Billion BiPac 8900AX-2400 router

By Matt Hanson

Billon’s BiPac 8900AX-2400 router continues the company’s reputation for creating affordable-yet-solidly-performing devices. Aimed at small businesses and home users who don’t mind doing a bit of tweaking in complicated user interfaces, if you’re after a simple and stylish plug-and-play router, you’ll want to look elsewhere.

At £280 (around $360, AU$470), this is a reasonably-priced router considering its specifications. It delivers a throughput of 2400Mbps – making it the fastest router Billion has produced, and it does this over two bands – both 2.4GHz and 5GHz.

It also includes a built-in ADSL2+ modem – something many routers do not include (and the ones that do are usually more expensive). This gives the Billion BiPac 8900AX-2400 router more flexibility, and means you don’t have to have two boxes taking up space – as you can use it to replace the modem.

Design

Anyone who is familiar with Billion products will know that flashy designs are not its priority, and that continues to be the case with the BiPac 8900AX-2400. This is a rather standard looking rectangle, with four bulky antennae jutting out of the side.

The top of the router features vents for keeping the components cool, and …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac