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D-Link's newest pre-draft 802.11ac router, the Wireless AC1750 Dual Band Gigabit Cloud Router (DIR-868L) does not deliver the powerful performance of some competing 11ac routers I've tested, but the device offers good enough performance and adds some feat...

Robust IPv6 support. Advanced features. Easy, diskless setup. Good range. Very good performance in 2.4 GHz. Decent performance in 5GHz 802.11n mode.

Performance in 802.11ac mode lags competition. Problematic QRS mobile app. Dated, cluttered management interface...

D-Link's newest pre-draft 802.11ac router, the Wireless AC1750 Dual Band Gigabit Cloud Router (DIR-868L) does not deliver performance as powerful as some competing routers, but it's an improvement over D-Link's previous 11ac router...
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img]01[/img] If you're looking to upgrade your wireless network's capability to the newly released 802.11ac spec, there is certainly no shortage of products to help. In fact, like the days of wireless N, manufacturers are offering multiple devices, fill...

img]97[/img] Having not previously touched a D-Link wireless router after the purchase of my 857 802.11n unit a few years back, I was quite surprised at the complete redesign of the "cloud routers". Though, it's not entirely a bad design, it does go awa...
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Don't judge D-Link's DIR-868L by its surprisingly low price tag. At the time of my review, it was street-priced a full $70 lower than the Asus RT-AC68U, even though it outperformed its competitor in several of my benchmark tests. Asus has a number of feat...

Fast performance overall, Strong feature set for consumers, Great price/performance ratio...

Poor 2.4GHz 802.11n range/performance, Slow USB file-transfers, Only one USB port (but it is USB 3.0)...

D-Link cut a couple of corners with the DIR-868L. But with its performance and price tag, most people won't care...
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D-Link has introduced their new DIR-868L Wireless AC1750 Dual Band Gigabit Cloud router. Built around using a dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, the router is capable of up to 1.3Gbps (1300Mbps) speeds over its 5.0GHz band. Of course, you can still obtain 450Mbps...

When we first saw the cylindrical design of the D-Link DIR-868L we really didn't know what to think since its physical design was slightly different than what we had seen before. Obviously, the engineers at D-Link did something correct because the WiFi pe...
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D-Link has started to ship the draft 802.11ac routers it rolled out at January's CES. The first to hit our test bench is its new top-of-line DIR-868L.D-Link is banking on its cylindrical form-factor to attract potential buyers, since four of its five new...

Good routing feature set, IPv6 support, USB 3.0 port for drive and printer sharing...

No bridging mode or matching AC1300 adapter, Only two status lights / indicators...
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It's been more than 18 months since the first 802.11ac routers hit the market, and the IEEE still hasn't approved the draft standard. If you think Congress moves slowly, you haven't been tracking the pace at which the IEEE has been considering the draft v...
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