THE EA8500

The 586g heavy plastic enclosure of the EA8500 measures 256.3mm in length, 183.5mm in width and 56.2mm in height.

We placed the EA8500 right next to the D6300 by Netgear to showcase its size.

Most of the top is perforated allowing hot air to exit the interior.

Both sides are also perforated and also have two antenna ports.

At the rear of the EA8500 we see two antenna ports, USB 3.0 port, USB 2.0/eSATA port, 4 Gigabit ports, WAN Gigabit port, Wi-Fi button, WPS button, reset button, DC power port and an on/off power switch.

Almost the entire base is also perforated and has four rubber feet and two wall mounts.

The four detachable Antennas are 78mm long.

When attached to the EA8500 the router weighs 715g and measures 79.1mm in height (when the Antennas look straight up).

The Linksys logo placed at the top of the router also acts as the power on/off and activity LED.