The purchase was worth it in any case, the Internet seems to me now the computer much faster before. The wireless receiver is also very good in the apartment, have now on mobile devices anywhere wireless.
The device has a lot to offer technically. And it shows. To name a few facts: There is an energy-efficient ARM Cortex A9 CPU with 800MHz, also 128 MB flash memory for temporary storage of data and 256MB of RAM. The WLAN provides a maximum bandwidth of 600 Mbit per second, which is indeed able to use significantly more than my wireless devices, but perhaps such bandwidth will soon be standard. Then you are well equipped with the ASUS router in either case and has enough room for improvement. The four Ethernet ports on the other hand create a gigabit per second, which corresponds to the current state.
I have a test basis streamed on two tablets and smartphone video. If everything runs smoothly, no dropouts, no jerking very pleasant. The limiting factor was then ultimately the bandwidth of the Internet connection.
The device has three antennas in order to ensure the high quality of the transmission power. In addition, Asus promises by Beamforming technology known that the coverage of the signal to 150% increase in comparison with a similar model without this technology. Although I can not say how much that actually makes, but the coverage is much better than my old router, in fact.
One can the RT-N18U not use it as a modem (there are often combination devices). However, it works fine behind a modem, even if it has its own routing function. Configuration works very simply via a web interface, you can do that quickly and easily even by mobile phone or tablet. All major functions are easy to find and configure. Gamers will even need, for example, every now and then a port forwarding, going all quickly and easily.
But a really nice feature are the both USB ports. Here you can eg connect an external hard drive, which is then immediately recognized and approved as a media server. Very convenient. Stream video on tablet is therefore not a problem, due to the high bandwidth wireless runs the very liquid. Furthermore, you can connect printers, scanners, etc., which are also immediately available on the network then straightforward.
Finally, the part also looks chic and despite the high-performance components consumes little power.
I am very pleased with the router and can recommend it without reservation. The award goes to the performance and the practical USB ports also fine I think.
