Synology is widely known for its NAS products and has now decided to enter the router market with the RT1900ac Wi-Fi router, supporting transfers up to a total of 1900 Mbps. A very promising product with an advanced OS, it is also quite affordably priced.

With a rank of 14 out of the 16 AC1900 routers in the Router Ranker , there isn't much reason to recommend the Synology RT1900ac based on either price or performance. Sorting the Ranker by ascending price, there are plenty of better performing routers to be had for less than the $200 the single...

Synology throws down a glove in a convincing way. It may not have the newest router technology, but it's not a downside as the price of 180 dollars is very reasonable for all the kit you are getting. In terms of performance we can only say it is overall excellent.

Not your typical router: this 802.11ac gadget can also double as a NAS drive for sharing and downloading files. It's easy to use and well priced: here's our Synology RT1900ac review

Synology is best known for its excellent range of NAS devices, so it was a surprise to see it launch a router. The company isn't renowned for eye-grabbing design, but in an age of ever flashier-looking routers, Synology's simply-named RT1900ac sticks with a plain black plastic casing.

Synology is best known for its NAS products, which we regard very highly. Now it has entered the router market, which, given its networking expertise, makes perfect sense. The RT1900ac is what we'd call solid if unspectacular.

Synology Inc isn't your average start-up company that wants to make a name for itself into the networking world, not by a long shot, Synology is already highly established and most already are aware of its quite successful NAS product line.

Great Interface; Attractive Design; Acceptable WiFi Performance; Lots of Features; Including Dual WAN; Low Price Tag

Expected More in Terms of NAS Performance

For technology enthusiasts the name Synology is, aptly, synonymous with Network Attached Storage. The company has offered a string of well regarded NAS drives for many years. What it's not known for, however, is routers , but with the RT1900ac it's clearly looking to change that.

The 2.4GHz range blew away my need for a repeater down in my room where it has always been problematic to sustain enough signal for decent speed. My range extender is powered down and out down this end of the house. 5GHz range is adequate to decent.

I wanted 'something' better than the Spark supplied router (Fibre connection). No instructions as to setup requirements supplied, and Spark were no help at all. Downloaded online manual. Tried Synology too, but they (obviously) have no knowledge of Spark requirements.