RT-AX88U Pro - RangeBoost Plus

[Logi]

I have noticed at the ASUS web page for the RT-AX88U Pro, on of the characteristics of the router is:

Expanded coverage – The exclusive ASUS RangeBoost Plus improves signal range and overall coverage

The regular AX88U doesn't have this, I thought the Range of both routers was the same and only the Pro version added VLAN, 2.5G Ports, etc.

Any experience on the Range comparison among them? Thanks

 

[glens]

On it's surface, such a phrase would denote, to me, increased router/AP radio sensitivity / selectivity, since even without such they can all outbroadcast the typical client anyway, leaving the ball in the cluent's court. Improving the range would seem to necessitate the ability to do more with a client's emission.

 

[Logi]

On it's surface, such a phrase would denote, to me, increased router/AP radio sensitivity / selectivity, since even without such they can all outbroadcast the typical client anyway, leaving the ball in the cluent's court. Improving the range would seem to necessitate the ability to do more with a client's emission.

You mean, it is just marketing and Range/Radio Sensitivity compared to the regular AX88U would be the same?

 

[bennor]

May be mostly marketing term. There is the following from Asus, while it appears aimed at PC's it may extend to routers.
[Gaming NB] RangeBoost Wi-Fi Technology

ROG RangeBoost is the ASUS exclusive Wi-Fi technology featuring multi-antenna to achieve wider Wi-Fi cover range, higher throughput, and fewer connection drops. Patented ROG RangeBoost technology combines mutiple antennas located within the machine with a unique algorithm that constantly scans the environment and selects the best pair of antennas to cover each other’s dead spots, resulting in the strongest possible signal.

 

[L&LD]

The 'original' RT-AX88U and the current RT-AX88U Pro are as different as can be. No comparison, IMO.

It's not that the range is so different in actual use, it is the throughput possible at the same or greater distance the newer model is capable of.

This is true of almost all current (but not entry-level) AX class models and above.

They don't release them in a vacuum. Some specific models are actually improved beyond what the specs or marketing may indicate.

(RF design, chips used, firmware, SDKs, and more all combine to make or break a new model, vs. what we had before).

 

[Logi]

The 'original' RT-AX88U and the current RT-AX88U Pro are as different as can be. No comparison, IMO.

It's not that the range is so different in actual use, it is the throughput possible at the same or greater distance the newer model is capable of.

This is true of almost all current (but not entry-level) AX class models and above.

They don't release them in a vacuum. Some specific models are actually improved beyond what the specs or marketing may indicate.

(RF design, chips used, firmware, SDKs, and more all combine to make or break a new model, vs. what we had before).

Thank you