On Tuesday, Amped Wireless introduced a new addition to its family of touch-based Wi-Fi routers, the TAP-R3. This Wireless AC router features a 4-inch touch screen and promises whole-home coverage. The device will be made available to purchase from Amped Wireless next week for $199.99 followed by brick-and-mortar and online shops in the coming weeks.
The router’s specs show that customers will see speeds of up to 450 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band and up to 1300 Mbps on the 5 GHz band. This speed is backed by three 2.4 GHz amplifiers, three 5 GHz amplifiers, and six low noise amplifiers. There’s also one detachable high gain dual band antenna and two internal high gain antennas.
In addition to the antennas, the new TAP-R3 provides one gigabit WAN port and four gigabit LAN ports for wired devices like desktops and game consoles. There’s also one USB 2.0 port for sharing files or streaming media across the network. Got an Xbox One? Connect it to the router via Ethernet and stream your games to a wireless Windows 10 device nearly lag-free.
“The TAP-R3 is effortlessly sleek and doesn’t take up much space, but it can outperform some of the biggest routers on the market and is built with an incredibly simple setup process,” the company says. “With its high power components, the TAP-R3 can send a Wi-Fi signal to areas like upstairs rooms, out to the yard, or to the far den.”
One of the big selling points is the device’s 4-inch touch screen, which is backed by a Qualcomm processor. The company says that customers can setup the router with just a few taps of a finger or stylus. The screen is also the gateway to a number of features including creating a guest network, parental controls, Quality of Service and more.
A good compliment to the new router would be the USB-based ACA1 adapter for Mac and Windows PC. You won’t hit the router’s maximum speed, but the adapter provides 300 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band and 867 Mbps on the 5 GHz band. There’s also the PCI20E PCIe-based adapter that’s capable of 300 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band and 867 Mbps on the 5 GHz band.
Consumers looking to establish a Wireless AC network should be good to go with the new Amped Wireless TAP-R3. The price tag may seem a little steep, but customers seem to be getting a lot of bang for the buck with this router.
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