Testseek.co.uk have collected 107 expert reviews of the Asus RT-AC66U and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus RT-AC66U .
April 2013
(86%)
107 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(89%)
69 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
860100107
The editors liked
Very impressive range
Excellent performance at 5GHz 11n
Plenty of advanced features on board
Businessclass capabilities
The fastest wireless ac router yet
Excellent 802.11n speed and range
Intuitive user interface
Fast
Simple setup and management
Performance of 5 GHz at close range is very impressive
Lots of great features
Extremely stable router
ASUS AiCloud incorporated
A future-proof wireless router
The editors didn't like
Somewhat sluggish interface
Lost Internet connectivity a few times
No USB 3.0 ports
Lacks true Cloud platform of D-Link/Linksys
Design not the most subtle
High price tag
5 GHz speeds dropped off quite quickly with range
Can't get full speed out of the device with current technology
Kitguru says
With the potential of 1.3 Gbps data transfer rate this will be a fast performing router which will be perfect
802.11ac support, Excellent performance, Tonnes of features, AiCloud support
2.4GHz output isn't as performable
The ASUS RT-AC66U is, essentially, the RT-N66U given an 802.11ac boost. That said, it's the RT-N66U taken to the next step in networking performances with all of its fantastic features in tow. If you're looking to future-proof your networking needs, the ...
The Final WordEssentially, ASUS' flagship RT-AC66U is a mixed bag of tricks if we had to put our finger on it. Design-wise, there isn't much to rave about since we've seen it all before on the RT-N66U. However, this doesn't imply that the AC66U suffers fr...
Abstract: The IEEE 802.11ac wireless standard is still in the draft stages, with the specs to be finalized sometime next year. Finalization, however, has never stopped tech companies before from releasing products that are literally on the cutting edge. You may hav...
Based on the results from the different tests, it is obvious that Wireless AC indeed has significant improvements over Wireless N in terms of speeds. The results are clear. If you want to have actual fibre speeds on wireless, either setup on the PCE-AC66 ...
Abstract: The draft IEEE 802.11ac spec provides for transmission speeds up to 1300 Mb/s, which is 3 times faster the current de facto 802.11n wireless standard. We find out whether Asus's top of the line RT-AC66U is able to widen the speed gap from its predecessors...
The RT-AC66U did thrill us with its zippy throughput on the 5GHz band when it was coupled with another 802.11ac bridge. On the contrary, its 2.4GHz performance was rather disappointing.At the performance end, the AC66U proved to be a classic example of th...
Bold and stylish design, Impressive 5GHz data speeds, Comprehensive networking and cloud features
Paltry 2.4GHz throughput, Buggy AiDisk feature
The Final WordEssentially, ASUS' flagship RT-AC66U is a mixed bag of tricks if we had to put our finger on it. Design wise, there isn't much to rave about since we've seen it all before on the RT-N66U. However, this doesn't imply that the AC66U suffers fr...
