ASUS RT-AC5300 Wireless AC5300 Tri-Band MU-MIMO Gigabit Router $230 AR @Newegg
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Thread created 02-16-2018 by sr71
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Is Newegg as good at returns as Amazon
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Besides having to pay return shipping and a restock fee on some items they are pretty solid. I have returned multiple things in the past with no issues. Been using newegg way longer than amazon too...
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Thread created 02-16-2018 by sr71
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Have the R8000 router. Anything this can do that the nighthawk cant? Also, what is MU-MIMO?
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Thread created 02-16-2018 by sr71
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yeah blocking all stratum protocol is super annoying
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At this price might as well splurge for the xr500
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I have had this router since it was released and it has been rock solid. I stream quite a bit off a plex server and wanted something with a separate 5ghz channel that I dedicated to just streaming...
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I would not worry about the reviews from a few users. This is one of the higest rated routers of all time the high price tag makes it so it does not get a lot of reviews cause noone wants to spend...
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30-day return, you can print a return label (0-cost) for unopened or defective returns.
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I've never encountered their restocking fee, but then again I have never returned anything for buyer's...
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I am willing to risk it at this price. ASUS has a great track record IMHO and they continually update the firmware on my older router.
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Anything this does that the EA9300 doesn't? I bought that yesterday for $200.
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I have this router. I bought it brand new 2 to 3 years ago for $400. I immediately noticed that even though I had 150mbps internet, I was only getting about 50mbps with this new router. I dug around...
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this thing looks evil
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Let me know how that works out, I ordered this as well to replace an aging asus, but it does not support Aimesh unfortunately.
How is this not a front page deal yet, slickdeals must be waiting...
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The software is so much better. I have the EA9500 and I hate the software it has.
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I have never heard of this failure rate based on Broadcom triband routers so can you provide some documentation to prove that. I follow a lot of sites and none of them even hinted that. That would...
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between RT and GT models which one is better ? Thanks
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Simply this router by itself cause of the 4 stream performance almost completely crushes the Orbi AC3000 if thats what your refering too. The total throughput of the router is over 900Mbps while the...
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This has a lot more throughput. So it can handle more people using large amount of bandwidths. It also has ability to police and control the flow of data called QoS which your router does not....
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The Asus one is better, no doubt. Just the firmware-support ( ASUS, Merlin etc.) and community makes it worth it from my POV.
And AIMesh-compatible on top of that.
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With Promo Code
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320244&
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Reviews aren’t so good
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I have the ROG version which has more memory and Ethernet ports--not too sure about the software, but the ROG version has a ton of gaming features. I have no complaints, except I have to disable its...
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Ugly. Where do people put these things?
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I tried the google, but anyone find anything on aimesh performance vs orbi?
I currently have the AC68 and was wondering if the 5300 + AC68 and aimesh is better than the orbi I picked up on the...
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Not bad. I brought this a couple of weeks ago when they had it for $269 with promo code and $20 ggc rebate. I'm loving it. I used the Merlin software and had some problems at first but after I reset,...
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With so many antennas you should be able to get WiFi on the moon
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After doing some more digging I did notice one thing that might matter to some people. If you use the USB ports for sharing media on the router, the Linksys actually way out performs this Asus. In...
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Unfortunately in doing research I have discovered that the failure rate of Broadcom based tri band routers is very high. There is also the issue of them never actually fixing mu-mimo. You are almost...
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I've had this since it was originally released just over 2 years ago. Other than the random firmware not playing nice with my wifi thermostat, i've never had an issue. I work from home so I'm using...
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Just in time. My AC68 is getting long-in-the-tooth and not so happy with 50+ devices. Hopefully, I can update my AC68 to use with "AiMesh".
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All those dying reviews keeping me from being interested in this
Plus, the only router I have ever die was an Asus.
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Yep got my free multiple 1 year shoprunner memberships so im covered now. BTW you got screwed this should have FP'ed, slickdeals is just too crooked for its own good greedy bastages.
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Damn. Should have bought first and thought later.