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Linksys E8350 Router
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Tenda AC18 Router
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TP-Link Archer C9 Router
TP-Link Archer C9
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Editiorial reviews
5
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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4
4 editorial reviews
The Tenda AC18 is definitely an improvement over the AC15 (better chipset, more RAM and flash memory, one more Ethernet LAN port and VPN support), but it wasRead more
We take a look at the Tenda AC18 Smart Dual-band AC1900 Wi-Fi Router with Gigiabit and how it stacks up as a consumer wireless routerRead more
Today we will be taking a look at the Tenda AC18 Smart Dual-Band Gigabit WiFi Router. There was quite a gap from N to the AC band, about six years. AC was first introduced for retail in late 2011 and boy were those router pricey. Since that time, like everything else the...Read more
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3.1 out of 5
3 user ratings
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3 stars
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User rating
47
3.9 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
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2 stars
2 %
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4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
39 %
3 stars
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3.9 out of 5
68 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Connectivity

Number of LAN ports4
N/A
4
Number of WAN ports1
N/A
1
USByesyesyes
Total USB ports2
N/A
2
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
N/A
1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1
N/A
1
Connectivity technology
N/A
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Silver
  • White
Active cooling (fan)no
N/A
no

Dimensions

Width10.09 in
N/A
8.5 in
Height2.76 in
N/A
6.63 in
Depth2.21 in
N/A
3.39 in
Weight1.39 lb
N/A
1.37 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designno
N/A
no

Communication

Management interfaceWeb/networkWeb/network
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • 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
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • 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
Number of simultaneous connections30572
N/A
7820
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportno
N/A
no
Throughput WAN-LAN702.6 Mbps
N/A
756.0 Mbps
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps
N/A
600.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1733.0 Mbps
N/A
1300.0 Mbps
External antennayes
N/A
yes
Detachable antennayes
N/A
yes
MIMOyes
N/A
yes
Beamformingyes
N/A
yes
MU-MIMOyes
N/A
no
Number of antennas433
Total wireless data transfer rate2350.0 Mbps
N/A
1900.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
N/A
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
Frequency band
N/A
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
N/A
Network / transport Protocol
N/A
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
N/A
6to4
N/A
N/A
no
Jumbo frames support
N/A
N/A
no
VoIP (SIP)
N/A
N/A
no

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