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Linksys EA6350 Router
Linksys EA6350
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Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 Router
Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450
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TP-Link Archer C3150 Router
TP-Link Archer C3150
Editiorial reviews
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4 editorial reviews
Routers help you connect to Wi-Fi anywhere in your home. We researched the best Linksys routers, including the EA7500, to help you stay connected.Read more
The Linksys EA6350 is a dual-band router that offers blazing 5GHz throughput speeds, four Gigabit LAN ports, and a fast USB port. And it rings up for less than $90, making it our top pick for budget Wi-Fi routers.Read more
Linksys has been a common name in routers for many years and in 2021, they are still making great products. Here are the best routers you can buy made by Linksys.Read more
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10 editorial reviews
If I ever become a parent, I think I will enjoy recalling the details of what it was like to live in the 2000s to my kids, telling them about all the primitive technology I had to endure while growing up. I would tell them about the 10GB hard drive I had in my computer, which mind you was big for its time, and the time before digital cameras. However, I think the hardest thing they will grasp to realize is the fact there was a time before the Internet. While the Internet itself was born much earlier than I was, I did not see its impact personally until I was around three or four. I remember my dad would bring home multiple 3.5" floppy disks with thirty day trials of dial-up internet. He would then set it up, plug a telephone cable into our newest Acer laptop and getting online. I also remember the days of accidentally picking up the telephone while someone was connected, hearing the beeps and boops, and then hearing someone yelling from the computer to hang up the phone. It was not until I was a bit older when we finally got Telus high speed Internet, reaching a blazing 15Mbps download. However, nowadays this is pretty slow, especially with Gigabit speeds becoming the norm. It is amazing to see how fast technology has progressed, and the routers too have become just as fast. Today, we have another wireless router in our labs, the TP-Link Archer C3150. While this router should be much more capable than my days of dial-up internet, we should still question how well this one performs in today's standards. As one of TP-Link's top tier routers, how fast is it? Hopefully today's review will answer these question and more!Read more
The TP-Link AC3150 Wireless MU-MIMO Gigabit Router, also called Archer C3150, is designed for modern homes filled with tens of devices that are streaming high-quality video or engaged in online games. Read more at straitstimes.com.Read more
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User rating
57
3.7 out of 5
57 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
7 %
1 stars
3 %
6
3.2 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
33 %
1 stars
0 %
43
4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
4 %

Dimensions

Width10.08 in
N/A
10.39 in
Height1.57 in
N/A
1.47 in
Depth7.24 in
N/A
7.79 in
Weight0.99 lb0.88 lb
N/A
Number of units111
Rack-mount designno
N/A
no

Communication

Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/network
N/A
Web/network
6to4no
N/A
yes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
N/A
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections2
N/A
N/A
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
N/A
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportno
N/A
no
Mobile broadband supportnoyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN1000.0 Mbps
N/A
N/A
VoIP (SIP)no
N/A
no
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyes
N/A
yes
2.4GHz data transfer rate300.0 Mbps
N/A
1000.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyes
N/A
yes
5GHz data transfer rate867.0 Mbps
N/A
2167.0 Mbps
External antennayes
N/A
yes
Detachable antennano
N/A
yes
MIMOyes
N/A
yes
Beamformingyes
N/A
yes
MU-MIMOno
N/A
yes
Number of antennas2
N/A
4
Total wireless data transfer rate1167.0 Mbps
N/A
3150.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
N/A
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-Enterprise
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-Enterprise
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Mobile 4G (LTE)
N/A
yes
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
  • DDNS