Linksys EA7500 vs ASUS RT-AC68U

The Linksys EA7500 has done great in various roundups conducted by reliable and unbiased sources that do their own testing, like Reviewed, nerdtechy.com, and realgear.net - it earned the "Top Pick" title from Reviewed, "Ranked 1 out of 4" from nerdtechy.com, and "Ranked 2 out of 5" from realgear.net.

As for the ASUS RT-AC68U - it impressed reviewers at MakeUseOf, a trustworthy source that conducts solid hands-on testing. It did great in its "What's the Best Dual-Band Router for Your Small Home?" roundup - in fact, it earned its "Ranked 2 out of 5" title, which, on its own, indicates a certain level of quality.

We analyzed all of the review data that we could find on these two Wi-Fi Routers. First, we examined sources that tested and scored both of these products - TrustedReviews favored the ASUS RT-AC68U over the Linksys EA7500, whereas reviewers at TechGearLab, hardwarezone.com.sg, and PCmag haven't shown a preference for either.

Then we took a look at which sources liked them the most - we found that the Linksys EA7500 was best received by TechGearLab - it gave it a score of 9, whereas the ASUS RT-AC68U got its highest score of 10 from reviewers at Expert Reviews.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Wi-Fi Routers on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Wi-Fi Routers being 7.4 out of 10, whereas the Linksys EA7500 and ASUS RT-AC68U managed averages of 8.3 and 8.8 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Linksys EA7500 vs. ASUS RT-AC68U comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.