Review: ASUS RT-AX88U Dual band AX6000 router
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Ricepudding
Comparing this with the ASUS AC5300 or the Netgear XR500 makes this router seem somewhat lackluster when it comes to range, Within 5 meters it holds out strong but especially the 5ghz soon as you go to a different floor that strength drops massively compared to the other two. Also does this not have the muti-band? like the others, that often seems to be a nice feature that helps
DeskStar
Have this router and it is the bees knees and everything in between!!
I can not complain at all with this router. After the upgraded 1Gb interweb this thing screams! And no range issues here as mines located on the ceiling of my basement (under the floor) in the middle of my house and the only thing that doesn't have full signal is my sorry arse Vizio in the basement home theater. Got all the important things wired in of course.
Only true complaint is that i wish it supported 10Gb onboard as opposed to 1Gb. Then again i don't have anything to take advantage of that yet, so alls good until the next upgrade for the puter and router in a couple more years.
Great review as always Hilbert!!
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DeskStar
Halulam
yeeeeman
Can you get hold of a Galaxy s10 and check how the ax connection works?
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xrodney
For that price Ubiquiti Router/gateway with NanoHD AP is better, cheaper and more reliable option.
It does not support AX yet, but that's more or less gimmick until it get widely available.
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Arbie
I have always bought Netgear routers as they seemed pretty good compared to other consumer choices. But next time I'm going to go for a Peplink; probably their $200 "Pepwave Surf" SOHO model. I never even heard of this company until reading more about these things in:
https://routersecurity.org/
Anyone shopping should at least consider what's available in the industrial market. They apparently take reliability, updates and security much more seriously.
xrodney
Lebon30
Only Gigabit ports for that price? DISAPPOINTED!
Could have been 2.5gbit or 10Gbit... You know, you gotta be ahead of the curve.
DeskStar
https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RT-AX88U/specifications/
Sure does support it.... Unless the specs i read when i bought it and still read now are wrong... "It is in the actual title of the product..."
Moofachuka
saw a youtube video where they tested AX88U router with Galaxy S10. AC was much faster in real world than AX.
Yakk
Looks like an ok first step, not great though. Yes you get AX, but only with dual band, good quad core CPU, but no assisting co-processors, 8x ports, but only at 1gbit.
It all seems like a wierd combination of compromises you wouldn't expect at this kind of premium price point.
xrodney
DeskStar
xrodney
DeskStar