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ASUS RT-AX3000 Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 Router $359 ($329 with Code) (Was $429) + Delivery ($0 with Kogan First) @ Kogan

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Second time posting, please be gentle. Was looking a for a new router for my new Aussie Broadband FTTP connection and stumble upon the ASUS RT-AX3000 router (also known as RT-AX58U), seems like pretty decent price for a mid-range WIFI 6 modem (the next tier up is the AX88 which will cost around the $400-$500 mark), and knowing is an ASUS you can use this router with your existing Ai-Mesh compatible router to form a Mesh network. Support MU-MIMO and OFDMA.

If you want a detailed comparison on router in this tier range see this link: https://dongknows.com/asus-rt-ax3000-rt-ax58u-review/

Check every other retailer and most sell it around the $370 to $420 mark

Key features
* The Next Gen WiFi Standard - Future proof your home network with the next-gen WiFi 6 technology, providing up to 2.7x faster speed than the previous WiFi generation featuring OFDMA and MU-MIMO technology.
* Ultra-Fast Wi-Fi - RT-AX3000 supports 160MHz bandwidth and 1024-QAM, boasting a total network speed of 3000 Mbps - 575Mbps on the 2.4GHz band, and 2402Mbps on the 5GHz band.
* The Most Powerful Mesh System - AiMesh technology allows you to establish an even stronger mesh WiFi system with other ASUS AiMesh compatible routers, ensuring stable and seamless whole home coverage.
* Commercial-grade network security for family - AiProtection Pro protects all the connected devices on your home network and advanced parental controls allow you to manage the family's internet usage.
* Mobile App Support - Control and customize every feature at your fingertips using the ASUS Router App for both iOS and Android devices.

ASUS RT-AX3000 Dual Band Wireless-AX3000 Gigabit Router BONUS $50 Steam Card!

Visit https://www.asus.com/au/events/infoM/1992/ for more details and instructions to claim your bonus.

Valid for purchases made between 9th April and 31st May 2020

This promotion is provided by the vendor. Mwave is not directly associated with this promotion. Please find the Terms & Conditions on their site by clicking through the following link: https://www.asus.com//events/eventES/upload/files/HomeGaming…

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    • LeslieT on 22/05/2020 - 09:32

      No, this is actually the official Australia model and come with the standard Australia warranty, as stated on Kogan website at least

  • vawap69570 on 22/05/2020 - 09:43
    +3

    Bought one of these the other week at full price and have been very happy with it. Great upgrade over the router provided by my ISP - I can now do my meetings from the opposite side of the house without any drop-outs or robot voice. Luckily, since I'm on HFC NBN I was provided a seperate modem and router which meant I could dump out the router component entirely and replace it with this.

    Has anyone had any luck with the steam code though? I put in my application but not sure what happens next, it's been about a week since I filled it in and nothing has arrived in my inbox - are they posting these cards in the mail?

  • JPerez on 22/05/2020 - 09:54
    +1

    From smallnetbuilder.com
    https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/33…

    Closing Thoughts

    This is a lot of data to absorb, so how about some key takeaways to help digestion?

    • In general, 2.4 GHz AX performance was better behaved than 5 GHz. Most products produced around 2X throughput when used with an AX STA vs. an AC STA. Right now, this is likely to be the thing that most buyers would notice from upgrading both router and device to Wi-Fi 6. Note that you'll get this benefit even from using 20 MHz bandwidth and even with the lowest priced two-stream NETGEAR RAX40.

• There was no throughput gain observed from AX vs. AC when using 5 GHz. Even though our test STA got the expected 1201 Mbps link rate with all routers with the strongest signal, this did not translate to higher throughput. In fact, both AC and AX STAs were only able to get 700 Mbps at most and usually below that. 5 GHz uplink with the AC STA actually produced the highest throughput!

• 5 GHz downlink performance with both AX and AC clients needs work. Only NETGEAR's Qualcomm-based RAX120 and Intel-based RAX40 did not produce anything remotely resembling a normal RvR curve. The RAX120 was best behaved with both AX and AC STA running downlink and uplink. 5 GHz uplink was generally better for both AX and AC STAs for Broadcom-based routers, but was not without problems.

    Even after almost a year after the first products started shipping, Wi-Fi 6 remains very much a work in progress. Key features (OFDMA, AX MU-MIMO, Target Wake Time (TWT)) are still not enabled by most products and, if these tests are any indication, you're unlikely to see performance gains in from 5 GHz.

    If you have AX devices and feel you must upgrade right now, spend as little as possible. Until OFDMA is enabled and we see whether that helps bring more bandwidth to busy WLANs and reduce latency, there's no sense in making a large investment that may not pay off.he RAX120 was best behaved with both AX and AC STA running downlink and uplink. 5 GHz uplink was generally better for both AX and AC STAs for Broadcom-based routers, but was not without problems.

    Even after almost a year after the first products started shipping, Wi-Fi 6 remains very much a work in progress. Key features (OFDMA, AX MU-MIMO, Target Wake Time (TWT)) are still not enabled by most products and, if these tests are any indication, you're unlikely to see performance gains in from 5 GHz.

    If you have AX devices and feel you must upgrade right now, spend as little as possible. Until OFDMA is enabled and we see whether that helps bring more bandwidth to busy WLANs and reduce latency, there's no sense in making a large investment that may not pay off.

  • Manny Calavera on 22/05/2020 - 10:01

    Will this allow me to get the most out of my NBN50?

    Or should I just stick with my AC68U?

    • Twix on 22/05/2020 - 12:16

      AC68U can handle 50Mbps and 100Mbps easy. Upgrade and setup a ASUS mesh network if you have patchy wifi range.

  • petry on 22/05/2020 - 10:02

    asus are the only routers that I have seen routinely burn out…

    • JPerez on 22/05/2020 - 10:09

      My RT-AC68U is still going strong.

      Bought it 1.5yrs/2yrs after its initial release.

      Running Merlin on it.

  • iversonjack on 22/05/2020 - 10:07

    Anyone got any experience with equivalent Netgear AX4? TGG commercial selling $239 + $8 delivery.
    Looking to get a new router, Asus RT-68U and Netgear D7000P all around $200 mark right now, is it worth the extra to go up to AX4?
    Apparently AX4 isn't wifi6 'certified', not even rt-58u is wifi6 certified, only rt-88u is, not sure how important this is?

  • starspawn on 22/05/2020 - 10:18

    I got this new modem router recently as an upgrade (Wifi 6) https://www.centrecom.com.au/d-link-exo-ax-ax1500-wi-fi-6-ro…

    Still struggles to penetrate the two concrete walls from the front room where it's located, to the back of the house where we use the internet.

    Now contemplating running a LAN cable to the back of the house to set it up out here..

    • Twix on 22/05/2020 - 12:28

      Any router will struggle with concrete walls.

      Replace it with a mesh system and connect them together with ethernet.

      • congo on 22/05/2020 - 12:38

        Mesh is preferred option because we cannot run ethernet cable through large house or (in my case) granny flat.
        If we can run a cable, then we just need a AP router at the end of the cable? Won't that be stronger than Mesh?

        • Twix on 22/05/2020 - 12:52

          Mesh wifi is good too.

          Yeah if you can run ethernet you can use another router or proper access point.

          • starspawn on 23/05/2020 - 14:52
            +1

            @Twix: Update: Ran a 20m ethernet cable down the hallway and am now getting 94mb/s down 37mb/s up.

            Best $20 ever spent haha!

            • Twix on 23/05/2020 - 15:04
              +1

              @starspawn: Sweet!

            • congo on 23/05/2020 - 18:50

              @starspawn: Pin the cable to the ceiling to avoid tripping.

              • starspawn on 25/05/2020 - 10:09
                +1

                @congo: 12ft hallway ceiling :(

                Have used Gorilla tape I got on OzBargain for the doorways and cable clips against the wall :)

  • n2h on 22/05/2020 - 10:53
    -1

    Anyone tried the Xiaomi AloT Router AX3600 WiFi 6. This is the cheapest wifi 6 router on the market.

    https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/xiaomi-mi-aiot-router-…

    • yama131 on 22/05/2020 - 11:50
      +1

      probably sends your data to China

    • lplau on 22/05/2020 - 17:06

      in one word, its awesome.

      I've been using it for about 1-2 months now and have not had any issues. super fast and the wifi signal reach is so much better even on WIFI5.
      If you do get it, i would recommend you get it direct via taobao. Its now cheaper then it was 2 months ago. I think you can get it for around $130-140 shipped direct to australia. You can also get cheap WIFI6 pcie cards as well (Fenvi is a good brand), and they all use intel AX200 chipsets (about 30-40$).

      I understand some have concerns about data being sent to China. I personally have not seen this happen during my time with the router, nor has there been any reports online or otherwise which would suggest this to be the case.

      Heaps of Xiaomi products are advertised on ozbargain. I don't think there has any many concerns about this previously in any other deals.

      Also the firmware used is a customised openwrt. firmware support so far is very good. I've recieved 2 firmware updates since getting the router, the last of which improved processor speed by 40%.

      make your own decisions up, but based on my experience, its a fabulous buy at a great price.

      • n2h on 22/05/2020 - 21:20

        Thanks, But taobao doesn't have English. I don't understand Chinese so I couldn't use it.

      • netsurfer on 22/05/2020 - 22:27

        Based on a review I saw dated April 2020:

        Sadly, the firmware has a long way to go as it doesn’t support 160MHz bandwidth.

        So, what does that mean exactly?

        On Intel AX200 / AX201 (heck even on AC9620 / 9650), you can only achieve at most half of the maximum bandwidth. This is the first router I know that's quoting AX3000+, but actually doesn't have 160Mhz channel support out of the box. I certainly hope this is really a firmware issue but I am worried with the 8x8 claim.

        When you look at a lot of Xiaomi products closely, you tend to notice some corners are cut. Most of the time they've done well to disguise them. 3 LAN ports + 1 WAN port is a bit unpleasant. Without any USB port is disappointing too. No wonder one of the reviews I saw have a network diagram which puts them behind a software based router. I also have mixed experience with Xiaomi's firmwares on their phones (and I am being kind).

        Does this router get to AX3600 rating due to 8x8 setup (which essentially means it could get away with without 160Mhz channel support and use the 8x8 as a nifty trick to double the advertising bandwidth)?

        Any WiFi 6 router that doesn't support 160Mhz channels, I would at least lower my price target by 40%. Honestly, I wouldn't even consider it. Not only I already have devices supporting 160Mhz channels, I already have an AC router that supports it too. So it feels like going backward.

        • lplau on 23/05/2020 - 15:13
          +1

          it now supports it with latest 1.0.50 firmware.

          This is the second major online update of AX3600 note shows:

          1. 5GHz Wi-Fi adds 160MHz dynamic over-bandwidth function.

          No need for bandwidth selection and switching, the router adapts dynamically according to the device, 160MHz and 4 × 4 MU-MIMO take effect at the same time. While supporting the extreme speed of 160MHz bandwidth devices, you can also enjoy the better coverage and high-speed concurrent experience of multiple devices brought by 4 × 4 MU-MIMO. This mode will be automatically supported after the upgrade, or you can manually select 160/80/40/20 MHz in the 5GHz band of the WEB background.

          1. Increase the CPU frequency of IPQ8071A from 1GHz to 1.4GHz, the CPU performance is increased by 40%, the response speed is faster, and the performance is stronger

          2. Further optimize the anti-interference ability of 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, the wireless connection experience is better

          3. Optimized wired connection experience, smoother video playback

          4. Optimize VPN performance in some special scenarios, work more stable in special scenarios

          • netsurfer on 24/05/2020 - 15:24

            @lplau: Again, sorry for being cynical on Xiaomi. However, still a few things:

            • So, with 160Mhz now added, it is now 4x4? So what happened to 8x8? If you actually looked at the CPU spec, it is 4x4. So where did the 8x8 come from?
            • That CPU is a cutdown version of its big brother version. That big brother version is 2Ghz officially and is used in another router (obviously costs more).
            • This IPQ8071A is officially 1GHz. So, for it to go 1.4Ghz, it is essentially overclocked. Now, you have to wonder why Xiaomi did that. Was 1Ghz insufficient to deal with certain tasks?
            • Officially, IPQ8071A CPU does not have that much WiFi bandwidth. I'll assume Xiaomi did add other chips to achieve the necessary WiFi bandwidth. It also explains why 160Mhz was missing. Qualcomm wouldn't provide the firmware to do that. Now, how did Xiaomi cook up the firmware?
            • Did they actually do something to fix the LAN and VPN issues? Or, since they overclocked the CPU, those issues wouldn't be so severe or potentially eliminated? A proper fix or let's overclock the CPU so people won't complain about those anymore?
            • Let's close a blind eye on OFDMA and TWT.

            To be fair, a lot of Wifi 6 routers have half baked firmware. However, Xiaomi does do the marketing spin on this an extra notch. IPQ8071A is a cost cutting measure.

            Anyway, right now you shouldn't overspend on first gen Wifi 6 routers. It is however, still disappointing that you still need to look deeper into Xiaomi products to determine their cost cutting measures.

            IPQ8071A is half of what a proper CPU for this class of Wifi 6 routers should be, sure Xiaomi can overclock it by 40%, but that's still 600Mhz short.

  • congo on 22/05/2020 - 12:09

    If we buy two, can we get 2 x $50 Steam Card?
    Or is it limited to per household?

  • B3 on 22/05/2020 - 12:15

    To my knowledge there are zero wifi 6 devices available other than phones and laptops.

    I'm keen to buy smart home devices with wifi 6 as that seems to be one of the best use cases for it but there aren't any available or even on the horizon.

    • netsurfer on 22/05/2020 - 16:13
      +1

      The main benefit for Wifi 6 is the added speed, which could challenge traditional gigabit ethernet. Wifi 6 is generally available for 2019 smartphones, laptops and desktops though it is possible makers could cheap out.

      IoT devices, while they could benefit from TWT, unless your non mobile phone IoT devices run on batteries, does it really matter that much? A lot of smart home devices are plugged into a power socket 24x7.

      The best use case is if you have NAS setup already and you have a need for heavy data streaming. It's very unlikely your WiFi AC network is congested with your current set of IoT devices. If those smart devices are so important to you, are you actually going to chuck away non-Wireless AX smart devices? It's a real pity our residential NBN is a big joke with at best 100Mbits.

      • B3 on 22/05/2020 - 21:01
        +1

        https://www.techspot.com/article/1769-wi-fi-6-explained/

        'Wi-Fi 6 is anticipated to have a more immediate impact in areas where networks are highly congested and will ultimately aid in laying a foundation for the number of nodes expected on upcoming smart infrastructure (e.g. Internet of Things devices)'

        I live in a congested area and am hoping to eventually get plenty of IoT devices as the market matures so why not plan ahead?

        • netsurfer on 22/05/2020 - 22:56
          +1

          Because, the feature you are after is OFDMA. Currently, most WiFi 6 routers advertise them, but you still need to wait for firmware updates on a lot of them.

          Let's be realistic, in order for OFDMA to be a factor, you actually need client devices that can send or receive large amount of traffic. That means desktops, laptops and perhaps next gen consoles. Also, without multiple high speed WiFi devices, testing OFDMA will be much harder.

          live in a congested area

          OFDMA doesn't fix it. If you currently run into bad neighbour WiFi situation, OFDMA won't do anything to fix that. You think OFDMA magically talk to your neighbour's routers to sort out traffic? That's not OFDMA is about.

          If your situation is other family members always streaming data from NAS, resulting in Internet traffic being affected even with QoS running (I seriously doubt that, considered how lousy our NBN is), then wouldn't you want to jump on WiFi 6 as OFDMA in theory would address that issue?

          If you are not after WiFi 6's speed improvement, then be cynical about OFDMA and TWT. Sure, they are pretty in picture and great marketing materials. But, without enough devices to test them, you won't even know whether they are actually implemented properly.

  • lordra on 22/05/2020 - 18:35

    Just had nbn installed by optus. They've forced me to get a router for $7 per month, times 36, for a 3 year router contract. So while I'm actually on a month to month plan, they're tied me in with the dam shit router. I didn't have a choice in the matter. It was take it or leave it. If I buy something like this, then that router with the 4g backup sim card just wastes away. But then again, I have a small unit with 2 users.

  • LongMemory82 on 26/05/2020 - 10:15
    +1

    This deal is back on now (back in stock) - just bought it for $329 with Code

    • Seven8Nine on 27/05/2020 - 22:48

      Didn't last long though

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