Return AC3200 for AC88U?

[samb]

Hello,

I just bought the RT-AC3200 yesterday and now I see the RT-AC88U is coming soon to the UK, I am wondering if I should just return the AC3200 for a credit and buy the AC88U instead. Any opinions? is it worth it?

Thanks
Sam

 

[NightOwl326]

Hello,

I just bought the RT-AC3200 yesterday and now I see the RT-AC88U is coming soon to the UK, I am wondering if I should just return the AC3200 for a credit and buy the AC88U instead. Any opinions? is it worth it?

Thanks
Sam

To me it's a toss up.

 

[RMerlin]

Hello,

I just bought the RT-AC3200 yesterday and now I see the RT-AC88U is coming soon to the UK, I am wondering if I should just return the AC3200 for a credit and buy the AC88U instead. Any opinions? is it worth it?

Thanks
Sam

The RT-AC3200 and RT-AC88U serve two different needs. The RT-AC3200 has two 5 GHz radio, which is used to split your wireless clients when you have many of them. The RT-AC88U only has one 5 GHz radio.

So, it depends on the reasons why you bought an RT-AC3200, as its successor is the RT-AC5300.

 

[samb]

Hello,

I bought it to replace the standard ISP router, I didn't really go into buying it for any specific purpose to be honest. I did have an Asus RT-AC87U but it unfortunately go broken when we moved and this is me really only replacing it.

In terms of wireless client I have a few

4 x iPhones
3 x iPad
2 x Laptop
Harmony Remote Control
Wii
1 x Apple TV
1 x Roku

All the other devices are wired.

Thanks
Sam

 

[samb]

Hello,

Took the plunge and have sent back the RT-AC3200 and waiting for the RT-AC88U to come back in.

Thanks
Sam

 

[Deleted member 22229]

Your going to like the 88U. I have the 3100 same router less the 4 extra lan ports and red antennas and so far i love it rock solid performer no issues and it's only going to keep getting better.

 

[pege63]

I rather have the dualband 1,4GHz then the 3band 1GHz router

 

[RMerlin]

I rather have the dualband 1,4GHz then the 3band 1GHz router

Always depends on your personal needs. The faster CPU is great for VPN users or people with very fast WANs. The three bands are great if you have a lot of wifi devices and some of them do a lot of streaming.

 

[pege63]

Yes but in a normal household you have CAT6 for your TVs, xbox360, PS4, BDplayes, desktops and so on, the only thing you have the WIFI for is laptops, smartphones, tablets. Myself i prio fast network, i dont have & dont need 15-20 WIFI devices on the same time

 

[faur]

Hi, i have PPPOE WAN 1Gb up and 1Gb down. AC88U can handle this speed ? Thank you.

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[RMerlin]

Yes but in a normal household you have CAT6 for your TVs, xbox360, PS4, BDplayes, desktops and so on, the only thing you have the WIFI for is laptops, smartphones, tablets. Myself i prio fast network, i dont have & dont need 15-20 WIFI devices on the same time

Actually it's the opposite. Houses are becoming more and more wireless, with people buying tablets, smartphones, wireless printers, etc...

 

[RMerlin]

Hi, i have PPPOE WAN 1Gb up and 1Gb down. AC88U can handle this speed ? Thank you.

Yes, as long you keep NAT acceleration enabled.

 

[faur]

Yes, as long you keep NAT acceleration enabled.

Ok, thank you RMerlin!

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[sfx2000]

Actually it's the opposite. Houses are becoming more and more wireless, with people buying tablets, smartphones, wireless printers, etc...

Judging from across forum traffic, the device profile is definitely evolving, and PC's are in the minority in the overall device count, but still demand low latency and high bandwidth... STB's (Roku/Apple TV/etc) probably less worried about latency, but demand constant airtime, and then latency sensitive applications like the XBone/PS4 gaming crowds...

Looking at q4-2015, even then, I would say handhelds (Smartphones/Tablets) are getting close to 60 percent of the mix... and their traffic patterns are very different - they're lower power and lower antenna gains, and they tend to be very bursty in nature...

 

[sfx2000]

Judging from across forum traffic, the device profile is definitely evolving, and PC's are in the minority in the overall device count, but still demand low latency and high bandwidth... STB's (Roku/Apple TV/etc) probably less worried about latency, but demand constant airtime, and then latency sensitive applications like the XBone/PS4 gaming crowds...

Looking at q4-2015, even then, I would say handhelds (Smartphones/Tablets) are getting close to 60 percent of the mix... and their traffic patterns are very different - they're lower power and lower antenna gains, and they tend to be very bursty in nature...

So when we go into 2016, I think there will be much more emphasis on flow management across the Router/AP, as we're pretty much done now with the radio side (4*4:4, better beamforming, MU-MIMO (and SU mimo enhancements as a result).

The vendors that pay closer attention to dynamic QoS I think will have some advantages here...

 

[svjim]

Your going to like the 88U. I have the 3100 same router less the 4 extra lan ports and red antennas and so far i love it rock solid performer no issues and it's only going to keep getting better.

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is the difference between the AC3100 and the AC87U? I had been considering the AC87U until I read some of the posts on this forum. Navigating the different ASUS offerings can be a bit confusing.

I have a relatively long house with my router at one corner and my TV, Apple TV, and ac capable mobile device at the opposite corner of the house, roughly 60 to 70 feet line of sight. I get periodic stalls on video streaming to the apple tv, tv, and an iPhone 6 used with a HDMI connect to the TV (long story, but need because of streaming sports). So I have been looking for something with good range and bandwidth. I really want to go with 5ghz if possible because of interference but my current asus RT-N66U doesn't have the distance to get consistent connections on the media devices. Unfortunately they are all located on a wall that backs up to a kitchen, so there is tile, ovens, etc. that the signal needs to get through. 2.4 ghz signal gets through, but often disrupted most likely from interference.

Would you care to guess on the improvement of the AC3100 over the N66U that I might see.

Thanks for your time.

Jim