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Which is great since that is exactly what my house is like: I'm currently streaming Hulu while writing this and the wife is busy on Amazon Prime while the two kids are on separate YouTube streams. So I reached out to the local PR agency and requested a re...
The router performed admirably and I have no real issues with anything that the router was required to do but at the same time for a router priced at a premium there wasn't anything that really impressed me about the Linksys AC2600. It's a solid workhorse...
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uk.hardware.info Updated:
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The MU MIMO train has been taking of well. Linksys of course did not want to lag behind the rest and have released an interesting model, the EA8500 . We tested it extensively. Linksys has two major router series. Besides the old and trusted EA line of...
Linksys has released an all-round excellent router with the EA8500. The performance is generally good and the throughput speeds of the USB 3.0 connector is excellent. Linksys is still faster with USB 3.0 speeds, compared to other manufacturers. We are a...
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macworld.com.au Updated:
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Setting up the router was reasonably easy. The instructions are clear and the wireless functions are locked down out of the box. The documentation includes a unique password for the router, so there's little chance for an opportunistic hacker to access yo...
Easy to set up; performance...
Some minor errors in Network Map, $429.95...
Linksys AC2600 MU-MiMo Gigabit RouterLinksys, www.linksys.comProsEasy to set up; performanceConsSome minor errors in Network Map$429.95ReviewsLinksys has long been one of the most well-known and popular brands in the consumer and SMB router market. In 200...
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“It's time to trade up – a 317% increase in speed at 15 metres and a whopping 2,329% at 35+ metres away through reinforced concrete and several walls.If I had not seen similar figures from the excellent Netgear Nighthawk X4S that uses similar Qualcomm tec...
Comparisons are difficult - the Linksys has a reasonable price edge over the Netgear Nighthawk X4S and a slightly better 2.4GHz performance. I like both and would be equally happy with either – until AC3200/5300 or WiGig becomes available at a reasonable...
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Yes it's a mouthful; yet the EA8500 is a router designed for today's crowded skies, delivering top notch performance especially across the 5GHz band.The EA8500 features The Qualcomm MU/EFX 802.11AC Wi-Fi chip provides what is known as Multi-User Multiple...
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pcauthority.com.au Updated:
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The Linksys Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Gigabit Router EA8500 addresses the problems faced by multi-device households. The router itself is an imposing piece of kit, occupying same amount of desk space as a laptop, with four large, removal antennae. Housed...
". you can't go wrong with the EA8500."...
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In a nutshell, MU-MIMO adds a fast lane to your wireless network. It's not simply about speed, although there is a slight boost, it's more about ensuring that your older Wi-Fi devices don't get in the way and slow things down for newer Wi-Fi gear.Older si...
Linksys' MU-MIMO wireless router adds a fast lane to your home Wi-Fi network to reduce traffic congestion.Designed to reduce Wi-Fi traffic jams around busy homes, Linksys' EA8500 Max-Stream is the first high-speed MU-MIMO router to land in Australia.While...
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Have a house full of the absolute latest and greatest in technology? A brand new Ultra HD television, a shiny new 12-inch MacBook, a top of the line wireless-connected desktop PC? Then you need a Wi-Fi router that can blast along all the data that these d...
Great 802.11ac speeds, Fast storage interface, MU-MIMO future support...
No MU-MIMO clients (yet), 2.4GHz bettered by cheaper competitors, Massively expensive...
If you have a bunch of high-speed 802.11ac Wi-Fi devices on your network, and you do a lot of file transfers and high bit-rate Netflix and networked video streaming, then a MU-MIMO router like the Linksys EA8500 makes sense and makes for a genuine improve...
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Linksys has launched the EA8500 router that's designed to provide a faster and wider wireless network and keep up with the connectivity demands of the modern home.With so many connected devices in our homes today and the arrival of services like Netflix t...
Fast dualband network, wider range, easy to set up...
Has a large footprint, expensive...
The Linksys Max Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Smart Wi-Fi Router (EA8500) is a wi-fi router that can handle the connectivity needs of a home or office with built-in technology to make it even faster and more reliable...
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Ausdroid was lucky enough to make the acquaintance of Linksys at the recent Lizzies awards night in Sydney, and we picked up a Linksys EA8500 Router as a prize on the night. Though a prize, we undertook to take a proper look at the device in the form of a...
Easy to configure, Fast network performance. very fast, Great wireless network range...
Price – at $429, it's not cheap, Size – it's a big lump of plastic, and hard to hide away, Power user features are missing, or don't work too well...
The Linksys EA8500 is a powerful router, and there's no question. At a recommended retail price of $429, it would want to offer something compelling, in a market where most routers are half that price, or less.That offering is wicked fast network performa...
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Whenever a new wireless standard appears, Wi-Fi routers will almost always be the first to adopt them. Just like when the 802.11ac wireless standard was new, wireless routers appear to be ahead of their time, adopting the new standard way before many of t...
Support for MUMIMO, Transfer speeds are good, even with multiple clients not supporting MUMIMO...
Lack of status LEDs make troubleshooting more troublesome than necessary, MUMIMO will be underutilized until more devices support it, Performance drops sharply with distance...
The Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 router, then, is a tool of the future. It's performance with clients equipped to deal with the first wave of the 802.11ac standard was good, but not really spectacular enough to be boasted about, and that's before extr...
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Losing internet connectivity, lagging, and buffering are considered the three most annoying things about the internet. Even the dial-tone of the 90s was more bearable than having to wait for a single. jpeg to load. With the Linksys EA8500 max-stream wi-fi...
Linksys EA8500 is great for gamers, businesses, larger families, and generally anyone running multiple devices at once while doing lots of work that requires a solid connection...
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To my knowledge/understanding there are two types of consumers out there, the ones who rarely use wireless connectivity and only when they are nowhere close to their desktop computer (myself included) and the ones who rely almost entirely on wireless conn...
Build Quality, Design, Wireless Performance, AC2600 Technology (Concurrent 802.11n & 802.11ac), Features, 4 High Gain Detachable Antennas, Smart Web Interface, 4 Gigabit Ethernet Ports, USB 3.0 Port & USB 2.0/eSATA Port, Price (USA)...
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Since the EA8500 AC2600 router uses the QCA9980 4-Stream VIVE™ 802.11ac chipset I was curious to see just how well it would perform and although it did ok in both ATTO and QCheck it surpassed every other modem/router listed in our Passmark Netw...
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Equipped with Qualcomm's MU EFX MU-MIMO technology, the Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Smart Wi-Fi Router ($279.99) ushers in the next generation of 802.11ac networking devices. According to Linksys, Multi-User Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (M...
Uses new MU-MIMO technology. Easy setup. Lots of features. Speedy 5GHz performance on our tests.
Expensive. Clients must support MU-MIMO to take advantage of enhanced performance. Advanced settings are difficult to find. Middling 2.4GHz performance in testing...
The Linksys EA8500 Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Smart Wi-Fi Router uses the latest wireless technology to deliver speedy 5GHz throughput to multiple devices at the same time...
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Powered by Qualcomm's platform, the router shapes its transmitted beam to raise output. This allows a larger number of clients to get good connection speeds for gaming, video watching and other data-intensive activities in homes with lots of wireless devi...
Latest Wi-Fi MU-MIMO technology, Assortment of ports and software, Can operate as wireless bridge or extender...
Very expensive, Unimpressive performance, needs more adjustments...
The first of an expected onslaught of MU-MIMO routers, the Linksys EA8500 has the hardware and software to fill a house with Wi-Fi and Web access, but the device doesn't live up to its performance potential...
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Next-generation Wi-Fi technologies typically usher in a new generation of top-shelf products. That's not the case with multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO), at least not with the first 802.11ac router to feature it. Linksys is positioning its EA8500 Max-Stream Wi-Fi...
Phenomenal performance with a USB SSD, MU-MIMO support right out of the box (for what that's worth)...
Very few MU-MIMO client devices on the market, Not as fast as some (more expensive) AC3200 routers...
It's too early in the MU-MIMO life cycle to buy a MU-MIMO router, but the EA8500 makes a fabulous host for a NAS drive...
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Linksys' Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Smart Wi-Fi Router is the first of the second-generation Qualcomm Atheros (QCA)-based 4x4 routers to hit the market. This new generation gets a bump from 600 to 800 Mbps maximum link rate on the 2.4 GHz side due to QAM-2...
Supports bridged router, wireless bridge & wireless repeating, MUMIMO support provides moderate total throughput improvement...
No outbound port/service filtering, You'll need to buy new devices to benefit from MUMIMO...
QCA based AC2600 MU-MIMO enabled router with Gigabit Ethernet ports and USB 2.0/eSATA/USB 3.0 storage and printer sharing...
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