Amazon Warehousedeals has ASUS RT-AC86U AC2900 WiFi Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless Router on sale (Used - Very Good) for $143.50 - with an Extra 20% off applied in cart. No promo code needed (price after discount in cart) = $114.80+Tax. Shipping is free
ASUS AC2900 WiFi Dual-band Gigabit Wireless Router with 1.8GHz Dual-core Processor and AiProtection Network Security Powered by Trend Micro, AiMesh Whole Home WiFi System Compatible (RT-AC86U)
Also, I am definitely no expert on routers, but from the research I have done, this is one of the few routers that feature hardware acceleration to help boost the performance of openvpn for those of us who use it.
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Weird ! I might have to cancel my order than. In paper ac3100 is supposed to be better speed. Looking at the price comparison , the ac3100 is $200+ everywhere else
RT-AC86U (for AC2900):
-the AC2900 designation means it supports the 802.11ac network standard and has a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 2900Mb/s
RT-AC88U (for AC3100):
-the AC3100 designation means it supports the 802.11ac network standard and has a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 3100Mb/s
Netgear has its own model numbers for their AC2x00/AC3x00 designations.
I agree though that some of their models do look very similar in design which I found curious, as I do like the look/design of the Netgear routers as well.
Another technology to consider (if your house is coax-wired for cable TV) is MoCA. MoCA 1.1 is probably as slow as Powerline. MoCA 2.0 adapters might be expensive though. I have no personal experience with MoCA.