More technical and small business users including those wanting a true VPN server, robust IPv6, and granular control over the wireless signal will find the Asus RT-AC66U a delight....
Performance of 5 GHz at close range is very impressive, Lots of great features, Extremely stable router, ASUS AiCloud incorporated, A future-proof wireless router
High price tag, 5 GHz speeds dropped off quite quickly with range, Can't get full speed out of the device with current technology, Kitguru says: With the potential of 1.3 Gbps data transfer rate this will be a fast performing router which will be perfect
To test this router we set-up a simple network in our house, which used a standard Virgin Media Router as a modem. We then plugged in both the ASUS RT-AC66U and our Buffalo AirStation Nfiniti Dual Band Wireless Router (WZR-HP-AG300H). This allows us to ha...
Two aspects are important with the ASUS RT-AC66U. First, how does it compare to other ac-routers? The ASUS router did clearly perform better than the Buffalo and Netgear routers. And secondly, should you get an 802.11ac instead of an 802.11n? Our curren...
Abstract: With wireless home networking slowly moving towards the 802.11AC standard, ASUS has decided to jump on the bandwagon with their new RT-AC66U router and an add-in card, the PCE-AC66. When combined, these new devices provide some incredible wireless spe...
Abstract: With the pandemic keeping most of us at home, your personal Wi-Fi is now your work Wi-Fi, too. That presents problems for some, since carrying essential work-related traffic with bulletproof reliability can be a difficult chore for that aging router that'...
Abstract: With COVID-19 still keeping so many people working from home, your Wi-Fi router is doing a lot more than helping you stream movies and play games. Home Wi-Fi routers keep millions of people working and they're also connecting an ever-growing range of smar...
Published: 2021-01-07, Author: John , review by: in.pcmag.com
Abstract: With the pandemic keeping most of us in our residences, home routers are now work routers, too. But that presents problems for some since carrying work-related traffic with dial tone-like reliability can be a difficult chore for that aging router that's b...
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Published: 2021-01-07, Author: John , review by: in.pcmag.com
Abstract: With COVID-19 still keeping so many people working from home, your Wi-Fi router is doing a lot more than helping you stream movies and play games. Home Wi-Fi routers keep millions of people working and they're also connecting an ever-growing range of smar...
Excellent range, Top performing router at 5 GHz N, very good in 11ac mode, Advanced features, Business-class capabilities
Some sluggish performance in the interface, Connected clients lost Internet connectivity a few times
More technical and small business users including those wanting a true VPN server, robust IPv6, and granular control over the wireless signal will find the Asus RT-AC66U a delight...
