Much better than my last router. Here are the issues I ran into though: Can't create user accounts for the FTP site, so I can't share files with family without using the Admin account. The ReadyShare feature could be improved, I had do adjust Group Policy settings on each computer to access the shared USB drive. I'm hoping this doesn't happen again, during a storm the power went out and cleared all my router setting, including wireless network names, port forwarding, IP reservations, DDNS settings, etc. Luckily I had just configured it so it wasn't too bad reapplying all the settings again. I have a backup now if it happens again.
I bought a Nighthawk AC1900 (C6900) several years ago and it was a great modem/router combo. I noticed it started slowing down and learned that modem/routers should be replaced every 5 years or so. Since my original AC1900 was older than that, I wanted to hunt down a new version of the one I had. The C7000 is the newer version of the C6900 (Both branded