Worth the price of admission.
I've never felt like I needed to spend over $100 for a router, even when I had wifi issues throughout my house, I just felt like it was something everyone had to deal with, and it was just part of having a two story home. However, a family member purchased this router, and was singing it's praises about his improved speed & wifi radius, so I went over to his home and tested speeds for myself. He has a half finished attic that they use as a media/play room, so technically they have three floors. On the top floor, the signal loss was minimal, and my old router was past nearing replacement, so I jumped in and I don't regret the purchase at all.
My home is about 2500 sq ft, the router sits about 12ft off the floor and about as centered in the home as possible. I have 100% signal strength everywhere downstairs (which is something I never had before), and about 50-75% signal in the furthest upstairs corner from the router. Previously that corner of my home had about 5% signal strength. I may put an extender up there just to guarantee I have full coverage. My previous routers had 3 or 4 ethernet ports, and I was using all of them. With 8 ports I'll have an open spot to finally pull cable to our bonus room and hard wire my components up there. I haven't noticed any issues while gaming (PS4 is hardwired), or watching tv/streaming media (hardwired Apple TV, Tivo, Bluray). We have a ton of data use in our home, both my kids play games & stream media on their iPads. This router has been fantastic.
I'm not a top notch tech person; I do know how to run cables & hook stuff up on my own, so if you want a more in depth review, definitely look for something other than mine. However, if you're in a situation like I was in, you can't go wrong with the router.
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