I just got my Almond+ as I was a Kickstarter backer.. I was initially underwhelmed with the screen and configuration options... seemed very basic. Missing things like WPS, fixed IP address assignment through DHCP, etc. However, I want mostly concerned about performance.
I currently have a desktop PC with an Asus AC68 PCIe 802.11ac wifi card (
http://www.asus.com/Networking/PCEAC68/) in it, and an Asus RT-AC68U
802.11ac+n router (
https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC68U/). The Router is a gigabit ethernet router.
I'm amazingly lucky to live in a building in Seattle that has gigabit internet through CondoInternet.net for only $80/month. Blows comcast away.
For the test, I left my existing Asus router connected to the wall to my ISP, and connect the Almond+ through the existing Asus router.
Connect my desktop PC through Wifi to the Asus router, I'm getting these speeds:
450 Mbps download, 466 Mbps uploadhttp://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3622770936Through the Almond+ I'm getting much slower speeds:
207 Mbps download, 227 Mbps uploadhttp://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3622771822Why is the Almond+ so much slower?!