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| Price | $96 to $190 at 11 stores | $139 to $280 at 11 stores | $125 to $265 at 9 stores | $59 to $261 at 5 stores | $184 to $307 at 9 stores |
| CNET editors' rating |  4.0 stars Excellent | 4.0 stars Excellent | 4.0 stars Excellent | 4.0 stars Excellent | 4.0 stars Excellent |
| Average user rating | 2.5 stars out of 50 reviews | 4.0 stars out of 9 reviews | 2.5 stars out of 11 reviews | 2.5 stars out of 18 reviews | 4.5 stars out of 3 reviews |
| Release date | October 21, 2010 | December 23, 2011 | April 09, 2012 | March 08, 2011 | July 31, 2012 |
| The Bottom Line | The Asus RT-N56U is arguably one of the best true dual-band 300Mbps home routers on the market. | Though not perfect, the Asus RT-N66U Dark Knight Double 450Mbps N Router would make an excellent network gateway for home and small-office environments. | Running Cisco Connect Cloud firmware, the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router EA4500 makes an excellent router for those who want a fast and advanced home network that's easily manageable from anywhere. | The Linksys E3200 is an excellent high-performance Wireless-N router for both novice and experienced users. | The Asus RT-AC66U is an excellent router and is currently one of the best options among those that support the latest 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard. | Basic specs |
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| System Requirements | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Microsoft Windows 7 Apple MacOS X 10.4.11 - 10.6.1 Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 | Info unavailable |
| Features | DHCP server FTP server Samba support Packet filtering BitTorrent Client Built-in 2 port Hi-Speed USB hub URL filtering IP address filtering Quality of Service (QoS) EZ UI Syslog support Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X) MAC address filtering UPnP Media Server Firmware upgradable Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) Interrupt status port (ISP) Dual-band for Lag-free Entertainment NAT support | IPv6 support Traffic Control IPv4 support DoS attack prevention On/off switches URL filtering Print server microSD card slot DLNA Media Server Syslog support MAC address filtering Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) NAT support | Info unavailable | DHCP server Wall mountable Parental control Quality of Service (QoS) VPN passthrough Port forwarding Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) 128-bit encryption MAC address filtering Firmware upgradable Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) NAT support | P2P client Samba support FTP server DNS proxy IPv6 support Virtual server support DoS attack prevention URL filtering Static IP mode Parental control Bandwidth control DLNA Media Server Network monitoring ASUS AiRadar Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) IPSec passthrough VPN support IPv4 support Quality of Service (QoS) DMZ port Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X) UPnP Media Server |
| Power | AC 120/230 V | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | AC 120/230 V |
| Device Type | Wireless router - None - 4-port switch (integrated) | Wireless router - 4-port switch (integrated) | Info unavailable | Wireless router - 4-port switch (integrated) | Wireless router - 4-port switch (integrated) |
| Microsoft Certification | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Compatible with Windows 7 | Info unavailable |
| Compliant Standards | IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.3 | IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11b | Info unavailable | IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.3ab IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11b Wi-Fi CERTIFIED UPnP IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.3 | IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n UPnP IEEE 802.11a DLNA CERTIFIED IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.3u |
| Remote Management Protocol | HTTP | HTTP | Info unavailable | HTTPS HTTP | HTTP |
| Product Description | ASUS RT-N56U - Wireless router - None - 802.11 a/b/g/n - Desktop | ASUS RT-N66U - Wireless router - 802.11 a/b/g/n - Desktop | Info unavailable | Linksys E3200 High Performance Dual-Band N Router - Wireless router - 802.11 a/b/g/n - Desktop | ASUS RT-AC66U - Wireless router - 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac - Wall-mountable - Desktop |
| Routing Protocol | Info unavailable | Static IP routing | Info unavailable | Static IP routing RIP | Static IP routing |
| Weight | 11.6 oz | Info unavailable | 0.7 lbs | 7.6 oz | 15.9 oz |
| Manufacturer Warranty | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 1 year warranty | Info unavailable |
| Enclosure Type | Desktop | Desktop | Info unavailable | Desktop | Wall-mountable Desktop |
| Frequency Band | 2.4 GHz 5 GHz | 2.4 GHz 5 GHz | Info unavailable | 2.4 GHz 5 GHz | 2.4 GHz 5 GHz |
| Packaged Quantity | 1 | 1 | Info unavailable | 1 | 1 |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 6.8 in x 5.7 in x 2.4 in | 13.8 in x 10.6 in x 5.9 in | 6.9 in x 1.1 in x 7.5 in | 6.7 in x 7.5 in x 1 in | 8.1 in x 5.9 in x 1.4 in |
| Network / Transport Protocol | L2TP PPTP PPPoE | L2TP PPTP DDNS FTP PPPoE | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | PPTP NTP FTP L2TP DDNS PPPoE |
| Data Link Protocol | Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11g Fast Ethernet | Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11g Fast Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11g Fast Ethernet | IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11a Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g |
| Data Transfer Rate | 300 Mbps | 450 Mbps | Info unavailable | 300 Mbps | 1300 Mbps |
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