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Router as a NAS

I am currently studying abroad my dorm room needs a router and I am in need for some extra storage. So a NAS came to mind. I'd like to be able to edit my photos straight of a network hard drive. So far googling seem to offer the wrt1900rt and r7500 as good options for this purpose.

 

Amazon has a refurbished wrt1900rt for 170 USD, but it seems that a lot of people report stability issues. And I am not sure I should take the risk importing without a chance to return it.

 

The r7500 seems to be on the pricey side but seems to offer what I need.

 

A x86 approach seems alluring but not sure is the effort worth it and getting it back home might be a inconvenient.  

 

Any recommendations?

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asus ac56u

ac66u or ac68u

then install asus merlin firmware on the router

and you can set it up as a nas

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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Seems that all of them have pretty bad USB throughput am I missing something? 

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the merlin firmware fixes alot of the bugs

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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I run merlin on my ac66u

If you need remote help fixing something on your computer

I can help over Teamviewer if you wish

just msg me on my profile

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Do you have an external USB hard drive attached? If so what speeds are you encountering? It would be reassuring to know that this setup would serve my purpose well.

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