What of these routers is the best?

[SinghKing-XIII]

I work at retailer, and with that I get the perk of getting one of these open box routers at about 50% the price. So I need help from you guys. What of these routers is the best?  

• Linksys WRT Smart Wi-Fi Wireless AC1900 Router (WRT1900AC)
• ASUS Wireless AC Router (RT-AC87R)
• Netgear Nighthawk X6 Wireless AC3200 Tri-Band Router (R8000)
• D-Link Wireless AC3200 Tri-Band Gigabit Router (DIR-890L) (My guess would be this)

 

Thanks in advance!

[JefferyD90]

Id go ASUS

[alphaproject]

Would be cheaper even yet to get a TP-Link AC1200 and it's super solid. Check out it's ratings on newegg.

[79wjd]

I'd go with an Asus 66/68u as it's (for the most part) just as good but much cheaper. Otherwise, Ac87 

[SinghKing-XIII]

I'd go with an Asus 66/68u as it's (for the most part) just as good but much cheaper. Otherwise, Ac87 

It's better than the D-Link tri-band?

[79wjd]

It's better than the D-Link tri-band?

I've had nothing but issues with D-Link routers, and I'm currently using the AC66u (about to replace it wit the 68u since I was able to get the 68u for the same price and return the 66u) and it manages to cover my entire house/property -- which I've yet to be able to accomplish with any single router. I also happen to really like the Asus GUI, and it's pretty easy to set up/manage and it includes everything I would need/want (VPN/DDNS/multiple guest networks). My only complaint is that Asus support is beyond useless. 

 

The real advantage to Tri-band routers is being able to spread the load across a second 5ghz band -- which really shouldn't be necessary unless you have dozens of 5ghz devices. Sure you could setup one of the 5ghz to be N and one to be AC, but the speed difference for N on 2.4ghz vs. 5ghz shouldn't matter too much.