Linksys WRT1900AC Router Teardown and Unboxing - Unpacked

[@dudeawsomeness1]

Oh my goodness, this video puts into perspective just how old my router is 😅

[@garrickstokes]

I just upgraded to a linksys mesh. I am watching this so I can clean inside my 1900 ACS and then it's going back into service because my shiny new mesh network is only slightly more capable than a potato.

[@adigitalhermit]

The specs on that thing sound like my old computer (minus the usb3 and wifi capability)...

[@Herkermer]

It's good to see the style come back

[@CobyLarkin]

Just bought this, I'm excited to get it and use for my new apartment XD

[@bluefoxtv1566]

I think Linksys missed the point with this rougher. People moded the old 54G because it could give them enterprise performance and options at a low cost.

[@zoomzabba452]

Still running my WRT-54G-TM. Works fine for 2 PCs, a Xbox 360, a laptop(HTPC) 2 Android phones, a tablet, and various visiting devices on 30/5 Cable.

[@q16621777]

I still have my 54G running dd-wrt. I love it. This new one looks interesting, but I'm going to wait a bit and see what pans out on it before I make a 300.00 jump. I jumped on a 200.00 D-Link and I'm still smarting from that, which is also why I still have my 54G. Faultless and ALWAYS reliable.

[@zer0ops]

Sold. I'll buy based on this coverage.

[@SBG57]

Do I want this router? Answer me two questions. 1) Will it Blend? and 2) Can it run Crysis?

[@andrewspencer9888]

To answer your questions. #1 stick it into a blender and will #2 Crysis can run router instead.

[@ParadoxdesignsOrg]

I am super excited, I'll wait til the price comes down around the $100'ish mark though. Im still happy with the original WRT to be honest.

[@RafalBorowski]

With Shibby's Tomato on board this baby should be a class on its own

[@dragon4eis]

Jack + Linus = Jac**us the best way Linus explaining NCIX employees ever

[@pkbreeze08]

Best episode ever. Linus, if you ever decide to leave the Tech world, may I suggest you consider Comedy as a backup.

[@TeraQuad]

Yes. I am excited

[@EdgardOtoni]

Dude, look at the size of that thing! When he opened the box I thought it was a freakin' SHIELD!

[@MrIonization]

Perhaps we can all go to a brothel one day but today is not that day and Linus might have just volunteered to lead the charge.

[@mfmayes]

when will you do a review of the version 2 of the wrt1900ac?

[@SyNoon]

Will this router allow you to unscrew one of the antennae and screw in a land coax ethernet cable?

[@jieevo]

I have 3 netgear nighthawk. Is this better? Should i upgrade? Thanks

[@littlecop1987]

+done mansion NightHawk should have good 2.4GHz coverage.

[@littlecop1987]

I chose linksys wrt1900AC for the fast USB 3.0 transfer speed, with both r/w over 80 MB/s over cable.

[@Music42Ever]

"Yea man, that's my router, biaches." -Linus 2014

[@DustyD0]

Can we flash it at the brothel?

[@basspig]

Since I got gig fiber, my WRT3200ACM reboots every 30 minutes. I bought a second new WRT3200ACM, set it up and swapped it in and it too rebooted within ten minutes of installation. They both have the last firmware that Linksys released. I don't understand why a new router is rebooting as often as the 6 year old router it replaced. Evidently not the hardware failing. Something's wrong with the design.

[@rjosef22]

Can i link my telus router into this linksys WRT? is there any speed performance difference?

[@SomethingCool51]

Is it just me or is NCIX getting better jokes?

[@id104335409]

Linus Encyclopedia entry N:12763 "Anything that you can put on your lap is a laptop."

[@NizzyTV]

why is Linus still doing these? im just curious.

[@MesaMitch3]

i've been wanting this router pretty damn bad. but i've seen the bench marks on it over my asus ac68 and AC is better 2.4 is kinda crappy but the write speeds of a hard drive are amazing. brothels are amazing.

[@scarehorror98]

Lol we already knew that they were leaving because of that vlog that they did. JOKES ON YOU LINUS!

[@itsdeonlol]

Unpcked with Jackus!

[@Grimreaper00Raiser]

I hope you get what you paid for... All the specs looks so good but how does it perform in real world situation. Keep us updated :)

[@xXNothingonitXx]

If I want faster internet, do I have to change my broadband provider or router>

[@BrownieX001]

If you have to ask that question then this router is not for you. The WAN internet increases with your broadband provider and the LAN internet will increase with the router. Things like streaming things in home, NAS backups are LAN and your web browsing is WAN. Wide-Area vs Local-Area.

[@xXNothingonitXx]

BrownieX001 Thank you very much for the reply, I do admit that my awareness on tech is very limited so thank you for the info.

[@BrownieX001]

Savva Podkopov You learn with time. Watch tek syndicate they do teach a lot.

[@xXNothingonitXx]

BrownieX001 Thank you very, much being subscribed to Linus and tek syndicate should keep me up to date.

[@childrenofbodomfan74]

Linus giving them laptops at the brothel his floppy disk.

[@D4rkR3bel5]

1:48 you guys missed a 1 there. It's 1300Mbps on 5GHz. Not 300Mbps. You guys need a new/another editor.

[@BenWillock]

LinusSexTips... At the Brothel.

[@relinquis]

looks nice, but... i can only use adsl routers... but need fast LAN for my media server and such. i suppose i'll have to settle for a linksys x3500 & power line adapters.

[@dark666matter89]

legitimately excited about your illegitimate offspring Linus! :P

[@mfmayes]

Linksys missed the boat on this one. I bought this unit and is has given me nothing but trouble.. resets,loosing connections on 5 GHZ,power itself off. I replaced it with Asus RT-AC68U, and all my problems went away

[@sherirajput3952]

yeah we are waiting for dd-wrt on it and overclocking guide

[@gmeek1822]

+sheri rajput dd-wrt was released in Jan of this year

[@frankcg6731]

What speed do I have to have from my internet provider to match up an AC router?

[@Tendron20]

If by match you mean fully saturate the gigabit ethernet port, then you need a fiber based connection. Basically the router will do its best with whatever provider you have. Assuming that your in the western world, the advertised speeds for internet packages are commonly only what the connection is capable of reaching and not the actual throughput of the line on a regular basis. So they don't really have to provide you with what your paying for as long as they claim that the line is capable of it. Monopolies are fun when you can't vote with your wallet by going to another provider because they were all bought out of the market by the larger telecommunication companies.

[@Lann91]

Why not solid capacitors ?

[@spieagentl]

Well for $300, if I can make a m-itx build optimized for internet routing, or even take an old computer and mod it appropriately for cheaper, I think it would be more beneficial to do so. But I always liked Linksys routers and it might be worth an upgrade.

[@zoomzabba452]

Power profile, cooling and deployable footprint are other VS factors.

[@spieagentl]

Sean Black Ah, that you for pointing that out. I still have a router from about 2005-6, so I sometimes forget that these small routers nowadays are much closer to actual computers. Anyway, do have a nice day!

[@bartat404]

Lovely router, but the $300 price point is a little much..

[@EirikrTinkerTries]

I seriously just tried finding a fullll teardown guide. This didn’t help :(

[@WyattOShea]

Yeah man that's my router...Biatches

[@t0astybread.]

can you install cisco cli on it??

[@sbeer]

YEA! I'LL BUY IT! No... wait... I only have 20Mbps DL & 1Mbps UL, what am I gonna do with it?! Unfortunately I don't have a good enough internet connection to justify me buying it XD

[@racenowhisa5556]

i think the antenna connected to the board..

[@m13b]

I'd be cool spending $200, $300 is a bit much right now though. I'll either wait for a price drop or buy an Asus AC router

[@mcramp20]

I want one :)

[@desolderingpump2010]

Get Dave Jones to do the teardown. Apparently Linus can't do it. :(

[@aidenscraft]

so i have a belkin dual band 2.4 GHz/5.0 GHz wifi router. Does that mean its a AC one?

[@kubarunetwork7513]

anything that has 5ghz is an ac

[@AlasdairxD]

Luqman Hakim Azman N can use 5ghz. It was optional. Linus even said it in this video.......

[@EmilBozhilov]

no.... there have been 5ghz routers way b4 ac was released.

[@qtDayv]

Luqman Hakim Azman Not necessarily

[@Kevin_Eder]

If it has N followed by a number, for example N750, then no it's just a dual band N router.

[@markomus1]

03:24 - Some things never change...

[@pr0jectSkyneT]

so 2.4Ghz is faster (600Mbps) than 5Gh range (300Mbps)?

[@failwheeldrive]

Unpacked with janus.

[@nikhiljudge1163]

in the UK it is £250...which is a little too much, £200 is more or less my cut off point, shame because i really want one!

[@xnamkcor]

I payed 8 USD for my 4 port Gigabit N300 Linksys and 4 USd for my 4 port Gigabit N100 Belkin. 300 is a bit out of my range.

[@Simxor]

ohh what a nice box, oh what a nice features, it does the exact same as any other router out there, its not worth 250$ -_-

[@cftyckct]

It looks more that he smoked some weed than he was going to a brothel!

[@joernsns]

This or the ASUS AC68U?

[@GoranSvilar]

or the netgear R7000, check this comparison and there's a new review of this Linksys router www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/32239-ac1900-first-look-netgear-r7000-a-asus-rt-ac68u

[@Chrissy4605]

I have to agree that linksys missed the point here. I need more than 4 ports. And I need wireless. Linksys is a consumer company anyway.

[@thedavesofourlives1]

NOT A TEARDOWN. Typical LTT.

[@laszlofoldi6030]

$300? It's around $420 in our country...

[@tomgamer]

Logic check the script. "First we are going to cover the outside. Inside you will find..."

[@swedtypez6309]

Where is the litecoin software tutorial you promised Linus?

[@DrummerPunked]

"JackSS" Hmmmmmm

[@RealDealHolyfield2099]

Yes $300 is too much for a home router. Modularity and standard, swappable components should make it cheaper, not more expensive.

[@Thakrulll]

I like the specs but linksys routers are like noctua fans. Kickass preformance but they are not so great to look at. A router will sit out in the open in a central part of your home. So they have to blend in or be good looking :)

[@james50d]

i dont really get the advantages of a 300$ home router.. for that much id honestly just wire my house up with cable

[@TheJupiteL]

The purpose of this router is office usage, I guess.

[@RoyRaptor1]

Why even bother writing scripts for Linus?

[@PlusBones]

That brothel tho

[@cal920c]

Linus's wife is likely to tail him to work for the next little while...

[@TheForgoten100]

I'd give you 50$ for it, Linus... 300$ is wayy too much, should replace the wrt54

[@SovereignKnight74]

I want it but it's just too damn expensive for $250.00.

[@DjNerDee]

Just make your own router with a spare PC by installing PfSense on it

[@Musewhisperer]

Well that's a bummer. I was expecting eSATA 3.0 AT LEAST considering the price... Well I guess I won't be plugging my Synology DS412+ throught there. There would be a bottleneck.

[@KyleKenyonC]

Synology NAS does not plug in via USB or eSATA not sure why that matters. Either way USB 3 is faster.

[@Musewhisperer]

1° The Synology DO have these plugs. 2° eSATA is more stable speed-wise. 3° The USB3 chip causes interference with other components such as WiFi.

[@Musewhisperer]

Oh.... Wouldn't it be recognized as a media device? Both the Synology and the router are supposed to be DNLA certified. Are you sure that config wouldn't work?

[@Moxking]

Came here to watch how to remove that back part at 5:45.. leaving disappointed.. duhhh

[@jrmbtr]

Should be 1300Mbps on 5Ghz band.

[@ZombieWolfe]

this router is only for bragging rights.

[@mokmo23]

Someone remind me how much the 54G ran for at launch, i seriouly doubt it was 280$...

[@t4thfavor1212]

mokmo23 It might have been 99USD, but a few months later they were already less than that. Now you can get them for $49.99.

[@JdotCarver]

Ugh, what's up with the video quality?

[@aliabdallah102]

Are you high?

[@spacejaga]

amount of effort not put in this video is too damn high :(

[@WyattOShea]

Not excited for it because STRAYA INTERNET no point really when i'm on adsl2+

[@GingaNinjaAUS]

If you voted the Abbot mob its your own fault. Turnbull was never going to keep the NBN rolling, he has Telstra to groom and not to mention Murdoch media to keep happy.

[@WASDxMerceless]

Luke Bradford i voted for Rudd

[@GingaNinjaAUS]

Lucky for me I already have it, Willunga was one of the 5 test locations and that's a 5min drive from me. So I'm on a 100/50 1tb quota.

[@WyattOShea]

I live in the country (right now anyway) and ADSL2+ is the only thing I can get less than 1mbps upload and around 10-15mbps dl speed 200gb a month for around $100 a month..not good but it's the best I can get where I live

[@PA3555]

Wyatt O'Shea it why i love Optic fiber im in Québec canada with Bell FIBE 50 MBs DOWN /50 MBs UP for unlimited GB of download or upload ;) pay only 50$ for internet only. my 5 HD IPTV recever and home phone is on the same optic fiber and i not have any drop of performance with all in same time the ONT(optic fiber modem) is Alcatel-Lucent (company from france) so i have same system like europe have low price :) i can pay for more 175 mbs / 175 mbs but i not have really need thats

[@ChrisPapanikolaouiliketrains]

New screwdriver??? *unsubscribed lol

[@MarcusNailor]

WELL... It costs way! Too much :(

[@MrTyrans]

Lol I find it hilarious tht the router has more ram than flash memory.

[@TheLegingerbreadman]

This will do wonders for my dedicated 4k porn NAS...

[@Franklyong]

Rather get a Ubiquiti AP and a EdgeRouter Lite.

[@grahamj1111]

near $100 more money but I agree

[@AntonioGarcia-xk6jd]

it would been better or worth it. if it had, 8 Gigabits ports outbound, with led speed indicators, 3 high gain antennas per band with a total of 6 antennas!!!

[@xnamkcor]

Cross styling in the feet? I don't want religion in my router!

[@d370ur]

$300 is too much

[@nikolaspetrouu]

That gay laugh 1:08

[@TheSuperlouloulou]

LinusBrothelTips

[@HerbaMachina]

well your late finding that out :P

[@MatejOtypka]

too expensive...

[@Snadzies]

$300? lol, no.

[@DirtyBob7777]

total fucking nightmare

[@liltwiggy2496]

first

[@johndoe-yh7ww]

This is the worst tear down video of a product ever.

[@derchesten]

What a failure of a teardown xD