Testseek.com have collected 74 expert reviews of the Linksys EA9500 Max-Stream AC5400 MU-MIMO Gigabit Wi-Fi Router and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Linksys EA9500 Max-Stream AC5400 MU-MIMO Gigabit Wi-Fi Router.
July 2016
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74 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
As more mobile devices displaying higher definitions sneak into homes and businesses, including Ultra HD/4K TV, your clients will need a better Wi-Fi router. With excellent speed, reach, and configurability, the Linksys AC5400 MU-MIMO Gigabit Router...
Abstract: I live in a two-bedroom San Francisco apartment built in 1916. It has a view of the bay and the top of the Golden Gate bridge. There's crown molding, high ceilings and some pretty dope neighbors. It should be perfect. And it is -- if you're cool with plas...
The massive, fully loaded Linksys EA9500 Max-Stream AC5400 delivers wicked-fast throughput and is brimming with I/O ports and management features. It's a definite contender for high-end, cutting edge routers...
Published: 2016-07-25, Author: Jim , review by: wegotserved.com
Abstract: We recently reviewed the Linksys EA9500 Tri-band AC5400 router and despite this featuring the latest and greatest AC5400 chipset the performance was less than stellar. We found similarly poor results with other AC5400 devices until we upgraded our test ki...
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Published: 2016-07-24, Author: Tomas , review by: hw4all.com
With the Linksys EA9500 and Netgear R8500 (and earlier even though the Asus RT-AC5300), we have to address routers that stand out because of their size and high price. In general, they perform well, with the exception of the results in the practical test...
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Published: 2016-07-21, Author: Chris , review by: gadgetreview.com
If you live in a large house, have a fiber connection, or do a lot of 4K streaming at the same time one of your housemates is trying to play a game or download a large file, then the Linksys EA9500 could be right for you.The router is undoubtedly overkill...
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Published: 2016-07-09, Author: stefan , review by: madshrimps.be
The Linksys EA9500 Max-Stream AC5400 MU-MIMO Gigabit router looks massive when compared to regular home routers and via its eight high-power Wi-Fi antennas it can deliver up to 5.3Gbps speeds on a tri-band configuration (1000 + 2167 + 2167 Mbps). The LAN...
Published: 2016-07-01, Author: Jim , review by: wegotserved.com
Linksys have put a lot of the latest technology into the EA9500. It combines AC5400 WiFi with a class-leading nine Ethernet ports and seamless Wi-Fi roaming. The EA9500 is certainly a formidable device and makes it to the shortlist for anyone wanting the...
Eight gigabit LAN ports, MUMIMO that works, Smart Connect band steering
Undistinguished routing feature set, MUMIMO doesn't work as well as QCAbased products, Smart Connect works only between 5 GHz radios
I apologize for not testing Smart Connect performance for the EA9500. The new test processes take a lot more time and with the retesting required to provide comparison products for the charts, I'm having to make hard choices about what not to test. Fear n...
The Linksys EA9500 has a whopping eight Gigabit LAN ports and stellar Wi-Fi performance and supports seamless roaming, which is useful if you need to extend your network The router's Parental Control feature can block https websites
The router is expensive and extremely bulky and its specs are overkill for most homes
If you have an extremely fast broadband connection and want an all-powerful home network, the Linksys EA9500 fits the bill. But a different router with more modest specs will satisfy most...
