Reliable AC routers?

[bradly1101]

I have a really old gigabit router (D-link DLG 4100 from '06), and it has been rock solid. When I went wireless I just added a Medialink wireless N router as a switch with DHCP turned off (it only has 10/100 ports). This setup has been working fine for a long time.

But now I have an AC tablet and thought I'd take advantage of the increased speeds (and I want to keep my old setup as a backup), but in looking at new AC routers, many of the user reviews say something like, "It worked great for three months, but then started losing connections."

I was thinking about the Netgear R7000, but again there are those negative reviews.

Do any of you have greater than a few months experience with a good AC router that keeps its wireless connections stable without having to reset all the time?

 

[IndyColtsFan]

I have had the Asus AC68U router for a few months now and I've never had to reset it and it is used heavily. In fact, over the 15 years or so that I've had wireless cards and routers of one kind or another, I can probably count on one hand the number of times I've actually had to reset them.

 

[Eric1987]

The Archer C7 v2 has been great to me.

 

[smitbret]

The Archer C7 v2 has been great to me.

I have had the v1 for a year now and can't complain, especially for $100.

 

[PliotronX]

The Archer C7 v2 has been great to me.

Nice! It looks just like the WDR4300 I bought for not much cheaper two years ago. Pretty much the only difference is the 11ac, otherwise has gigglebit ports, dual band, USB, cool running chipsets. Runs DD-WRT and Gargoyle like a champ. Only drawback is transmit power is limited on my WDR4300 and there is not a workaround. Range has been a little lackluster but I'd imagine the 11ac version improved this.

 

[sonitravel09]

I got Linksys WRT1900AC. Love it!!!
It has a built-in cooling fan. It also has USB2.0, USB3.0 and E-SATA connections for external HDD - the E-SATA and USB2.0 are a shared port.

The WRT1900AC also supports open source firmware.