Power users will find the DIR-878 a bit dull, but its eye-opening performance for its similarly surprising price makes D-Link's router a must-buy for most. At our toughest, long-range test location, the DIR-878 had the best combined read and write throughput-and nearly double the speed of the next-fastest router. The DIR-878 is the router to get if you just want great speeds for minimal fuss-and cost.Ĭompared to other routers' 5GHz or single-SSID Wi-Fi networks, the DIR-878 achieved the best combined performance across all of our test locations on our wired file transfer test. We were blown away by this AC1900 router's wireless-ac performance, especially at range. Whatever wizardry D-Link built into its DIR-878, it's practically Tolkienesque. However, you (or your family) own a lot of bandwidth-hogging devices, or you need a router that's packed with as many features as possible, the Asus tri-band RT-AC3200-or a mesh WiFi system-may be a better fit. It's fast, easy to set up, offers enough range for even a large home, and should hold up for years to come. After researching tons of routers and testing nine finalists over four weeks, we think the best for most people is the D-Link AC1900 DIR-878. It's an easy formula, right? But it can be deceptively difficult to figure out when you need a new router-and even trickier to buy the right one. The best wireless router gives you the fastest performance for your devices at the farthest possible range.

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