Which Nighthawk to buy
Hi,
We have been running an Asus RT AC66U with Merlin for many years now but since VPN slows it down dramatically (from 60 Mbs to around 10) we are looking for a new router and it would seem one of the more recent Nighthawks might serve our purpose well, but I am confused about the different models, despite reading several reviews. The reviewers normally only mention the processor (needed for VPN) in passing and are more concerned with WiFi speeds and number of bands. But what interests us is which one can handle VPN encoding best. We are wavering between the AC2600 (X4s) with Dual Core 1,7 Ghz, the AC3200 (X6) with 1.0 GHz Dual Core + 3 Offload Processors (whatever that means), and the AC5300 (X8) with Dual Core 1,4 Ghz. Judging by processor speed alone the (cheapest of these three) AC2600 appears to be the best suited for VPN, but is this right? Also, how well can these processors handle VPN? Will they be able to ensure a 60 Mbs download speed (more or less). If not, should we be looking at the X10 with a quad processor (terribly expensive)?
We have been running an Asus RT AC66U with Merlin for many years now but since VPN slows it down dramatically (from 60 Mbs to around 10) we are looking for a new router and it would seem one of the more recent Nighthawks might serve our purpose well, but I am confused about the different models, despite reading several reviews. The reviewers normally only mention the processor (needed for VPN) in passing and are more concerned with WiFi speeds and number of bands. But what interests us is which one can handle VPN encoding best. We are wavering between the AC2600 (X4s) with Dual Core 1,7 Ghz, the AC3200 (X6) with 1.0 GHz Dual Core + 3 Offload Processors (whatever that means), and the AC5300 (X8) with Dual Core 1,4 Ghz. Judging by processor speed alone the (cheapest of these three) AC2600 appears to be the best suited for VPN, but is this right? Also, how well can these processors handle VPN? Will they be able to ensure a 60 Mbs download speed (more or less). If not, should we be looking at the X10 with a quad processor (terribly expensive)?
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It'll be much faster, infinitely more secure, have far greater functionality and be a lot cheaper---all of which probably explains why you're not getting a lot of responses about 'prosumer' grade routers.