I live in a two-bedroom San Francisco apartment built in 1916. It has a view of the bay and the top of the Golden Gate bridge. There's crown molding, high ceilings and some pretty dope neighbors. It should be perfect.

Summary: Fantastic performance, huge capacity for devices, great features and a solid control panel. A worthy winner of our Performance Award.

Things are really moving on in the world of routers . Just a couple of years ago, a router that was a bit larger than average and sporting two aerials was enough to raise the eyebrows. Next to the Linksys EA9500 however, and these would look positively discreet.

Pros: -Great signal coverage -Great transfers speeds -Deals with multiple clients without loosing performance -Great for gaming / streaming 1080p/4k -8 LAN ports Cons: -Some connectivity issues over the 2.4GHz range.

Replaced worn out previous router, better signal and speed

Linksys EA9500 Max-Stream: The EA9500 is a brilliant all-rounder that delivers superfast speeds - for a reasonable price

Great value; Ample USB ports; Rapid performance speeds

Slow web interface; No wireless bridge mode; Poorly laid out network map

Linksys has been on a roll lately with high-performance routers, and the release of the EA9500 Max-Stream MU-MIMO AC5400 marks the latest addition to its lineup of dependable, feature-rich routers that come with a cost to match.

Awesome hardware....awesome price.

This mammoth piece of hardware delivers the good when it comes to performance

Great range and performance; Generous port selection; Alexa integration

Large footprint; unintuitive and unwieldy web console

The Linksys EA9500 Max-Stream AC5400 MU-MIMO Gigabit Router is all about "big." It's designed for large households, physically, it's huge, and its $399.99 price certainly isn't small. Powered by a dual-core CPU and featuring eight external antennas, this monstrous tri-band router packs Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) streaming, eight Gigabit LAN ports, and plenty of management settings. It's a very solid performer, but you'll get similar performance from our Editors' Choice high-end wireless router, the TP-Link Talon AD7200 Multi-Band Wi-Fi Router ($657.99 at Amazon) , plus 802.11ad Wi-Fi capabilities, for around $50 less. Design and Features At 2.6 by 10.4 by 12.5 inches (HWD), the EA9500($329.99 at Amazon) is among the largest routers we've seen, edging out the TP-Link Talon (1.7 by 9 by 9 inches) by several inches. The black enclosure holds eight adjustable, non-removable antennas (three on each side and two on the back) and has a status panel with eight LE...

The massive, fully loaded Linksys EA9500 Max-Stream AC5400 delivers wicked-fast throughput and is brimming with I/O ports and management features. It's a definite contender for high-end, cutting edge routers.

Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) capable; Numerous LAN ports; Extensive management settings; Excellent throughput performance

Very expensive; Large footprint