ASUS Announces RT-AX88U Is Now Available (updated)
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slyphnier
tsunami231
people been saying asus stuff it terrible and there support is even worse, in 15+ years of using asus HW i have yet to have issue with anyof them my AC66U is still going strong too then again as far as Asus Routers goI been using Merlins FW.
On topic this look to be big brother successer to the AC86u ?
Matt151b
I have an AC88U and I like it. QoS seems to work fine for me, I have prioritized the ROKUs over the other devices and netflix never buffers.
Interesting that Dynarush_333 had trouble with a Samsung phone, as we have a Samsung phone (S5) in the house and it has terrible speeds. So terrible in fact that I had to return my old Belkin router to service to supply signal to the S5. I don't know if it is a Samsung or Asus issue...
Sad I can't justify an AX88U seeing as my AC88U is running strong, but nothing else I own uses AX, so I'll be ok.
Fox2232
My DSL-AC68U is doing just fine. No problems, and I am using lowest power state for wifi. I do run both 2.4 and 5GHz wifi as I have some older devices too.
Everything gets its connection without problem.
But those routers are getting kind of expensive. And very few people actually need such bandwidths at home.
And for ASUS as an device brand. I am not particularly fond of their notebooks and netbooks. Engineering behind them is insufficient and there is always something I happen to dislike. +Both devices I had were dead within 2 years from purchase.
Spider4423
Astyanax
Astyanax
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The A5 batch included a faulty 2.4ghz radio from broadcom that had issues with firmware versions over 382.x.x
The same issue has happened with netgear, tplink, dlink etc at various times in history.
Revisions A1, - A4 and A6 have had near zero functionality issues.
Yes reports do exist of issues on these, but they are not common.
Great White Shark
I never understand why there is such a lack of ADSL style routers. That is, routers with built in modems for UK or Europe. Its a big market.
DeskStar
I love this router. Worth every penny too.
Stepped up from a netgear wndr-4500 draft N from years ago and WOW this thing screams. And the range is pretty epic too.
Not one issue and everything on it works like it should right out of the box.
Another positive check mark in my book from Asus and their products have always done me well in my twenty plus years of building and using PC peripherals.
Anyone who wants a killer router look no further as price to performance is right on the mark with this one. Will be around for years to come that's for sure.
Solfaur
I have an RT-AC87U for almost 2 years now and I have to say it's good stuff. It's also the first router I've ever owned, since I always went with the internet cable straight to my desktop rig (as that was the only place I needed it). But with all the smartphones, TVs etc. etc. I had to step up. This one seems to be a direct upgrade to mine, though honestly, strictly visually speaking, I prefer the black finish with the blue LEDs on mine to this. ASUS' ROG coppery orange was always a bit meh to me, this gold one is not much better. π
Hilbert Hagedoorn
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Ice-Tea
GPz
DeskStar
DeskStar
John Hellow
Just a heads up. Mine is dropping itβs 5ghz wi-fi every several days. A long shut down brought it back once, and it came back by itself after 10 minutes in another instance. The 2.4ghz radio stays lit.