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5th day of Christmas - get a Linksys WRT1900AC wireless router!

By Salehuddin Bin Husin - on 29 Dec 2015, 11:32am

On the 5th day of Christmas - Linksys WRT1900AC wireless router

 

Linksys WRT1900AC wireless router

Whether it's a gift idea for someone or to pamper yourself, or just getting ready to splurge your bonus on a new tech toy, we've got some nice recommendations and you might even stand a chance to win some of them!

In today's connected world, fibre broadband is increasingly becoming commonplace, but you'll need a competent wireless router to make sure you're getting a speedy connection, whether you're gaming, streaming or just browsing the internet. Not to mention, the modern home is teaming with several connected devices that require the router to handle numerous clients efficiently.

For those tasks and more, we recommend getting the Linksys WRT1900AC wireless router, which is a dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) machine that comes with Beamforming technology, as well as inputs for Gigabit Ethernet and a USB 3.0 port. Taking its visuals cues from the venerable WRT54G router, the Linksys WRT1900AC is a retro looking router decked in Linksys' familiar blue and black color scheme.The winner of our AC1900 wireless router shootout, the Linksys WRT1900AC offers fast overall uplink and downlink speeds, as well as a speedy file transfer speed on the 5GHz band.

The Linksys WRT1900AC is also compatible with Linksys' configuration app and service, the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. Sign up, download the app from either iTunes or Google Play and you can configure and manage your network settings from anywhere. Login to the site and you can view your network map, allowing you to manage and monitor connected devices on your network. 

If you're in the market to upgrade your home or the friend for whom you're gifting a fast premium router, you definitely should look into the Linksys WRT1900AC, which is retailing for S$365.

 

Guess the Next Day’s Gift Suggestion and Stand a Chance to Win One!

That’s right, we have got hints packed at the end of our daily Christmas gift suggestions and it’s up to you to guess what the next gift suggestion might be. This routine will take place every day leading up to the 3rd January 2016 and HardwareZone Members (residing in Singapore) who get the most number of correct guesses will stand a chance to win some of these gifts! We won’t reveal the prizes so as not to spoil the suspense of gift ideas coming up :)

 

Riddle Me This: What is the Next Gift Suggestion? (Contest Hint)

Our next festive gift suggestion is an entry level, but feature rich 2-bay NAS meant for home use, with real-time 1080p H.264 and 4K H.265 video transcoding. Other hallmark traits are its easy setup and management, nice user interface, and runs a web-based OS for managing and running your private cloud. What could it be?

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