Cheaper than the previous deal on this router.
Could be an all time low.
AU version,
ASUS ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Quad-band WiFi 7 AiMesh Extendable Gaming Router, 25Gbps, 320MHz, 4K-QAM, Dual 10G Ports, Quad 2.5G Ports,
(First attempt at posting a deal.)
CamelCamelCamel.
I have the GT-AXE16000, the bandwidth utilisation is mostly for home server media streaming. Though, 2Gbps NBN is supposed to come some time this year.
September, but the upgrade is for people who have multiple 1gbps connections (I assume you'll be able to request it still though if upgrading to 2gbps)
The box actually supports 10gbps, but no plans for that yet.
nbn doesn't allow you to have multiple Gigabit services for home use. 2Gbps is for anyone that asks for it.
There is a single port 2.5G Ethernet NTD and a four port Ethernet NTD.
Four port fibre NTD.
(1) 10G Ethernet.
(3) 2.5G Ethernet.
@Dyl: No you can't have (4) Gigabit services on nbn FTTP for home use.
The original nbn fibre NTD has (4) Gigabit ports however you can't use them all at Gigabit simultaneously. The limit is approximately 1.3Gbps. That is (1) Gigabit and (1) 250Mbps across two individual NTD ports.
We'll see what the multiple services speed limit is when 2Gbps is available.
@lachhelix @Dyl
@Twix: Apparently it’s 1.25, just looked it up
I’ve had 2 1Gbit connections but not used both at once, I guess it would limit then
with coloured spectrum Fiber NBN should push past 10GBPS. at that point its the hardware limitation .. SSD & CPU speeds
SSD when NVMe is upwards of 7GB/s, not gb. 56Gbps.
RGB really makes everything faster
Checking the specs it does NOT have any 25 Gbps port.
1 * 10 Gbps WAN, 1 * 10 Gbps LAN which you can combine in link aggregation (given that you have another device that supports it as well).
It also has 4 * 2.5 Gbps ports
They claim "WiFi 7 (802.11be) with new 320MHz channels in the 6 GHz band and 4096-QAM significantly increases network capacity and throughput, with speeds of up to 25 Gbps"
WiFi routers generally do a bit of spec cheating when quoting speed (adding up speed of all WiFi bands): 1376+5764+5764+11529 Mbps. Also, they are all based on 4x4 max speed. Majority of our devices only support 2x2.
Current gen consumer grade flagship class routers probably only support close to 10Gbps routing (so link aggregation on 10Gbps is not possible).
Only have two devices capable of supporting 10Gbps LAN. Some devices only support 2.5Gbps LAN and some only 1Gbps LAN (i.e. consoles).
WiFi 7, only 2 devices and both only support 2x2.
Here I'm running a Firewalla Gold SE (2 X 2.5Gbe ports) as the NBN router and Security Appliance. This connects to my 10Gbe home network - which has three devices running at that speed.
Bravo, what kind of modern do you use? I'd like use such config as well. With a home firewall device, sounds great.
I got the RT-BE-88U instead for $500 via Amazon. A lot of the same capability minus the 6GHz band but have 2 Ubiquiti U7 in-walls doing the 6GHz anyway.
Given how terrible the network is here is there really much point spending over a grand on a router right now? By the time the network is even capable of the speeds this thing can output it'll be another $200 off.
futureproof yourself for when nbn rolls out their 10gb update in 30 years
you wouldn't want to be left behind, right?
By then copper wire technology will have caught up 🤣
No home networking equipment should cost anywhere near this much. Don't be fooled by the gamer branding crap.
100%, wild to see people fall for this because it looks like an apache helicopter
Not to mention most people wouldn't be even close to needing WiFi 7 and anyone that is serious about gaming would be using ethernet.
The more antennas = the better apparently
what else do you expect from asus 🤷♂️.
Spending $1099 for a mere router gotta be crazy. Which crack heads are buying this?
crack heads with money
They're called dealers.
imagining the amount of cans and copper wire it would take to buy this
At 10c a can, it’s only 10990 cans!
Thanks, I only need 10970 more cans for this.😂
I can't imagine a crack head choosing to drop 1k on a piece of network gear lol
Yeah, they'd steal it though.
Cost more than my laptop 😄
It's cheaper with discounted gift cards.
I bought this because I needed wifi range to be large which can connect to my granny flat. No issues so far
That’s my use case as well. Glad to hear it is working ok.
You should be able to get full bars down the other end of the street with this thing.
Is the granny really going to notice a difference?
Granny might be GGGamerGran01 you never know
Granny doesn’t necessarily be oldies. There are grannies in their 40’s.
Not gonna shit on anyone else's purchases for a reason like this, but a decent mesh would surely be a solution at half the price
You do realise that all Wi-Fi routers have to adhere to the same power output regulations right? It's unlikely that there would be a noticable difference in range between this and a $112 Mercysus Wi-Fi 7 router, assuming you're using a 2x2 device (e.g. Smartphone) on 2.4Ghz. It just has a lot more bandwidth available for when you have loads of devices connecting at once.
Yes, they all need to adhere, but some adhere where as others fall short. I have had massive discrepancies in range between cheap and expensive routers. There is obviously a limit to price and that getting better and better, but it does occur in practice. One good asus replaced two cheap mesh routers and i received better coverage and speed at the same time.
Mesh, especially cheap mesh, is usually crap.
The single router or multiple AP's with wired backhaul are much better options.
Cheap mesh doesn't give you much control (if any) and might not allow 100% TX power for each device in a mesh.
E.g. Eero 6 shows max speed of up to 900 Mbps in a single unit and up to 500 Mbps in a pack of 3.
Wi-Fi routers have to adhere to the same power output regulations right?
Unless you virtually migrate to Panama ;)
Most routers have the same hardware regardless of the region and output power limit is restricted by software.
To be fair, it wouldn't matter much in most scenarios.
Restricted by regulatory (country) domain.
@Korban Dallas: Yep, which can be changed by choosing a different region in the software (aka virtually migrate to Panama)
However, one should be careful with it otherwise it could lead to a Big Bada Boom.
Looks like something out of War of the Worlds.
Gamer tip: You need a router that looks like a big dead bug so you can win at games
At this price point, may as well go a proper setup with Unifi
This
ASUS is the router for those who need reliable Wi-Fi 7, particularly those with many 2.4Ghz or IoT clients.
I'm honestly not sure if you are making a joke post.
In fact, this is the Unifi WiFi7 AP that would be the safest to buy: https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/1j5brv6/received_…
But not yet available in Australia.
@Caring: Wasn't a joke post, I just naively assumed Unifi were consistent with their AP's. That's good to know about what models to avoid
I'm on U6 Lite's and it's been the best I've had in contrast to constant issues Orbi's, Asus Zen and
Interesting it's listed on poor list
https://gist.github.com/Fanman03/72ae53516a7d610e1150c1524f8…
If notice issues, I'll move to U6 Pro
Not supported by merlin i think last time i checked
From checking Merlin WRT, only the GE-98Pro is supported.
| Model | Firmware |
|---|---|
| RT-AX58U | 3004.388.8_4 |
| RT-AX86U | 3004.388.8_4 |
| RT-AX88U | 3004.388.8_4 |
| GT-AX11000 | 3004.388.8_4 |
| RT-AX68U | 3004.388.8_4 |
| GT-AXE11000 | 3004.388.8_4 |
| ZenWiFi Pro XT12 | 3004.388.8_4 |
| GT-AX6000 | 3004.388.8_4 |
| GT-AXE16000 | 3004.388.8_4 |
| GT-AX11000_PRO | 3004.388.8_4 |
| RT-AX86U_PRO | 3004.388.8_4 |
| RT-AX88U_PRO | 3004.388.8_4 |
| RT-BE96U | 3006.102.3 |
| GT-BE98_PRO | 3006.102.3 |
| RT-BE86U | 3006.102.3 |
| RT-BE88U | 3006.102.3 |
(Last update: 11-Jan-2025)
Gnuton's fork of Merlin supports this router
Will this get me laid?
No but an hour of heavy exercise each day and a fun outdoor, social hobby probably will.
If anything, this will prevent you from getting laid
Wait for it to drop another $500 and we’ll talk.
+’ed the deal for OP’s effort for posting.
Thank you :)
Great deal on a ridiculous router. It's been Dong's pick for a while too: https://dongknows.com/best-five-wi-fi-7-routers/
The link talks about
Best Wi-Fi 7 routers: The GT-BE98 Pro
I cannot see the Pro mentioned anywhere
Pro not available outside usa
This is gamerfied crap and I'm sure Dong gets some affiliate link kick backs so there is a bias to recommend the most expensive.
Most routers supplied through the telcos don't have any performance issues routing, it's better WiFi that most people want and in very small cases faster switching, even then most people really aren't going to see a benefit going over 1Gbps switching as not much really utilizes all of that speed.
Better off with a Ubuquiti AP for WiFi plugged into existing router and disable the radio on the telco router.
If you must have 2.5Gbps ethernet then the Dream Router 7 would be my pick.
"Cheaper"
Bought ten etc
I've always wanted to watch tiktok videos at ludicrous speed.
I've always wanted to watch datahoard tiktok videos at ludicrous speed.
I bought Xiaomi BE5000 for $75 from Aliexpress. It doesn't have 6GHz band (despite saying it does, but that's cause it's the China version), and the interface is in Chinese (although Chrome auto translate solves that in seconds).
So bought 2 for $150 total running in Mesh setup. Can't possibly justify $1k on a router when this is damn good for less than 10% of the price!
And all your data being streamlined to China
Does anyone really have proof of China’s surveillance, hoarding user’s data via their network gears, mobile phones from international customers? IMO, it’s all part of Western propaganda in particularly USA.
Can't justify paying so much for single point wifi router. No matter how loud your router can scream signals out, your receiver device (phones, Laptop, Iot) can't send signal back if they too far away or has multiple interfering elements.
Might as well get someone to run Ethernet to each room and toilet for that price.
Might as well get someone to run Ethernet to each room and toilet for that price
Negative. A Sparky will cost you at least triple that price
Wrong.
I recently had 8 drops done in my 2 storey house for $1500
Lucky. You got an honest sparky
Cheaper at umart and msy, ops post is not a deal
finally a real wifi 7 router :D
Brah… $1k i rather Lan cable my rooms lol
got to pay for the good sh$T
CAT 8 Cable :)
cat 8 isn't cheap either as stated above got to pay for good sh$t :D
will this give me covid
Obviously not. If you buy it Bill Gates regularly zaps you with vaccine updates and novel viruses being tested.
Well at least it's not $2K like their WiFi 7 mesh system but then again you are getting 2 units…
https://www.amazon.com.au/ASUS-BQ16-Quad-Band-Security-Tethe…
$1k for an Asus router lolllllll. Better off looking at Ubiquiti
"A fool and his money are easily parted"
I've worked in IT for 30+ years, I can think of no rational reason to buy this router, ever.
Please don't buy this, all you are doing is falling for a marketing trap.
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B0D9GKKXVW This seems like the more sane option, less wifi bandwidth but nothing can use the full bandwidth yet anyway. No wifi cards exist for it.
Has 2x 10gbps still and 4x 2.5
All of these Asus ROG and equivalent Netgear Nighthawk "gaming" routers are just overpriced dogshit with the worst UX imaginable and woeful support.
Just get yourself a router with decent hardware specs that supports DD-WRT or Merlin, or just get a UniFi router and a couple Uniquiti AP's, and have about $500 left over.
Ignore Deviner, this is shockingly terrible advice. Ubiquiti (correct OEM name) have major issues with their WiFi 7 access points, including the U7 Pro, U7 Pro Max and even the $1,000 E7 Enterprise.
Ubiquiti is currently dead in water with no WiFi 7 upgrade path: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7MBZ80HzmI
Also: https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/1ie4n4j/current_c…
Quote: "I bought two U7 Pro Max's for a client's residence. Terrible performance. He ultimately went with Eero 7 and loves it. And he thinks I don't know my s%#@ now because I recommended Ubiquiti. "
I agree with @Deviner approach but not the vendor (Unifi), sounds like you do too.
I have a Unifi EAP6 sitting unused because it was unreliable, replaced with two Omada's for the same price that are reliable.
"Shockingly terrible advice" and then you provide a Youtube video dedicated to how bad Ubiquiti are, that must surely prove your point…. but has a pinned comment at the very top that suggests the main issue you're referring to was actually resolved with a firmware update…?
And then the reddit link where you've cherry-picked one old, anecdotal story (a friend of a friend) from over a month ago, and ignored all of the the latest comments which were all positive?
And the U7 Pro is probably a really bad example as there's multiple revisions (earliest ones seemingly very poor versus the latest one which has positive feedback?).
Anyways, I have zero affinity toward Ubiquiti and I am well aware of their shitshow of a roadmap and inability to make their mind up on their product lineup, so I have no interest in arguing the pros and cons of going with them.
My main point was mainly to avoid buying nonsense like this $1,000 router, that was it.
The Ubiquiti reference was the last thing I mentioned, behind a well specced DD-WRT/Merlin compatible router.
I have it mainly for the superior Wi-Fi range — it's amazing on all bands! Even 2.4GHz is significantly stronger, faster and reaches farther than any other device I've ever used. The Wifi 7 and MLO is simply future proofing and I intend to have this device for up to the next 10 years - like my last Wi-Fi router.
We have 4 PCs connected via ethernet at 2.5G, plus a NAS, all sharing a 1000Mbps internet connection. With approximately 20 wireless / IOT devices connected at the same time. (Not even any serious gaming)
Its a big price tag, but when you consider its used 24/7 by multiple people for work, study and play - its worth it for a a 100% quality device. Would recommend!
at this pricepoint surely theres basically industrial hardware thats going to be cheaper and better features etc?
this is insane. over 1k!
:|
Just wondering if anyone's home network can match this router input capability?