Testseek.co.uk have collected 36 expert reviews of the Asus RT-AC56U 802.11ac Dual-Band Wireless-AC1200 Gigabit Router and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus RT-AC56U 802.11ac Dual-Band Wireless-AC1200 Gigabit Router.
August 2014
(86%)
36 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Overall, the best routers are the ASUS RT-AC68U, Apple AirPort Extreme, D-Link DIR-868L, and the Netgear R7000 Nighthawk, with Apple's offering being the fastest in almost every test. You cannot ignore this router when strictly focusing on performance, ...
Abstract: The proliferation of mobile devices has placed a greater emphasis on the need for strong WiFi performance in the modern home. In recent months, the move to increase performance, stability and range has been driven by the launch of a new wave of high-end r...
Superb close/midrange wireless performance, Excellent USB network speed, Comprehensive feature set, New 802.11ac price low
Long range wireless speed suffers, No Cloud platform
The AC56U doesn't quite have the bargain basement price tag that could've changed the industry, but it is enough to do serious damage to premium 802.11n router sales. It's faster than them and only marginally more expensive....
The 2.4GHz band is crowded by many devices, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. This makes it very difficult to find a clear channel for wireless networking and is especially a challenge in urban areas or apartments where the network density is high. Moving ...
There isn't much more that needs to be said about the gains in speed from Wireless N to Wireless AC and the only negative is that too few devices exist to utilize the 5GHz band at the present time. As the technology matures and utilization expands it is ...
Abstract: Recently, I noticed that my D-Link router is not performing optimally. Coverage seems poorer at my apartment and the connection speed is not as speedy. When ASUS launched the new router, RT-AC56U, I decided to request for a review unit to try it out...
Abstract: ASUS’ new wireless router, the RT-AC56U, represents an effort to bring the fast 802.11AC standard to a more affordable price. Meanwhile, the USB-AC56 brings that AC signal to a compact USB adapter....
Abstract: This dual-band wireless router supports the new generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology, giving users up to 867 megabits per second on the 5GHz band and up to 300megabits per second on the 2.4GHz band of wireless Internet speed.It has a dual-core 800MHz proc...
