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Asus RT-AC1200 vs Linksys E8350

7.56 in
1.18 in
Asus RT-AC1200 Router
Asus RT-AC1200
10.09 in
2.76 in
Linksys E8350 Router
Linksys E8350
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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1 editorial reviews
While the ASUS RT-AC68U (AC1900) WiFi router is one of the easier to use models that we have tested, its performance in all of our other tests...Read more
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5 editorial reviews
The Linksys E8350 is a premium-priced QCA / Quantenna 4x4 router with decent performance, but dated and limited feature set. {multithumb} {mospagebreak tocti...Read more
Linksys announced its first quad-stream Wi-Fi router, the Linksys AC2400 Dual Band Wi-Fi (model E8350), which sports the most powerful processor on the market. But does that translate into top-notch Wi-Fi performance?Read more
The Linksys AC2400 Dual Band Wi-Fi Router (E8350) delivers very good 2.4GHz throughput and fast file transfers. It's equipped with the latest Wi-Fi technology, but its 5GHz throughput is only middling, and it's not cheap.Read more
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User rating
68
3.6 out of 5
68 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
7 %
47
3.9 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
31 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
Linksys E8350Linksys E8350
Number of LAN ports44
Number of WAN ports11
USByesyes
Total USB ports12
Number of USB 2.0 ports11
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports01

Design

Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
Linksys E8350Linksys E8350
Colour of productBlackBlack
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
Linksys E8350Linksys E8350
Width7.56 in10.09 in
Height1.18 in2.76 in
Depth4.92 in2.21 in
Weight0.66 lb1.39 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
Linksys E8350Linksys E8350
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyes

Communication

Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
Linksys E8350Linksys E8350
Management interfaceSNMPWeb/network
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportnono
Throughput WAN-LAN100.0 Mbps702.6 Mbps
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps1733.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennanoyes
MIMOyesyes
Number of antennas44
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps2350.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
Linksys E8350Linksys E8350
DynDNSyesyes
Target audienceHome usersHome users

Memory

Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
Linksys E8350Linksys E8350
Included flash memory16.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum flash memory16.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM64.0 MB512.0 MB
Maximum RAM64.0 MB512.0 MB

Security

Asus RT-AC1200Asus RT-AC1200
Linksys E8350Linksys E8350
DMZyesyes

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