The D-Link DIR-890L is a beast of a router, on many facets. It's big and looks dangerous because of its red design. Everyone has to see for themselves if they like that of course. When you don't think it looks good, you can place it somewhere out of sight, but that's not what D-Link designed it for.

How many of you remember the design and wireless capabilities of the very first modem/router you ever used at home or at the office? Mine was a Zyxel one which looked pretty much the same as a small switch and didn't even feature Wi-Fi so it was really nothing to be excited about.

- Build Quality; - Design; - Wireless Performance (Top In Our Charts; - AC3200 Technology (Concurrent 802.11n & 802.11ac; - User Friendly Web Interface; - Features; - Technologies Used (Advanced Beamforming & Smart Connect; - Android & iOS App; - 4 Gigabit Ethernet Ports; - 2 USB Ports (USB 3.0 &...

- Price (For Some

Pricing At the time of writing, the D-Link DIR-890L AC3200 Ultra Tri-Band Wi-Fi router with six high-performance beamforming antennas can be yours through Amazon for $238.00 in NA and ￡184.97 in the UK . Let us start with the price point as that's the last mentioned item before this section.

Looks stunning; Great performance; Great coverage; Fair pricing; Easy to use GUI and also DD-WRT compatible; Tri-Band for less WiFi congestion

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Our test lab already hosted routers that supported Smart Connect. This feature allows for the automatic redistribution of wireless clients between the supported wireless networks for improved efficiency in bandwidth usage.

Support of three independent radios in two frequency ranges (tri-band; Ability to create wireless guest networks; Availability of Smart-Connect feature; High performance CPU; Support of wireless guest networks; USB ports; Support of IPv6; Good access speeds to the data which are stored on an...

Low performance in 2.4 GHz frequency range; Absence of certain important features in the web-interface; Low performance of the built-in VPN server; Absence of support of EXT2/3/4 file systems; High price

Network device manufacturers D-Link looks set to go all out in terms of both design and performance with its latest wireless router, the D-Link DIR-890L AC3200. Featuring cutting edge looks and components, the company is banking on this router to bring users the fastest network speeds money can buy.

Beautiful design; Great performance; Packed with features

Price

D-Link are known the world-over for their strong and varying portfolio of networking products. They've been in the business for over 29 years, supplying the marketplace with routers, switches, hotspots, servers and adapters.

+ Aesthetically stunning; + Intuitive software GUI; + USB 3.0 port; + Tri-Band connectivity; + Up to 3200Mbps; + Strong signal; + Mobile app friendly; + Feature rich-network tools

The D-Link DIR-890L is a seriously eye-catching router, which is halfway between interstellar probe and space scarab. It's available in glossy red or a slightly more subdued black; not everyone is going to be fond of its heavily angular, pyramidal shape, but we found its design a refreshing break...

The D-Link router retails at RM 1,100, it's one awesome piece of hardware. It will likely be able to provide good coverage for the entire 2 – 3 storey house depending on your placement and number of wall it passes through and if it works well then you need not spend on extenders or homeplugs.

D-Link takes the prize for most eye-catching router we've seen in awhile in any Wi-Fi class. But, like all other AC3200 routers to date, it will consistenly produce higher total wireless throughput only if you have enough dual-band devices and only if you manually distribute them among radios.