Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys EA8500 wireless router Black vs Linksys WRT1200AC wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

14specifications compared
4differ
10identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- EA8500 wireless router Black:No
- WRT1200AC wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- EA8500 wireless router Black:4
- WRT1200AC wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5
Product colour
- EA8500 wireless router Black:Black
- WRT1200AC wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Black, Blue
USB version
- EA8500 wireless router Black:2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- WRT1200AC wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)

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Comparison of EA8500, WRT1200AC
35 specifications	A Linksys EA8500 wireless router Black Model EA8500 View product	B Linksys WRT1200AC wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model WRT1200AC View product
WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	No	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Blue
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Network, Power, USB, WLAN
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 80%	10 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Other features1 differ
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Bandwidth (first)	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bandwidth (second)	5 GHz	5 GHz
Frequency bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 & 5
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 5 GHz
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB ports quantity	1	1
USB versionDiffers	2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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