

Click the link to see the very latest pricing for the best deal. The prices listed are valid at the time of writing but can change at any time. PRICING: You can find the TRENDnet 818DRU for sale below. Range is tested with a ProBook by HP installed with an ASUS USB-AC56 adapter via USB 3.0. MSRP for the TRENDnet 818DRU is listed at $179.99 with a three-year warranty. Wireless throughput is tested using the ASUS PCE-AC68 PCI Express Network Adapter. Throughout all testing, the 818DRU was near the top of the charts, and if we focus on the real-world file transfers, then you will see that the 818DRU could possibly be the overall best router on the market at this point. On to performance, which is where I found the router rather impressive.

This should help with durability as the plastics aren't so rigid that a sudden drop would crack the unit. The plastics of this unit aren't what we typically find with routers and it feels like TRENDnet chose to use a flexible plastic that carries a slight amount of bounce. Coming off the high that was the R7000 from Netgear, having a router that features internal antennas perform so well is pretty amazing.Īlas, we must first talk build quality, where the TRENDnet uses a very nice BOM. Broadcom TurboQAM technology boosts 2.4GHz 802.11n performance with compatible Wi-Fi interfaces up to 600Mbps. The TRENDnet 818DRU is quite the router, and one that certainly surprised me. The Asus PCE-AC68 WiFi card supports speeds of up to 1300 Mbps (5 GHz) or up to 600 Mbps (2.4 GHz), so annoying cable connections to achieve Gigabit transmission speeds are a thing of the past.
