Router recommendations under $250

[Steeler1994]

Hey guys. So i currently use an old Linksys router that has been dropping connection and is not viable anymore. Looking to purchase a new router under $250. Our speeds are 250 down and 12 up. The house has 3 floors and is 1300 sq ft. The router and modem are on the third floor unfortunately and cannot be changed as of now. There are 20 devices total, 11 wireless and 9 wired. The wired devices are connected to a switch next to the router and cat5e discretely ran around the house connected to consoles and desktops. Just looking for something that is powerful enough for all the devices we have and is reliable. 

[mynameisjuan]

1300sqft and 20 devices, you can really go with anything at that point and be fine. TP Ac1200 for like $40 and call it a day. 

[itzzkolt]

You could by a 3 pack of Google Wifi and spread them where you need them.  Connect them to each other to create a mesh network or if you have extra cabling, use that.  Or you could buy a couple of Ubiquiti Unifi APs and call it a day, just need the controller running on a computer.

[Mdgtman91]

If you are somewhat comfortable with networking, you can get Ubiquity Edgerouter X for like $60 and a 2 pack of Unifi AC-lites.

Set up one Unifi on the router and the other one can be set up to connect wireless across the place on a different floor.