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- Dec 14, 2010
So, I've had my current router (a Linksys E3000) for around 4.5 years now. It's been pretty decent, but for the past couple of years it's been having issues. It will overheat and stop allowing connections, or will stop passing packets, or shows it is connected to devices but doesn't allow internet connections from those devices, or in some cases is just really slow to connect to websites and servers. This then requires me to unplug it and let it sit for 5-15 minutes to let it cool down before it will start working again, but then once I let it cool down it's normally fine again once I power it back on.
Normally it does this 3-5 times a month, but sometimes it will do this two to three times a day, which then becomes really annoying if I'm trying to get online for some specific and/or important reason.
Really, I'm looking for suggestions for possible router upgrades as I'm a bit lost in the sea of 1000+ routers that seem to be available on most web stores.
Was looking at the Linksys WRT1200AC, mainly since I liked the reliability and performance of the WRT54G I had up until it died around 6-8 years ago. Prices of routers that appear decent sure have changed, my last WRT router was around $60-80 IIRC, now their lowest end one is $130-170 depending upon where you look.
I've seen some routers over $300, but I don't know if that would really gain me anything over a $100-150 router performance-wise or features-wise (assuming they would be performance or features I would or could actually utilize). I know that one with actually good cooling that wouldn't overheat during normal operations would be nice, as this overheating thing is getting a bit old. Why manufacturers make routers with few or no vents is beyond me, as they get darn hot when in normal operation, and especially so when doing large amounts of downloads or file transfers.
Gigabit network ports are a big point with me, and availability of both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands would be a good thing.
Not sure if this is being posted in the proper section, but hopefully it is.
Normally it does this 3-5 times a month, but sometimes it will do this two to three times a day, which then becomes really annoying if I'm trying to get online for some specific and/or important reason.
Really, I'm looking for suggestions for possible router upgrades as I'm a bit lost in the sea of 1000+ routers that seem to be available on most web stores.
Was looking at the Linksys WRT1200AC, mainly since I liked the reliability and performance of the WRT54G I had up until it died around 6-8 years ago. Prices of routers that appear decent sure have changed, my last WRT router was around $60-80 IIRC, now their lowest end one is $130-170 depending upon where you look.
I've seen some routers over $300, but I don't know if that would really gain me anything over a $100-150 router performance-wise or features-wise (assuming they would be performance or features I would or could actually utilize). I know that one with actually good cooling that wouldn't overheat during normal operations would be nice, as this overheating thing is getting a bit old. Why manufacturers make routers with few or no vents is beyond me, as they get darn hot when in normal operation, and especially so when doing large amounts of downloads or file transfers.
Gigabit network ports are a big point with me, and availability of both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands would be a good thing.
Not sure if this is being posted in the proper section, but hopefully it is.