But what caught my attention was the fine print that read ‘For Mobile and PC’.
Linksys router ac1200 Pc#
Image: Tech2/Ameya DalviĬlaw Shoot is essentially a wireless Bluetooth gaming controller for Windows PC and laptops. Claw Shoot Wireless Gaming Controller Price: Rs 1,490Ĭlaw Shoot Wireless Gaming Controller. It sells for Rs 3,699 with a three-year warranty and can often be bought for a couple of hundred rupees less on Amazon India, which makes it a good upgrade. There was a significant jump in Wi-Fi speeds at different places in my house, too.Īll in all, the Linksys E5600 is a simple but stylish Wi-Fi router that can provide a significant bump in performance if you have a connection faster than 100 Mbps and are stuck with an N150 or N300 router. While my old router used to limit the connection at about 90 Mbps, this one could go as high as 160 Mbps on the same line. However, there was a noticeable jump in performance on my 200 Mbps connection on the Linksys as compared to my N300 router. Unfortunately, I did not have access to Gigabit internet at the time of testing to push the router to its limits. The Linksys E5600 can go as high as 300 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band and up to 866 Mbps on the 5 GHz band. Generally, the former is supposed to have better reach, and the latter, a better throughput. Strangely, I found the range of the 2.4 GHz as well 5 GHz network on this Linksys router to be quite similar. The range of the router is decent but not drastically better than my existing TP-Link N300 router in my two-BHK flat. Each of the home networks can handle 10+ devices simultaneously I tried connecting eight at one point - smartphones, smart TVs, laptops, and they all worked perfectly without any stutter or connection drop. You can also create a guest network for up to 10 devices if you do not wish to give your guests access to the main network. The Linksys E5600 lets you set up two different networks with different SSIDs and passwords – one for 2.4 GHz and one for 5 GHz.
The subject matter experts may find the configuration options a bit too basic, but then, this router is meant for an average home user. Just follow the instructions and you are good to go within minutes, even if you are no networking expert. Pretty simple, isn’t it? The simplicity extends to the router setup as well. If the internet is down, that particular LED glows orange. When everything is fine and the router is connected to the internet, all LEDs glow blue.
At the front, you get LEDs that show you the status of power and internet connectivity. The AC adapter is bundled in the package along with an ethernet cable, which is a bit too short for my liking (barely three feet in length). At the back, you get one WAN and four LAN Gigabit ethernet ports, along with WPS, reset and power buttons. Given that it can be placed vertically, it saves some real estate on the desk, too, where I generally place my router. For a budget Wi-Fi router, it looks quite cool, has a sturdy build and comes with internal antennas.
The Linksys E5600 is a dual-band AC1200 Wi-Fi 5 router without a modem and supports 802.11 A/B/G/N and AC wireless standards. While I was looking up a couple of models from other brands, I came across this router unit with Gigabit ports from a premium brand like Linksys, sporting a modest price tag of close to Rs 3,500. So what we have is a promise of total theoretical throughput of up to 1200 Mbps but input capped at 100 Mbps. Turns out, most of the AC750 routers here also do not have a Gigabit WAN port, and that holds true for a few entry-level AC1200 routers, too. Thus, if the incoming bandwidth is limited to 100 Mbps by your router, how can you get faster connectivity through it? And so, my search began for an affordable router with a Gigabit (up to 1,000 Mbps) port. Why 100 Mbps? Because that is what the input (or WAN port) of almost every N300 router is capped at.
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