave up on USB drives connected through it, now I have a NAS (Best purchase I have made in years)Onto my new Linksys EA8500, in my case, this is my first Linksys router I have ever owned.First what I read on it….- I read the web GUI was slow by some, I find it supper fast, I have no idea why others complain about that at all.- Wifi range, well the Linksys is the same as the 87R with 2.4 GHz range (outstanding), and noticeably better than the 87r on the 5GHz band.- I read of a few having some kind of power down after 6 hours or so, I have never seen this at all (the latest firmware update address this anyway for the ones with tis issue).Now my findingsGood-Absolutely no dead wifi spots with the Linksys, super fast connection from my wifi app to wired lan control device. I can't find any WiFi dead spots in my house with this Linksys router on 5 GHz or 2.4GHz. (As I have had with the 87r, especially with my remote app)- I have an app on my phone that connects to a hardwired device, on the 87r this was so bad and useless that the original (old) app no longer functioned and I had to buy a different app to get it to work, I no longer have my phone wifi to hardwired device control problems at all, both apps work great on the Linksys EA8500 and I checked for the latest update on the first app that went wonky on the 87r and it was not updated for 30+ days.- I no longer have any lag (tho dd-wrt firmware on the 87r removed it usually all the time, but it came back after days on the 87r). My online gaming with Asus routers on Monday night’s were all horrible, so bad that I usually shut down my PS4. Now with the EA8500 my lag is very minimal.- Setup was simple, but I did do some reading into this before hand, so I knew what to tweak to get great performance out of the Linksys.- I did have a HP wifi printer problem, FIXED I had to reset my network settings in my HP printer (nothing with the router at all).- My download speeds since I installed the EA8500 are my best ever. Any router before (including the rt-ac87r) I got a max of 30-32 down, now with the Linksys I always see 34-35.-I have adjusted some things in the settings and unlike the 87r, no firmware degradation at all...... Meaning every time I rebooted (I owned 2 87r’s, first one died due to overheating) the 87r would perform worse and worse (more problems, etc..)after every reboot, no matter what firmware I used, until I flushed the ac87r and started from scratch again, it happened with both 87r’s, I have complained about this from time to time with Asus and they did not care. Nothing at all like this on the Linksys, the Linksys just works like it should and rebooting does nothing bad at all to it.- NO WiFi drops with the Linksys on either band, the Linksys just works and works perfectly.- Web page refreshes on wifi devices are the same as my Asus 87r (when it was working good)- I use and love the way QOS is used on the linksys (I hated the Asus way, tried it, never worked for me and turned it off). I see no speed degrade with QOS on, my ps4 also has very little lag, that's my priority in the QOS for me, so QOS in this router works.- Linksys support is very great and responsive (from the printer issue I had, they gave me things to try on my Printer problem that turned out to be resettings network settings on the printer).- DHCP reservation is super easy on the Linksys, you click on “Network Map” and all of your connected devices are showing, just click a device and add DHCP reservation, it’s that easy. Linksys and I also recommends you do this, as some devices get confused (on any router)Bad (if you call it bad)- The IOS app to configure the router does not work with IOS 9 beta yet, expected as it is a beta IOS, it does work from my android note 10.1 version 1 perfectly. (I use the web GUI anyway, but I don't have to go into that often at all due to the Linksys just working).- I have no idea what my wifi connections are at ( meaning 100, 300, 400, or 800), Asus and dd-wrt gave me this info, nowhere found on the Linksys. (This would be my only wish, but not needed)- I don’t have lights up front and I like that, I do have a Linksys light on top that is steady when connected to my ISP and flashing when not, I do like this.- I do not like the fact I only get 90 days telephone support, but with quick e-mail and forum support, it’s not needed.- Pricy but performance and stability is worth the price (I paid more for my Asus rt-ac87r a year before and that was nothing but problems and stuff not working the entire year, yah it has more bells and whistles but at slower speeds and very unstable hardware and firmware)SummeryI don't have absolutely nothing bad to say or found about this router, I keep looking for something, not performing properly, but everything I do with the Linksys = it just works perfectly, to date.If you are looking for tons of things to tweak, bloatware (I call it, you may not), love to reboot and have unstable hardware = look elsewhere, BUT if you are looking for a router with all the features needed and for a router that is stable as a rock = Look no further this EA8500 is the one!So far I love this Linksys RouterIf this stays like this, I have the best router made to date!This is how a router should work, perfectly. NOT half baked!!

La velocidad de transferencia es excelente, las configuraciones en algunos casos son muy básicas. Cuenta con solo 30 lugares para filtrado Mac. En cuanto a cobertura le gana mi anterior router el tp link 941hp.

**UPDATE 2** Upgraded review from 1 star to 4 because:1) Amazon and Linksys were very helpful and generated an RMA even after being a couple days past the 30 day return window. -- Remarkably the RMA was submitted at 7pm and the Replacement arrived at my door at 2pm the NEXT Day!!! Outstanding.2) After 45+ days using the new router, my reboots have been limited to 1 - 2 max!!3) After replacing the initial Router (which most likely had hardware defects), the Replacement Wireless Router appears to be successfully managing our 21 wireless devices running throughout the household. As such, I believe the MIMO is now working as advertised, which is awesome!**Update** not only does this require frequent reboot but I have had to complete entire factory reset (and that doesn't always work). Customer service chat was useless. On my 3rd and final factory reset, I gave up & attempted to return but released I am 5 days over return availability and now I'm stuck with this piece.---------------------------------Setup was very easy and rather intuitive, and everything was good, BUT just like another reviewer, the AC8500 worked great for the first few days; however it eventually stopped transmitting a WiFi signal. I am able to use the Ethernet ports, but no WiFi....hence no Smart WiFi app access. I restarted, unplugged, and even reset to factory with no success. I am currently chatting with support....we'll see if it can be quickly resolved.

After a very careful consideration of all available options, I shortlisted the following routers (all within the same price range):- Netgear Nighthawk AC1900- Amped ATHENA AC2600- Linksys WRT AC1900- Linksys AC2600They are all very powerful and it was difficult to make a final choice. I was leaning towards Linksys WRT AC1900 just because of its awesome look (check it out!) but I decided to go for a slightly more powerful Linksys AC2600. Since many of you will have a similar dilemma when choosing a router, I thought it might be helpful if I share the rationale behind my decision:- Linksys AC2600 has very good reviews in every source I looked at: it is either in top 3, 5 or 10 lists in every reputable tech websites (and even called the best router of 2017 on cheatsheet website)- It is one of the newest routers.- It is recommended for future technologies.- It is offered at a good discount on Amazon.The other reasons are of course MI-MUMO technology, the router is designed for the speeds 50Mbps and up, it can be used for 12 and more devices at home (we have a very heavy traffic), a transmission rate for 5 GHz, and parental control for any device that you choose.Now, let's get to the feedback after the actual purchase:- The setup actually took 5 minutes! It is very quick and straightforward. Of course, you will need to choose a new WiFi for every device in your home. That will take a minute or less per device.- I couldn't believe my eyes when I ran the tests on the speed. See the photos. The old router (Netgear) gave me a download speed of 25 Mbps, the new router with 2.4 GHz - 42.14 Mbps and with 5 GHZ - 89.60 Mbps! Btw, it later went to 90+ I didn't even know that Comcast has upgraded my 50Mbps speed!- Then, I decided to test if it works at our neighbor's house. It automatically changed to 2.4 GHz but I still had 25Mbps. Pretty good considering the distance.- Before this router, we had problems on the weekends. The traffic was heavy and our older router couldn't cope with it. Not a problem anymore.- Most modern devices (including Roku 3/4) work with 5 GHz so you will enjoy a really nice and high speed of Internet. But even devices that don't support 5 GHz (e.g Playstation 3/4) have a very decent speed, actually, I can't even tell the difference when streaming/playing online.I think I made the right decision. I mean, it is still pricey, compared to $90 routers but if it continues to perform at these standards, I don't mind paying a hefty price tag. Heck, there are much more expensive routers out there that I didn't even consider. I just selected the one that seems to be reasonable for our needs.If you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them.