Forget about flat, rectangular-shaped modem-routers. A new shape has been embraced by D-Link and it's cylindrical. The company's DSL-2890AL modem-router immediately stands out because of its tall and round design, but it's also got plenty of good stuff within its casing.

Dual-band Wi-Fi and 802.11ac; Fast wireless performance; Great streaming from USB storage

Some aspects of the management interface could be better

The DSL-2890AL is a much nicer router than most others on the market. It's offers a refreshing design that is tall and cylindrical. All six antenna are internal and all of the ports are located vertical along the back.

A fresh look and excellent performance make the D-Link DSL-2890AL modem-router stand out from the crowd.

Fantastic product works very well wireless is above average and a very stable product.

The D-Link DSL-2890AL Wireless AC1750 Modem Router is certainly a unique little device. Forsaking the traditional rectangular design of most modems, the DSL-2890AL is a small cylinder, not dissimilar to the new Mac Pro.

Fast and reliable; Attractive form factor; Future proof

User interface needs refinement; Limited support for Mac; Not the best choice for easily sharing drives on your network

great wi-fi reception

As an AC1750 modem-router, D-Link's DSL-2890AL poses a problem for the more expensive AC1900 competitors. While you'd expect 802.11n 5GHz and 802.11ac to be the same amongst the two grades, what I didn't expect to see was 2.4GHz performance parity with routers that were significantly more expensive.

Its wireless performance is up there with significantly more expensive AC1900 rated modem-routers

There's no printer support and USB performance is bad -- but let's face it; USB storage on routers isn't great anyway

got this last night its is awesome took a little while to set up ,only because in the d link set up wizard you put in what network name and password you want in and you go right through and finish the set up and its all fine but i found it was not secured but its because you have to got in to the...