CONCLUSION

   Although Linksys was just recently purchased by Belkin that doesn't seem to have affected their products (at least not in a negative matter) and thus the EA6900 AC1900 Smart Wi-Fi Wireless Router took the performance crown from the TEW-812DRU AC1750 Wireless Router by TRENDnet with ease. Leaving out the performance part the EA6900 also comes packing several interesting features including a USB 3.0 port which can be used to attach USB drives and share their files and folders across the internet, cloud system which allows the end user to control the basic functions of the router via a smartphone or a tablet and a user friendly web interface which offers a wealth of features that even first timers can use. For the more demanding users the lack of full VPN functionality may be reason enough to look elsewhere but VPN pass-through should satisfy the majority of users out there. Unfortunately to date Linksys hasn't released a modem router device similar to the EA6900 and although we'd really love to see something like that (space saving is an issue for some people) it may not come to pass since even right now the flagship modem router model by Linksys still uses the previous generation wireless-n 750Mbps connectivity.

   AC1900 is the latest in wireless technology so naturally compatible routers are bound to cost quite a bit especially since as we speak only Linksys, Netgear and ASUS have launched such models in the market. So right now the EA6900 AC1900 Smart Wi-Fi Wireless Router by Linksys will set you back a total of USD181.73 in the USA (Amazon.com) and 180Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk) a price tag that puts it roughly USD10/25Euros behind the R7000 Nighthawk by Netgear and USD39/30Euros behind the RT-AC68U by ASUS the only other two AC1900 compatible routers in the market. However since we haven't had the chance to test these two models yet we can't compare them to the EA6900. On the other hand having the lowest price tag always helps especially when it seems really hard for another router to match its performance levels and that's why the EA6900 AC1900 Smart Wi-Fi Wireless Router by Linksys gets our Platinum Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Design
- 5GHz Performance (Fastest In Our Charts)
- AC1900 Technology (Concurrent 802.11n & 802.11ac)
- 6 Antennas (3 Interior & 3 Exterior)
- User Friendly Web Interface
- Features
- 4 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
- 2 USB Ports (USB 3.0 & USB 2.0)

CONS

- Price (For Some)