Asus RT-AX88U

A bevy of connections and a strong set of results make this a serious contender

SCORE PRICE £248 (£297 inc VAT) from pcpro.link/318ax88 WI-FI 5 DOWNLOADS WI-FI 6 DOWNLOADS The RT-AX88U sits at the top of Asus’ standalone router range, and as Wi-Fi 6 hardware goes it’s impeccably equipped. Inside the commanding black case lurk dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios, rated at 1,148Mbits/sec and 4,800Mbits/sec respectively, once you enable 160MHz channels. Both support 4x4 MU-MIMO too, pretty much guaranteeing top-tier performance. In the event, the RT-AX88U didn’t quite manage to ace this month’s Wi-Fi 6 tests. Although close-range performance was strong, it rapidly dropped off as we moved away. The average download rate in the bedroom was only 70% of the same-room peak, and at the back of the house that fell to a mere 40%. Of course, every wireless connection is affected by distance, but the Netgear RAX80 held up…

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