The D-Link DIR-865L Wireless AC 1750 Dual Band Cloud Router makes a decent investment thanks to its cloud-based features, support for 802.11ac, and good performance on the 5GHz band.

The D-Link DIR-865L Wireless AC 1750 Dual Band Cloud Router offers good performance on the 5GHz band and can be easily managed via the Internet; using a browser or mobile device

The DIR-865L's performance on the 2.4GHz band and its network storage feature could be better.

Don't know why people are having problems with this unit. Mine is in a basement corner location and have 6 wireless devices and 6 wired devices to this unit through out a 2 story house and the signal is constantly strong, better than I thought it would be.

While we still await laptop, tablet and smartphone makers to jump on the bandwagon, there is no doubt the 802.11ac revolution is now well underway. Having seen next generation routers from three of the big four manufacturers (Netgear, Linksys and Buffalo) it is now left to D-Link to complete the...

Excellent 802.11ac & 802.11n 5GHz performance; Easy setup with useful Cloud accessibility; Bargain pricing

Poor 2.4GHz 802.11n performance; Unispiring design; mydlink Cloud platform basic at present

Good

6 hour and still half of home network down!! Never had so many issues. Setup windows did not work. Viewing window same, Had to get an old browser to view anything.

Also known as the Wireless AC 1750 Dual Band Cloud Router, the DIR-865L is D-Link's flagship 802.11ac model. You do get a lot of router for your money, and this is one of the cheaper 11ac options. See also: Group test: what's the best wireless router?