ASUS ROG (GT-AC2900) Dual-Band Wireless Gigabit Wi-Fi Gaming Router

Pros: Speeds were increased across all connected devices (jumped from roughly 300mbps to near 800mbps download speeds). The RBG colors are a neat little addition to the router. Game prioritization is amazing and the router offers different methods of doing so though one of them is a paid option. The range of the router is pretty decent with its 3 antenna and are capable of pointing them in any direction you need. Cons: Not sure if its a manufacturer error or a software issue with this device but when attempting to set family limits on the childrens connected devices the Wi-Fi drops connectivity across all devices and even across Ethernet connected devices. Once those settings are reverted however all connection issues are fixed. The RBG lights are bright at night (though it does have an on/off button). Overall Review: I would absolutely recommend this device for those gaming or streaming as a decently priced option for an upgrade/update of your personal router.

Pros: -Exceptional performance to range at up to 35 feet. Getting high PHY rates/good 5 bar signal coverage in every room of my 1800 SQFT home. -Great GUI software, though it has a few bugs with latest firmware. -Free Antivirus/Protection -ARM A53 64 bit dual core for exceptional VPN performance. -Great build quality. Cons: -Range/performance after 35 feet has significant drop off. I recommend buying two of these in wired backhaul if you want to cover 3000+ square feet. -160mhz mode only operates in 2×2 MIMO. Significant range drop off compared to a fully enabled 4×4 radio. Don’t recommend using unless a future update allows 4×4 160mhz. -Runs a little warm. -Disabling RGB also disables radio indicators which is kinda silly. Not sure how long the RGB will last when running 24/7. LED’s might die. -Only AC.. though Current 4×4 AX radios are honestly overpriced and don’t offer much benefit in 2020. -Auto channel selection is buggy. CH157 (Auto) on my device has very slow speeds.. Manual 161 fixes this. Overall Review: Quite happy so far. I cant comment on longevity since this model is based on the AC86U and they’re known to be hit or miss.. but my initial impressions are good. The rest is on ASUS to fulfill the warranty if I have any troubles later on. The GT-AC2900 is basically an AC86U on steroids to put it in simplest terms. Uses last generation “high end” broadcom radios which seem to perform okay, but I’d like to see more Qualcomm solutions out of ASUS in the future. I bought this model because its one of the best AC performers on the market (AC86U) and 100% performs better than the AX58U/AX3000 at my desired range. Getting much better speeds with this unit via AX200 client. Skip the AX hype unless youre buying a high end 4×4 design.

Overall Review: A ton of settings that you can configure. You must be pretty technical or a die hard gamer to utilize all the settings. However, wifi signal is unstable, especially the 5g. My laptop is less that 15 ft away and it gets dropped once a day. This only started happening after 6 months. My Netgear which I still use as an access point, is much more stable.

Pros: not even a year later.. always had bad issues and now it seems it can only handle one thing at a time before it just crashes…. wipes dont help, dont waste your time or money on this and i wont get ASUS ever again. Cons: Nothing is good about this Router Overall Review: its trash and wrothless