THE EA9500

With the EA9500 Linksys has released one of the best looking, most solid and largest wireless routers in the market today.

Measuring 318.15mm in length, 264.52mm in width and 66.66mm in height (without the Antennas) the EA9500 rivals the Netgear Nighthawk X6 R8000 in size (however the EA9500 feels much more solid compared to the R8000).

The model name is printed at the top of the router on a small polished surface.

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

There are two round buttons on the right side of the router from where you can turn the wireless signal on/off and enable the WPS function.

The 8 high gain Antennas are fully adjustable but can't be replaced with others.

Every available connection is placed at the rear so from left to right here we see a USB 3.0 port, USB 2.0 port, 8 RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet Ports, RJ45 Gigabit WAN Port, reset button, DC in and an on/off power switch.

The EA9500 sits on 4 round rubber feet and as you can all see the bottom is also perforated.

Once you turn on the EA9500 the front polished section will light up and give you feedback about the current state of the router (activity LEDs).