Trusted Asus RT-AC68U AC1900 802.11ac router Review

Why Choose this ?   

What a great product. This was the easiest router I have ever set up. Superior router. Worth the price. Very good range and penetration. Upstairs installation resulted in about 180 feet outside reception through several walls of house.

For advanced and professional users, the Asus RT-AC68U Dual-band Wireless-AC1900 Gigabit Router is worth every penny

I replaced my Asus AC66U with this new ASUS (RT-AC68U) Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router, so I am used to the product and interface. With all the functionality accessible at the tip of your fingers in your browser, setting it up is quite simple for the tech savvy person. Loved the white LEDs in the back that lights up "ASUS" and being able to turn it on/off during sleep. The front LEDs are blueish and isn't so bright that it bothers your sleep so wonderfully done.

Features and Specifications

• Up to 1900 Mbps, 802.11AC(1300Mbps over 5G) + 802.11N(600Mbps over 2.4G). Broadcom TurboQAM™ technology increases wireless-N data rate to600 Mbps for 33% faster performance
• 1 x Gigabit WAN port, 4 x Gigabit LAN ports, 1 x USB3.0/1 x USB 2.0 support Printer/HDD/(3G/4G dongle) sharing.
• AiRadar with Beam forming technology to ensure maximum WiFi coverage. Dual-core processor for fast and responsive performance with Wi-Fi, Ethernet and USB devices.
• AiCloud to bring you multimedia sharing from outside network and Smartphone
• Enhanced ASUSWRT interface for Easy 3steps setup through Tablet, Smartphone and PC

Reviews/Advantages/Disadvantages

This ASUS (RT-AC68U) Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router while expensive is awesome. Some people didn't like it but I used a free app to measure my previous signal from my Netgear 3500 and this had a significant increase in signal strength for the 2.4 GHz band and using the 5 GHz band is much quicker for my Samsung S3 & my Nexus 10 to download.

The ASUS RT-AC68U has eliminated all the WiFi dead zones in my house (3 floors, 3200sf). I'm getting downloads around 100Mbps in most rooms although sometimes as low as 8Mbps at the edges. Within 15 feet of the router, I'm getting downloads around 270Mbps. Wired Ethernet speeds are around 410Mbps wired.

Conclusion

Great router for the beginner user for self configuration with the disk included. You will be happy with this unit and will be good for a long time. Well at least until we get warp gigabit speed for home service in the near future.

After almost 3 weeks working 24 hours a day with fairly heavy use, ASUS (RT-AC68U) Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router has yet to be reset once, which was an issue with the AC66U (in my case) that needed to be reset every day or so. So far, that 210$ + router has been up to the "already-very-high" expectations.