Oh geez i can't believe i missed this thread.
Just finished hunting for a new wireless router myself.
Long story:
Owned Linksys for years, since the late 90s (just a switch back then, no router). When it went bad, i bought a router, top performer for ages.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_WRT54G_seriesThat lasted about two years and a brown out killed it.
I wanted to buy another newer Linksys, but this was after Cisco bought out Linksys and things went downhill with quality of performance of their newer models. So i ebayed and got another of the older WRT model.
It also died (about 2 years in), so i ebayed it again and bought a third. That one died in a year.
I decided to try something else and moved to a Netgear.
Another top performer for years:
http://www.maximumpc.com/netgear-rangemax-wndr3700/That lasted us maybe 3 years and it went squirrly on me a few months ago (a screaming high pitched whine from the wireless chip and the wireless was dead; hardwired was fine though).
Tried a few fixes, but no success.
So i went hunting.
The two options?
The new and latest Linksys WRT1900AC (now again under different ownership with Belkin). It has had some great reviews on performance, but the GUI and options apparently need work. The price is also kind of stupid expensive.
So i settled on an Asus RT-N66U.
There was a good head to head review of performance on these two in Maxpc not long ago.
http://www.maximumpc.com/linksys-wrt1900ac-review-2014/One thing i forgot to note, whether it be the 2.4 or 5ghz channels, the Netgear lost signal while using a baby video monitor around the house, which doesn't happen with the Asus. However, when using the microwave, the Asus signal gets choppy, which never happened with the Netgear.
LOL
Gotta love the quirks of radiowave interference.
