Picking a new router

[rfire90]

I am deciding on a new router to buy to replace my old, unstable one. The MOST important thing to me is wifi stability. I am going to be leaving home for college and can't force my parents to constantly restart the router when the wifi drops out. A close second is range, because my sister uses a lot of wireless devices upstairs.

 

I have looked into the following:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F0DD0I6/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza (Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 R7000) which has been praised for its range, but I read some reports of people having their 5GHz connection dropping out randomly and frequently, requiring a reboot. I don't know how common this is and would appreciate some input if someone else here has owned one of these.

 

After that I also looked into this one:

http://www.amazon.com/RT-AC68U-Wireless-AC1900-Dual-Band-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00FB45SI4/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1452661746&sr=1-1&keywords=ac68u (Asus RT-AC68U) which seems fairly highly rated.

 

Which would you recommend between these two, keeping in mind wireless stability is the MOST important? If you have other suggestions feel free to post them as well. Thanks.

[manikyath]

i had the asus RT-AC68U and loved the hell out of it. (i'd still have one if my local wall power didnt kill two of them in a week time... its a problem here, wtb diesel generator)

[Mew]

Airport Extreme. It never ever goes down unless you change settings or if there's a power outage. Every router that I've owned has had stability issues besides this one and I've owned a lot of routers.

Routers that I've owned and used

Linksys WRT150N

Dlink DIR-655

Netgear WNR3500L

Asus RT-N53

Apple Airport Extreme 5th Gen

Netgear WNDR4500V2

Asus RT-AC56R

[Principis]

i had the asus RT-AC68U and loved the hell out of it. (i'd still have one if my local wall power didnt kill two of them in a week time... its a problem here, wtb diesel generator)

UPS?

[Principis]

I am deciding on a new router to buy to replace my old, unstable one. The MOST important thing to me is wifi stability. I am going to be leaving home for college and can't force my parents to constantly restart the router when the wifi drops out. A close second is range, because my sister uses a lot of wireless devices upstairs.

I have looked into the following:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F0DD0I6/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza (Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 R7000) which has been praised for its range, but I read some reports of people having their 5GHz connection dropping out randomly and frequently, requiring a reboot. I don't know how common this is and would appreciate some input if someone else here has owned one of these.

After that I also looked into this one:

http://www.amazon.com/RT-AC68U-Wireless-AC1900-Dual-Band-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00FB45SI4/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1452661746&sr=1-1&keywords=ac68u (Asus RT-AC68U) which seems fairly highly rated.

Which would you recommend between these two, keeping in mind wireless stability is the MOST important? If you have other suggestions feel free to post them as well. Thanks.

Ubiquiti ap's are the best IMO but not cheap

[rfire90]

Airport Extreme. It never ever goes down unless you change settings or if there's a power outage. Every router that I've owned has had stability issues besides this one and I've owned a lot of routers.

Routers that I've owned and used

Linksys WRT150N

Dlink DIR-655

Netgear WNR3500L

Asus RT-N53

Apple Airport Extreme 5th Gen

Netgear WNDR4500V2

Asus RT-AC56R

I picked up an Airport Extreme yesterday, no issues so far. Thanks for the recommendation!