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ASUS RT-AX55, AX1800 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router (MU-MIMO + OFDMA) $114.92 Shipped @ Amazon AU

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ASUS RT-AX55, AX1800 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router (MU-MIMO + OFDMA) $114.92 Shipped @ Amazon AUAffiliate
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scrimshaw on 21/11/2022 - 00:16 amazon.com.au (920 clicks)
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The best price yet for the ASUS RT-AX55. It's a solid performer for just $114.92 and I've personally been using it as a secondary mesh node for my main ASUS AX-88U router.

The AX55 is an entry level Wifi6 capable router featuring a quad-core 1.5GHz Broadcom BCM6755KFEBG, 256MB of RAM, and a Broadcom BCM54991E for the eth switch. It's got most of the features you want out of a Wifi 6 router including ASUS Aimesh, OFDMA, MU-MIMO, and beamforming, but it only has 80mhz channel bandwidth, no Merlin firmware support and no USB ports.

AX1800 Dual Band WiFi 6 (802.11ax) Router supporting MU-MIMO and OFDMA technology, with AiProtection Classic network security powered by Trend Micro™, compatible with ASUS AiMesh WiFi system
Next-Gen WiFi Standard - Supporting the latest WiFi standard 802.11AX (WiFi 6) for better capacity and efficiency
Ultra-fast WiFi Speed – RT-AX55 supports 1024-QAM for dramatically faster wireless connections. With a total networking speed of about 1800Mbps — 574 Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 1201 Mbps on the 5GHz band.
Increase Capacity and Efficiency – Supporting not only MU-MIMO but also OFDMA technique to efficiently allocate channels, communicate with multiple devices simultaneously
Protection for Your Home Network– lifetime free AiProtection, powered by Trend Micro™, blocks internet security threats for all your connected smart devices.

Better Partner with Mesh System- Compatible with ASUS AiMesh WiFi system for seamless whole-home coverage.

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  • MasterScythe on 21/11/2022 - 00:21
    +3

    Quite low dbm tests, sadly.
    Also no Merlin or OpenWRT.
    Asus make good stock firmware though, so thats a plus.

    The ax-53U is on sale, for openwrt support

  • Arese on 21/11/2022 - 01:06
    +4

    Had it in my basket for a few days ($153) then figured I'd wait for black Friday. Past midnight I checked Amazon to see if they had started their black Friday sales and boom reduced to $114. Ordered it right away. Always satisfying when it works out that way.

  • sharky_k on 21/11/2022 - 02:58

    Is this better than the AX-53U?

    • Sparky on 21/11/2022 - 08:03

      Wondering the same. What would be better for mesh?

  • TanedaR on 21/11/2022 - 03:23
    +2

    RT-AX54HP will be $89 @ JB in a few days

  • easternculture on 21/11/2022 - 07:35

    Can it do android usb tether

  • progneo on 21/11/2022 - 09:34

    Thanks OP

  • Demarque on 22/11/2022 - 14:35

    I'm looking for something to use as a wireless access point for my Quest 2 for AirLink. Would this do the job?

    • scrimshaw on 22/11/2022 - 16:03
      +1

      You can possibly get away with something even cheaper but Wifi 6 should be bare minimum. Yes the ASUS router here will do the job fine, I use it for Quest airlink also but it's not so great in Mesh as it adds latency. It's best to connect your gaming computer with an ethernet cable to the router.

      For example

      ASUS RT-AX53U AX1800 $90.30
      https://www.amazon.com.au/RT-AX53U-AX1800-AIMESH-Dual-Band/d…

  • No ONE on 23/11/2022 - 13:56

    would it be a wise move to replace rt-ac68u with this one?

    • scrimshaw on 23/11/2022 - 13:58

      I replaced my old DSL-68U (it was configured as a mesh node) with the AX-55 and it was an improvement in overall speed — Oculus Quest 2 stream went from unplayable to half-decent.

      Not sure about range.

      But remember you can keep using your old ASUS router as a mesh node and use it to extend your wifi, don't throw it away.

  • xyzzyxyzzy on 23/11/2022 - 23:22

    Weird that this and ax54hp don't have usb port?

    • scuderiarmani on 24/11/2022 - 08:12

      Why? Plenty of more expensive models don't either

  • Wonwon1 on 24/11/2022 - 17:51

    I’m new to nbn. Can I get this as byo to my isp to connect to nbn hfc?

    • scrimshaw on 24/11/2022 - 18:30
      +1

      You can use any router you like with HFC NBN, but your cable modem must remain in place.

  • Willy Beamish on 26/11/2022 - 13:13

    Damn price gone upz looking for router to replace old Archer c7 for fttp gigabit connection.

    • cyrax83 on 30/11/2022 - 19:28

      Just get the ax53u for $89. Got one yesterday works well

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