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the Linksys ei 8300 Mac stream AC 2200 tri-band router is a mouthful it's also a pretty good router with a whole lot of bells and whistles it has multi-user MIMO and beamforming for better performance on multiple devices Network prioritization to help allocate which devices can use more bandwidth to 5 gigahertz bands with band steering to help your devices utilize the best signal and a user-friendly setup to keep everyone happy a key shortcoming is it's AC 2200 class rating yes I know ratings aren't reality but 400 megabits per second and the 2.4 gigahertz band and 867 megabits per second on each 5 gigahertz band are well below the top speeds available on many tri-band routers the good news as with all routers is that those theoretical speeds are pretty much unreachable anyway as for real-world speeds I got remarkable consistency on the 2.4 gigahertz band the router performed at 110 megabits per second 7 feet away and the same speeds two rooms and 50 feet away you rarely see that kind of consistency in a router the 5 gigahertz band did drop off a ton as more distance and obstacles were introduced which is normal in that frequency but it showed a top speed of over 650 megabits per second in the same room that's really good the ei 8300 also employs seamless roaming so you can combine it with another Mac stream access point to get top speeds throughout your house without losing your connection I think small to medium-sized homes with few obstructions will see the most benefit from the router especially on the 5 gigahertz band it's priced right at $199 mostly due to its high-end features if you want a low-profile solid router that is for the most part future-proof the link says ëi 8300 should work well for you