Asus RT-AX88U vs Asus ZenWiFi AX

At the very bottom of the screen are the Home, Devices, Insight, Family, and Settings buttons. The Devices button opens a screen where you’ll see a list of all of your network clients. Tap any client to view upload/download statistics, block internet access, and limit bandwidth availability for that client. Use the Insights button to search for available AIMesh nodes, share your Wi-Fi credentials, enable the remote Connection feature that lets you use the app when you are away from home, and view security information such as how many malicious sites were blocked and how many infected devices have been detected

The ASUS manages to provide my entire house with a strong signal (basement, first floor, and office over a garage). By changing a setting on my Arris Surfboard modem I was able to turn on WAN Aggregation (effectively doubling the bandwidth between the ASUS and the Arris modem to 2Gbps) by connecting a second ethernet cable between the router and the modem. Very nice and easy once I found the setting in the modem. Overall, the router seems solid

The ZenWiFi AX finished with an average download speed throughout my home that was second highest among all of the Wi-Fi 6 mesh routers I've tested. Only the Wi-Fi 6 version of the Netgear Orbi was faster. Ry Crist/CNETThe Asus system shone in these real-world tests. Over multiple days and across dozens of speed tests, the ZenWiFi AX never once dropped my connection or stalled out as I moved from room to room

I have an AX88U and this is the single best WiFi experience I have ever had. Our house is about 1500sqft, and my current desk location (which is temporary) is probably at one of the farthest points in the house away from the Router. I pay for gigabit (it's Cable so only 940mbps) and I get *full speed* when at my desk, over WiFi, using a ASUS PCE-AC88 WiFi card.

I get full speed (100%-120% of what I'm paying for) on the 5ghz wifi network everywhere in the house. I am using 400mbps internet and have no speed issues anywhere. The devices look great (I think they're asthetically pleasing and look like art). When people see the ASUS mesh device they don't think it is a router

.smartconnect? AiMesh? Incompatibility with Wifi 5 devices? Firmware? Hardware? Who knows? The bottom line is that while your advertising regarding the product is enticing, your product doesn't work. Oh it MAY work in your digital labs or controlled environments; but it has issues out here in the real world under the conditions you say it can handle

Have the Asus ZenWiFi AX mesh in our 2000 sq.ft., 2-story house, and no problems with 2 iPhones and 2 iPad Pro's. They're always connected, and the reliablity and wireless coverage of the mesh is great

I would personally justify the price of this unit IF everything was stable. But to further beat a dead horse, the reliability and stability isn't there without major manual setup and by contrast, performance is not consistent in the “easy setup” mode for general users, and even though AiMesh is amazing when it works, it has major bugs to the point where I switched modes entirely. Should the reliability and stability be resolved my review would be 5 stars through and through. But I cannot in good conscience tell the average customer that this is “an amazing buy” with all the AiMesh issues at its price point

Is it worth the money compared to others? Probably not. I paid the premium for the 6g backhaul channel since I'm not able to run ethernet. Probably would have sufficed to have gotten the XT8 and been just as happy. But, I figured that since I live in a highly populated apartment building, why not future proof a bit and see if connectivity is superior

My old Asus router that worked flawlessly for years is now a mesh node and works pretty well. But this AX88 router is garbage. Don't be a sucker like me and buy a $300+ router that won't allow you to get work done at home. I regret purchasing this

If the node needs to be that close what's the point in having the note at all? If I could return this, I would. If you want a really robust router go away from home routers and find a commercial router. I've sent it logs and records all kinds of technical reports, and I'm getting so tired of this circular loop of tech support that I expect the warranty will expire before ever solve the problem. I think Asus a good brand overall, but but at a $400 price tag, this router is way too unreliable

Then, as others have stated, the wi-fi started randomly dropping. Working from home, this has become a serious issue but par for the course for Asus. As others have recommended, I have disabled the ax mode and I will hope for the best. I wont even mess with the AI mesh as there are major issues there

I need to improve the wi-fi performance in my home. I have a three-storey house, with some brick/concrete walls which create dead spots. I cannot use powerline adapters (I have used some that were rated to 300mbps, but I rarely get more than 30mbps through them despite having 300mbps internet service to the property). I cannot wire ethernet cable, as it's just too difficult with all the brick and concrete and two flights of stairs - no partition/sheetrock walls or conduit makes it a huge pain