Networking similar to the Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router (Model R7000)

• Excellent range
• Extremely fast file transfers from USB 3.0 storage devices
• Compelling feature set, including downstream QoS

• A very fast 802.11ac router
• DLNA media server
• Very good NAS performance (for a router)

• Costs half as much as an 802.11ac wireless bridge
• Mobile—draws power from the host's USB port
• Fast enough to stream HD video

• Requires second Nighthawk configured as 802.11ac bridge for top performance
• Exceedingly large wall wart

• Bulky industrial design
• No VPN pass-through
• Lacks an iTunes server

• Works with only one PC
• Much more expensive than an 802.11n Wi-Fi adapter

Netgear's Nighthawk 802.11ac router boasts a strong feature set, delivers exceptional range, and is reasonably priced. It's the best Wi-Fi router on the market, at least for now.

Netgear's R6300 is an exceptionally good router, but it's not better than the Asus RT-AC66U.

If you need to connect just a single client, such as a laptop or a home-theater PC, to your 802.11ac network, Netgear's A6200 is a far cheaper alternative to a wireless bridge.