Comments on: D-Link announces Cloud Router 5700 802.11ac router shipping now http://www.slashgear.com/d-link-announces-cloud-router-5700-802-11ac-router-shipping-now-17238807/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Shellye Stewert http://www.slashgear.com/d-link-announces-cloud-router-5700-802-11ac-router-shipping-now-17238807/#comment-227035 Shellye Stewert Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:45:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=238807#comment-227035 I am thinking of putting Wifi in our house, and I figure if I am going to do that then I should set it up the fastest I could get it.

Lots of wireless routers out there, so I started doing some research and found that 802.11n is currently the latest, but 802.11ac will be much faster.

Here is where I am confused, the 802.11ac certification won’t be issued till early 2013, yet I am seeing 802.11ac on the market claiming they are 802.11ac – even though they can’t be ‘Wi-Fi CERTIFIED’ since the 11ac certification isn’t finalized yet.

Some of the reviews of these first 802.11ac product mention that they are based on a first draft of the 802.11ac spec, and might have some performance issues with products that are based on the final 802.11ac spec

From what I read, the ‘Wi-Fi CERTIFIED’ certification makes sure that the devices will be fully compatible and function correctly with other 11ac products. The just released 802.11ac routers from several manufactures don’t have the Wi-Fi Certification.

I feel it is best to wait on 802.11ac, since I have waited this long, another 6 month shouldn’t kill me.

Am I crazy for wanting to wait till early next year to buy an 802.11ac router?

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