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[Prime] ASUS RT-AX86U Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router $390.39 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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[Prime] ASUS RT-AX86U Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router $390.39 Delivered @ Amazon AUAffiliate
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LXCOM v2 on 21/06/2021 - 14:29 amazon.com.au (790 clicks)
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9% off with prime

$10 extra off when you use the Amazon AU app $380.39

Great higher end wifi 6 router based on reviews, best local stock price in a bit

Features & details
New-generation Wi-Fi 6 enjoy ultrafast speeds up to 5700 Mbps with the latest Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and 160MHz channels
Mobile Game Mode minimize lag and latency for mobile gaming with just a tap on the ASUS Router app
True 2 Gbps wired and wireless speeds aggregated 2 Gbps WAN connections, wired 2.5 Gbps port and Wi-Fi 6
ASUS AiMesh support create a flexible, seamless whole-home mesh network with AiMesh-compatible routers
Commercial-grade home network security Lifetime free ASUS AiProtection Pro, powered by Trend Micro

Also available for $362.71 but this is UK stock
https://www.amazon.com.au/RT-AX86U-Support-Adaptive-Forwardi…

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  • Turd on 21/06/2021 - 14:32

    Whats with all the referals?

  • Twix on 21/06/2021 - 14:35
    +6

    Not the best price. Has been as low as $301.

    • XCOM v2 on 21/06/2021 - 14:36
      +1

      Yep, best right now

  • sh4wnc on 21/06/2021 - 14:41

    showing $429 for me.

    • XCOM v2 on 21/06/2021 - 14:41
      +1

      Login with prime, 9% off at checkout

    • Twix on 21/06/2021 - 14:41
      +2

      Extra discount is shown at checkout with Prime.

    • sh4wnc on 21/06/2021 - 14:42
      +1

      saw that. thx guys.

  • Gutmeal on 21/06/2021 - 14:47

    Best price currently available for local stock it seems. (Centre Com is second place with $419 + Free Shipping).

    You can also get it down to $380.39 if you still haven't used the "$10 off any purchase" offer via the Amazon Mobile app, which is what I've just done.

  • ThatsCheap on 21/06/2021 - 15:11
    +3

    Purchased this for $429 a couple of weeks ago from Amazon. Just wanted to note that we have a house with an extension in the back, and this Asus router (the AX86U) outperforms in every way the mesh setup we had before purchasing it. We had the Telstra Smart Modem Gen 2 + Telstra Smart WiFi Booster Gen 2 in the back extension. The Asus router by itself covers the entire house + front garage + back extension better than that combination. On a 250Mbps connection, we get full speed on WiFi on all corners of the house. And given it's a big household with a lot of devices (many of which are running simultaneously), the stability in speeds and latency has been great.

    • XCOM v2 on 21/06/2021 - 15:13
      +1

      Great to hear. I’ve got a gigabit connection so very interested to see how fast this can go tomorrow

      • ThatsCheap on 21/06/2021 - 15:19
        +2

        Yeah, give us an update. Would be interested to hear how you find it.

        PS: As recommended by many on Whirlpool, I installed the latest MERLIN firmware for this router and it performed even better than the stock firmware (for you on a Gigabit connection, the difference might be even bigger). It's as simple as downloading, extracting the zip file, and then uploading the firmware to the router in the settings.

        https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/

        • XCOM v2 on 21/06/2021 - 15:21

          Cheers will do

          • ThatsCheap on 21/06/2021 - 15:22
            +1

            @XCOM v2: From the settings, factory reset after the firmware update. Forgot to mention that.

        • Arc on 21/06/2021 - 19:46
          +1

          Also found Merlin to handle disconnects and reconnects gracefully, ie. it reconnected where as the stock firmware required a hard reset…

      • Twix on 21/06/2021 - 15:29

        RT-AX86U is one of the best for Gigabit. Speed graphs

      • BillyCool on 21/06/2021 - 20:56
        +1

        I have this router on Merlin firmware and I get every last mbps out of my gigabit connection :)

    • [Deactivated] on 22/06/2021 - 22:25

      Would love to know what I'm doing wrong because this is the biggest steaming POS for 2.4ghz range. I'm getting 1-2mbps around 10 metres or less away.

  • unrealshots on 21/06/2021 - 15:44

    great to run diversion.ch on for whole house ad blocking too

  • sabarig on 21/06/2021 - 15:48

    This or the ASUS RT-AX88U from https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/630500

    • Twix on 21/06/2021 - 15:55
      +5

      The RT-AX88U and RT-AX86U are very similar. Depends on the ports you want.

      RT-AX88U
      1.8 GHz quad-core processor.
      256 MB Flash / 1 GB RAM.
      Gigabit WAN port x 1.
      Gigabit LAN ports x 8.
      WPA3-Personal.
      Horizontal design.

      https://dongknows.com/asus-rt-ax88u-review/

      RT-AX86U
      1.8 GHz quad-core processor.
      256 MB Flash / 1 GB RAM.
      Gigabit WAN port x 1.
      2.5 Gig WAN/LAN port x 1.
      Gigabit LAN ports x 4.
      WPA3-Personal.
      Vertical design.
      WAN Aggregation.

      https://dongknows.com/asus-rt-ax86u-ax5700-gaming-router-rev…

      • DoctorCalculon on 21/06/2021 - 17:26
        +4

        Mate, kudos to you for patiently answering the same question in every other RT-AX88U / RT-AX-86U thread.

    • unrealshots on 21/06/2021 - 19:12

      For mine, the RT-AX88U if for no other reason than the extra four ports…

      I'm unsure why the 88U is cheaper…

      • BillyCool on 21/06/2021 - 20:58

        Extra 3* ports. One of the 2 WAN ports on the 86U can be used as LAN, for a total of 5.

    • BillyCool on 21/06/2021 - 21:02

      Another nice and detailed comparison of the two: https://www.mbreviews.com/asus-rt-ax88u-vs-rt-ax86u/

  • dead5pur on 21/06/2021 - 16:07

    About to move to a house, from a townhouse. Currently running an Asus RT-AC68U on a 100/40 NBN plan (HFC) with Uniti. Would it be worth upgrading at this point?

    Aside from increased coverage, would there be any other real benefit?

    • XCOM v2 on 21/06/2021 - 16:09
      +2

      Really wouldn’t think so. You will hit your 100mbps

    • senorclean on 21/06/2021 - 17:12
      +1

      I'm in more or less the same situation (HFC 100/40 and AC68U).

      The other benefit I'd see is hardware encryption for VPN traffic - my 68U gets a bit bogged down sometimes.

      In theory, it should handle more concurrent wireless traffic with grace too (MU-MIMO)..

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