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Like
- Terrific use of Wi-Fi 6, with fast speeds and excellent range
- Best-in-class latency management
- Multi-gig WAN port
- Full-featured app with device prioritization
Don’t Like
- Somewhat bulky design
- No additional 5GHz band for dedicated gaming traffic
- «Smart Connect» band steering slows down average speeds
Before Wi-Fi 6 came along, the Asus RT-AC86U clobbered fancier, more expensive competitors in the gaming router category.The speeds were fast and consistent, the lag was nice and low, the features were deep — and the price tag wasn’t too painful. I liked it so much that it didn’t just find a spot atop : It sat high on .
Asus followed that one up with a new model, the Asus RT News Today-AX86U, available now for $250. As the addition of an «X» in the model number might suggest, it supports 802.11ax, better known as .That means that in addition to the existing, like device prioritization and open NAT port forwarding, it supports new Wi-Fi 6 features that make your home network faster and more efficient.