RT-AX88U in 2025

[tiomiguel]

Very happy with my new RT-AX59U. I was looking in aMAZOn for other products and I saw RT-AX88U at 150 euro.

This is the ideal router, adviced everywhere here.

But, in 2025, what about CPU, radios, compared with newer models?

Perhaps BCM4908KFEBG is under FILOGIC 830: 12nm vs 28 nm or more, CPU power

Is a good buyy today this router at this price? is EOL product? (2018 product)

 

[tiomiguel]

Very happy with my new RT-AX59U. I was looking in aMAZOn for other products and I saw RT-AX88U at 150 euro.

This is the ideal router, adviced everywhere here.

But, in 2025, what about CPU, radios, compared with newer models?

Perhaps BCM4908KFEBG is under FILOGIC 830: 12nm vs 28 nm or more, CPU power

Is a good buyy today this router at this price? is EOL product? (2018 product)

Sorry, RT-AX88U PRO

 

[bennor]

Sorry, RT-AX88U PRO

Ideal router for what use? What are your needs, desires and use case? Are you doing AiMesh, or planning to? What is your internet/broadband plan speed? Do you have any WiFi7 devices/clients?

 

[tiomiguel]

Now I have RT-AX59U main router and RT-AX57 in AP mode and Rt-AX82U now in AP mode, for a wide coverage.
Main roputer was Rt-AX82U but I need at least 250 Mb WIREGUARD speed and Rt-AX59U does it. UI have a domestic network with some NAS etc. 1 Gb etherned all wired, and about 25 IOT device via 2,4 Hgz WIFI. I do not have WIFI 6/7 devices.
Except for WIREGUARD, RT-AX82U was doing well.
When I had tu upgrade, I just took cheapest device powerful enough, and RT-AX59 was.
But todayy I saw in amazon RT-AX88U -NOT PRO SORRY- at 140 euro and I asked myyself: Why this device is so cheap now? EOL? obsolete hardware? Perhaps CPU not, but perhaps radios are quite elod, so I put this post.
In general, what is better, getting newer models or getting these older models? With about 140 euro, you can get a new WIFI 7 model, with newer hardware -perhaps less powerful, I can not affirm it, after view filogic830, newer radios, less powe consumption... Is RT-AX88U now a tyyranosurus???

 

[Tech9]

RT-AX88U -NOT PRO SORRY

Don't buy RT-AX88U in 2025. This model is perhaps next in line for End-of-Life.