Best Router under 100 dollars

[Nischaypro]

Hey Guys,

 

I need a reasonably powerful but cheap router within my budget of 100 dollars.

My main requirements for the router would be

 

1. Handle 30 simultaneous device connections up to 50 on an average.

2. Ability to plug in a USB Storage Device to share files over the LAN

3. Warranty. Decent Customer Service
4. LAN ports are not an issue here. A decent WiFi Router enough to cover a range of 50 - 100 meters without any obstruction.

 

Internet Bandwidth is not an issue here. WAN port would be connected to a 750 Mbps Ethernet Connection.

 

Thanks again

[mynameisjuan]

9 hours ago, Nischaypro said:

Hey Guys,

 

I need a reasonably powerful but cheap router within my budget of 100 dollars.

My main requirements for the router would be

 

1. Handle 30 simultaneous device connections up to 50 on an average.

2. Ability to plug in a USB Storage Device to share files over the LAN

3. Warranty. Decent Customer Service
4. LAN ports are not an issue here. A decent WiFi Router enough to cover a range of 50 - 100 meters without any obstruction.

 

Internet Bandwidth is not an issue here. WAN port would be connected to a 750 Mbps Ethernet Connection.

 

Thanks again

 

1. What type of devices? Typical use?

2. Easy enough

3. All are poopy for the most part

4. 100m is not happening at all, 50 is pushing it. Wifi is a two way road, both need good antennas and most mobile devices are not that good. 

[Nischaypro]

On 11/9/2017 at 2:57 AM, mynameisjuan said:

 

1. What type of devices? Typical use?

2. Easy enough

3. All are poopy for the most part

4. 100m is not happening at all, 50 is pushing it. Wifi is a two way road, both need good antennas and most mobile devices are not that good. 

 

1. Laptops, Mobile Phones. Typical usage. Downloading linux packages and Git repositories. Light browsing.

 

[Just.Oblivious]

PfSense on old hardware is nice, but only if you don't mind the high continuous power consumption.

 

For this setup I recommend a Mikrotik hEX Gr3 router with a ~$50 wireless access point (or a UniFi UAP-AC-Lite if you can stretch the budget by $25).

 

The Mikrotik easily does 2 Gbps (1 Gbps full duplex) NAT-routing, it's a super powerful routing platform with many features.

 

SMB file sharing is supported, though the options are somewhat limited. Routers aren't really designed for NAS duties.