According to test results hEX S is some 60% faster than RB2011. So I wouldn’t bet anything valuable to me on hEX S to be able to route 400Mbps. IMHO the lowest-priced RB able to do it without a sweat would be RBD52G (hAP ac²). And no, you don’t have to use wireless interfaces, you can switch them off. The only problem with it is that it hasn’t got SFP interface. Gadget with similar routing power (it’s better actually) and having SFP interface (SFP+ actually) is RB4011 with 3-digit dollar/euro price tag.
I was looking at the hAP ac². It looks like a very viable option. I really don’t need the SFP interface. I just got the RB2011 because the owner of my company got one for us and I thought it was a nice router at the time because it was very configurable.
+1 on this - when spec’ing a device, always look for the “Routing, 25 ip filter rules, 512 bytes” spec. Your maximum download speed will be approximately that.
Out of curiousity, anyone in here use a hAP ac2 on a connection at or better than 400mbps? I just wanted to see your thoughts about the device when plugging into a connection like that.
thanks
UPDATE
Just wanted to give an update on my issue. I bought and received my hAP AC2 today. Installed it tonight and transferred the settings I had in my RB2011UiAS into the hAP. Ran a speedtest and instantly got 400mbps down/20 up. The hAP gets warm, but not blazing hot. CPU usage is low and handles Spectrum Ultra with ease.
Problem solved. Thanks everyone for your input!