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Getting a new router: functionality and options?

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interstellar said:
Hmm the RT-AC86U reviews on amazon do kind of scare me :O
The RT-AC68U has quite good reviews overall, where do you think it would fall short of my requirements? :) it has
Mi-MIMO 1300 Mbps 802.11ac and Dual Band 2.4 Ghz and 5Ghz?
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No MU-MIMO, old and fairly slow SoC/CPU, not Wave 2, etc.
Soon to be discontinued as well I would guess, since it's a six year old model, soon to be seven.

interstellar said:
Have you guys tryed Flashrouters With Preinstalled Open VPN firmware?

FlashRouters Privacy App

privacyapp.flashrouters.com

All the Netgear need complicated DD-WRT skills, the Flashrouters have the firmware installed.
Might be a bit more expensive?
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Again, it's DD-WRT, which is not like using a normal router firmware.
You should really look into it first, as you can't rely entirely on the UI.
And yes, over priced for what it is especially as you can do it yourself without too much hassle on Netgear hardware.

How to Flash Your NETGEAR Router with DD-WRT: 5 Easy Steps | MyOpenRouter

www.myopenrouter.com

If you're planning on going with DD-WRT, the R7800 is down to $185 on Amazon, but it might still be on the expensive side for you.
 
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I think you mentioned NordVPN cause you wanted a VPN-capable router. In case you're thinking of using NordVPN watch this:
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Makaveli said:
The only Router you have listed there from Asus that Support AES for VPN is the AC86U none of the other models do as they are older.
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Thank you for the feedback! I'm not so excited about the Amazon reviews so still looking around and might try a flashrouter.
 
interstellar said:
Thank you for the feedback! I'm not so excited about the Amazon reviews so still looking around and might try a flashrouter.
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I wouldn't based your purchase decision on just the Amazon reviews. The first batch of these routers released did has some issues which have been fixed in the later batches.

If you really want some opinions of users that have them I would create an account on https://www.snbforums.com

And create a post asking for feedback.

Flashrouter are overpriced and I wouldn't even look at that option if you are on this site you can do it yourself.
 
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