CONCLUSION

   After spending over a month with the FRITZ!Box 7560 AC1300 VDSL/ADSL modem router we can say with certainty that it’s yet another solid model by AVM which will obvious be a serious upgrade to whatever it is your ISP provided you with. Wired performance thanks to the 4 Gigabit RJ45 ports is excellent as expected and during our tests the FRITZ!Box 7560 had nothing to be jealous in terms of internet download and upload speeds when compared to the D7800 which we’ve been using at the office since our review of it. Wireless AC performance may not be stellar and on par with what we’ve seen lately by other AC models (including some by AVM) but that’s not what the 7560 model was released for (go for one of the xx90 models if wireless performance is what you’re after) so we can’t really complain. Unfortunately for unknown reasons AVM decided to use a single USB 2.0 port this time over which really makes very little sense when most of their competition uses USB 3.0 ports. We do realize that not many people care about USB performance but still we were hoping for more from one of AVM’s latest models. As for the FRITZ!OS well we still believe it’s one of the best and most detailed web interfaces currently in the market although our two pages showcasing it really speak for themselves.

   Currently the FRITZ!Box 7560 AC1300 VDSL/ADSL Modem Router retails for 151.90Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) a price tag which puts it roughly 20% beneath what you need to get the highest-performance 7490 model. Personally I think that spending 20% more to get the 7490 model is not a bad deal if you care about wireless and USB performance but if those don’t matter then the 7560 will do just fine. Overall we think that AVM has once again released a solid modem router in the market that packs a very good price/performance ratio and that’s why it gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Overall Build Quality
- AC1300 Technology (Concurrent 802.11n & 802.11ac)
- Compatible With All Line Types (Annex A/B)
- Available Features (Repeater/NAS Server/Media Server/DECT Station/IP Telephony)
- Overwhelming Number Of Settings
- Android & iOS App
- 4 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
- 5 Year Warranty

CONS

- No Dedicated WAN Port (LAN 1 can be used for that)
- USB 2.0 Port