How is the D-Link DIR-3040 AC3000 router ?

Blue Leaf said:
How is this router, I barely found any reviews for this model. I could be wrong but I don't think this supports WIFI 6. Could somebody provide some feedback on this model. Thanks
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No, the tri band is 1 2.4GHz channel and 2 5 GHz channels. One 5 GHz band supports 2x2 MU-MIMO and the other 4x4 MU-MIMO. Most consumer devices are only 2x2 MU-MIMO. Both the router and the client need to support the same MU-MIMO configuration for MU-MIMO to be effective. What this essentially means is you're limited to 800Mbps throughput at best (under controlled settings), unless you have devices featuring 4x4 MU-MIMO, in which case you might be able to go higher. Also remember, the LAN ports are only GIgabit, so even if you have a single device with 4x4 MU-MIMO, you will be limited at Gigabit speeds.

Source - https://www.dlink.com/in/en/product...high-power-wi-fi-tri-band-gigabit-mesh-router

There are a lot of TP-Link devices that are 2x2MU-MIMO such as the Archer C6 and the A6 and are much cheaper than this.
 
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badwhitevision said:
No, the tri band is 1 2.4GHz channel and 2 5 GHz channels. One 5 GHz band supports 2x2 MU-MIMO and the other 4x4 MU-MIMO. Most consumer devices are only 2x2 MU-MIMO. Both the router and the client need to support the same MU-MIMO configuration for MU-MIMO to be effective. What this essentially means is you're limited to 800Mbps throughput at best (under controlled settings), unless you have devices featuring 4x4 MU-MIMO, in which case you might be able to go higher. Also remember, the LAN ports are only GIgabit, so even if you have a single device with 4x4 MU-MIMO, you will be limited at Gigabit speeds.

Source - https://www.dlink.com/in/en/product...high-power-wi-fi-tri-band-gigabit-mesh-router

There are a lot of TP-Link devices that are 2x2MU-MIMO such as the Archer C6 and the A6 and are much cheaper than this.
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Thank you, this is much appreciated.
 
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