THE WIFI AC REPEATERS

Leaving out their specifications all three repeaters are also quite a bit different in size with the FRITZ!WLAN Repeater 1750E being the tallest one (155mm) followed by the RE7000 (125mm) and finally by the WiFi Repeater AC (91mm - just like our intro picture).

When it comes to thickness however the RE7000 (47mm) obviously leads the pack and is followed by the WiFi Repeater AC (38mm) and the 1750E (25mm).

Typically all three repeaters feature stickers at the rear on which we see their serial numbers, MAC addresses, user names and passwords and access URLs.

Although both the 1750E and the WiFi Repeater AC feature signal strength indicators at the front the RE7000 only has its power LED.

Linksys also decided to place the WPS button on the right side of the RE7000 along with its reset button and an on/off switch (this is actually very convenient if the repeater is in a place where it can't be removed but you need to either reboot it or turn it off).

All three repeaters come with RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet ports but only the one on the RE7000 features an activity LED.

With our AC1900 USB 3.0 wireless adapters by TRENDnet (AC1300 effective on the 5GHz band) finally in the lab (have been here for quite a while actually but as mentioned in other reviews we had to iron out a few issues with our benchmarking processes) we’re ready to start.