Compare home wifi routers

Dear All,

I want to choose the best wifi home router according to my requirements.

Basically I want the best performance in terms of wireless, best performance for switching/routing in ASICs, and possibility fine tune wifi settings like channels, output power etc.

I do not care about stuff like usb ports, easy setups, cloud solutions, multimedia features etc. It is mandatory that the wifi router allows simultaneous 2,4/5GHz. All of my wifi clients are abgn, so I want to be flexible.

Here are the models which I have selected until now:
- Trendnet TEW-692GR
- Linksys EA4500 N900 Router Gigabit USB
- TP-Link TL-WR2543ND
- WESTERN DIGITAL My NET N900 WDBWVK0000NSL
- ASUS RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router
- d-link DIR-857
- NetGear WNDR4500
- Zyxel NBG5715

It is interesting that only Trendnet and TP-link dare to share some info about antennas gain, receiving sensitivity etc.

Thanks in advance,

Longman

FYI

My favorite for now is Trendnet TEW-692GR because of the pricing (20-40% lower than the rest). Here are the published radio parameters:

Antennas:
2.4GHz: 3 x 2dBi (internal)
5GHz: 3 x 3dBi (external fixed)

Tx Power:
802.11a: 14dBm (typical)
802.11b: 18dBm (typical)
802.11g: 15dBm (typical)
802.11n: 15dBm +/- 1 dBm (typical) (for 2.4 & 5GHz)

Rx Sensitivity:
802.11a: -70dBm (typical) @ 54Mbps
802.11b: -84dBm (typical) @ 11Mpbs
802.11g: -72dBm (typical) @ 54Mbps
802.11n: -66dBm +/- 1 dBm (typical) @ 450Mbps (for 2.4 & 5GHz)

I am hoping that it is 3X3:3 MIMO ...

Regards,

Longman