Asus' forte, in most aspects of technology, is generally doing things to the extreme. Routers are no different: the terrifying 8-antenna ROG Rapture GT-AC5300, for example, is a gaming router jammed to the gills with radios that looks less like a bit of wireless tech and more like the plinth for a...

Extensive firmware; Solid Wi-Fi speed and coverage; Well priced

Complex firmware; Divisive looks

once they have the kinks worked out on aiMesh, this will set the standard those other systems can't hope to compete with. the 86U has the extended range 5ghz network (FCC changes 2014) which means its already extremely powerful and fast, but the fact you can turn older Asus routers into access...

I bought this as an upgrade on my old ASUS router and have instantly noticed a difference with this offering better range and speed compared to old router. Also, connection is much more reliable with less drop outs, not sure how well the conjoined 5ghz and 2.4ghz SSID will work out as as some...

Brought two of these routers to set up as AiMesh and they were working great. After a few months one of the nodes power light kept blinking off and on. I tried rebooting and factory reseting and after about an hour of speaking to a customer service representative was I told would I have to ship it...

Great high quality, highly adjustible, with a really nice streamlined control application

I brought this router 2 weeks ago and the performance and range has been amazing.

I recently got this to replace my D-Link Python which was constantly dropping out. What should have been a simple set up turned into a living nightmare and I was on the phone with my ISP for over an hour. That being said, the speed is amazing and it is extremely reliable and beautiful to look at once it is up and running. It was worth the money and trouble!

Look, I have to give it 5 stars, I haven’t even been able to connect to the router yet due to some ISP problems with modem/router connectivity but i have called up ASUS customer service and over and over again they have been nothing but helpful with trying to get my router up and going. The router settings are very advanced. You have so much room to manipulate your settings for how you would like them. I understand this isn’t a working router review but from the experience i have with ASUS and the router settings itself i can say that you won’t be let down, even if something goes wrong ASUS will make it right.

Fast and easy setup. Performs well for COD gaming and all other usual household streaming etc. Customisable.

Networking for games is about more than just raw throughput. You also want the lowest latency possible, as well as the ability to prioritise gaming traffic over other applications that make use of the network.

Excellent 802.11ac performance at up to 10m; Excellent USB 3.0 storage performance; Massive range of configuration options in management interface; Great game optimisation and prioritisation features; Fun customisable RGB lighting; Reasonable price

Disappointing 802.11n performance; 802.11ac performance drops off fast beyond 10m