Editors Liked
- Slick design
- Supports Multi-User Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) streaming
- Great speeds
Editors Didn't Like
- Expensive
- Middling MU-MIMO performance
- Advanced settings possibly hidden depending on browser
Direct Competitors and Related Products
Expert reviews and ratings
By CNET UK
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The Zyxel Armor Z2 is an affordable router that provides excellent coverage for a medium-sized home, but lacks top speed. It's missing a few features, but anyone can navigate the menu without issue and find exactly what they...
By Digital Trends
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The Armor Z2 offers solid performance for gamers and mainstream customers alike, so you can't go wrong purchasing this router. Heck, it's even futureproof, as Wireless AC devices with additional internal antennas begin to saturate the market and support...
By TechRadar
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In-depth traffic analysis tools along with StreamBoost and MU-MIMO technology makes this quad-stream 802.11ac router a compelling...
By PC Mag
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Zyxel's Armor Z2 is a neat-looking router that delivers solid single-user throughput, but its MU-MIMO performance is a bit...
By Game Chronicles Magazine
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Since updating to the Armor Z2 my Wi-Fi performance has been the best I've ever...
By techaeris.com
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If you're in the market for a new router, and are looking for a great performing dual-band Wi-Fi router that can easily handle a number of wireless devices at once, you should definitely check out the Zyxel Armor Z2 — especially at the current sale...
By uk.hardware.info
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You can see that the ZyXEL Armor Z2 NBG6817 is above all a router that is made to shine on the 5 GHz frequency, and it does get to the top speeds of an Italian super-car in the test result graphs. Earlier this year, we awarded the ZyXEL NBG6815 with the...
By Gaming Age
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I need to preface this review with the fact that this is my first time reviewing a router. Not only is it my first time reviewing one, but generally we don't do too many hardware reviews at Gaming Age. I think it's fair to tell you now that this...
By cnet.com/es/
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El Armor Z2 de Zyxel es un 'router' accesible que proporciona una cobertura excelente para una casa mediana, pero que carece de la velocidad máxima. Le faltan algunas funciones, pero cualquiera puede navegar por el menú sin problemas y encontrar...
In-depth traffic analysis tools along with StreamBoost and MU-MIMO technology makes this quad-stream 802.11ac router a compelling buy.
As reviewed by TechRadar