So do not many people like the AC 2400 or 3200?

[jerry6]

All I can say is there has been a big improvement in connection rate and transfer rate with the 3200 , the signal is reaching spots in the house that were dead previously . Might not be the router for everybody , but in my case it's a worth while buy .

 

[sm00thpapa]

Just came from my local best buy. While there I went to the router section. They have a shelf next to all the routers for open box items that have been returned. I noticed and counted 11 RT-AC87R's and 8 RT-AC3200. I asked the guy why so many returns and he said he's not sure but they all work and that the previous customers were not fully satisfied with them that's why they returned them. They were sold out of the RT-AC68R. He also stated most people who returned these routers exchanged them for the RT-AC68R. I may be picking up a RT-AC68P soon.

 

[cmillar6]

Just came from my local best buy. While there I went to the router section. They have a shelf next to all the routers for open box items that have been returned. I noticed and counted 11 RT-AC87R's and 8 RT-AC3200. I asked the guy why so many returns and he said he's not sure but they all work and that the previous customers were not fully satisfied with them that's why they returned them. They were sold out of the RT-AC68R. He also stated most people who returned these routers exchanged them for the RT-AC68R. I may be picking up a RT-AC68P soon.

I had to RMA my AC68U and while I was waiting for my new one to return I picked up the AC68P from BestBuy. I just like the AC68P better. It seems to run a little bit cooler than my AC68U and the faster processor speeds up USB performance and makes the web GUI seem more responsive. Not sure if its related but I can now stream an entire NHL game with NHL gamecenter without it getting choppy. I could not accomplish this with my AC68u even with a wired connection. I'll just sell my AC68u when Asus send me my RMA back.

 

[RedBatman89]

Despite the every now and then Upnp not available issue for my PS3, I'm still quite fond of my 68U, even though its only been four months since I have had it. And yeah no router is perfect blah blah.

But on a side note maybe I will get a 87U one of these days but not anytime soon, since it would probably be better to wait for stable firmware. Also whats the best way to clean the router cause the thing is a fingerprint magnet

 

[sm00thpapa]

I never had any problems with UPNP and NAT issue with an Asus router. But Linksys always gives me headaches.

 

[RedBatman89]

Well time will tell if the new ones get better. But yeah keep this topic posted, I wanna know how they improve overtime.

 

[doubleroll]

Just came from my local best buy. While there I went to the router section. They have a shelf next to all the routers for open box items that have been returned. I noticed and counted 11 RT-AC87R's and 8 RT-AC3200. I asked the guy why so many returns and he said he's not sure but they all work and that the previous customers were not fully satisfied with them that's why they returned them. They were sold out of the RT-AC68R. He also stated most people who returned these routers exchanged them for the RT-AC68R. I may be picking up a RT-AC68P soon.

If my local Best Buy carried the RT-AC3200 I would give it a try...

 

[sm00thpapa]

If my local Best Buy carried the RT-AC3200 I would give it a try...

I just picked up a RT-AC68P. I'm an Elite Plus member at best buy so I have 45 days to return an item. I may give the AC3200 a try as well. But I'm keeping the AC68P for sure.

 

[LoneWolf]

Just came from my local best buy. While there I went to the router section. They have a shelf next to all the routers for open box items that have been returned. I noticed and counted 11 RT-AC87R's and 8 RT-AC3200. I asked the guy why so many returns and he said he's not sure but they all work and that the previous customers were not fully satisfied with them that's why they returned them. They were sold out of the RT-AC68R. He also stated most people who returned these routers exchanged them for the RT-AC68R. I may be picking up a RT-AC68P soon.

While others have mentioned their love of the AC66 here, the biggest thing to remember (for enthusiasts) is what the AC-68 you listed offers above it.

The AC68U/R 's move to a dual-core ARM CPU instead of a single-core MIPS CPU means that some features they and newer routers support either are supported poorly or never will be on the AC-66. VPN support, for example exists on the AC-66. However, enabling it causes a significant drop in performance as the CPU handles the encryption poorly. The AC-68 (all variants) and newer routers handle this much better, so for people wanting to set up either VPN client or server, the 66 is a poor choice. I experienced this firsthand when I had an AC66.

The 68 and newer offer features like AiProtection and Adaptive QoS, some which ASUS has added to the AC-68 when they weren't there previously, due to the better processor. I think it would be an easy guess that support for the MIPS processor routers will be the first to go when it comes to firmware as well. The 68P's main advantage over the U/R is that it has the same ARM processor as the RT-AC87R which is higher-clocked than the 68U/R; it just lacks the Quantenna 5GHz side.

The 68P is definitely the one I'd get now if I was in the market. While my 87R has been a good router (and the 68P wasn't available when I bought it), IMO, the features the Quantenna CPU brings just don't justify the extra cost, as there aren't any wireless clients that can support them yet. I would say that those that went back to the RT-AC66 and are happy probably aren't using VPN, or some of the more fancy features; for those that aren't, the AC66 will serve, but software support for it will end sooner than the 68 and newer.

 

[RedBatman89]

Anyone else get these new router's yet?

 

[joltdude]

Im tempted to do a rolling upgrade... Basically give my RT-AC66u to a relative, then use my RT-AC68u as a AP and use an RT-AC68P as my primary router for a tad better 5G performance and the CPU upgrade..

 

[RedBatman89]

So any more news on these?

 

[sm00thpapa]

AC2400 and AC3200 still in Beta phase.


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[Jerry12]

I don't think people dislike the products as much as they dislike the issues they may be experiencing on a product that has a high enough cost that it begins to overlap with small-business products. When a router costs $250-300, you expect more from it, and plenty of people have had an uneven experience.

Just so.
It'd also help if ASUS:

1. set expectations before purchase by revealing that they're still debugging the firmware (at least they are);
2. said which features are experimental, like Smart Connect where their FAQ and the "missing manual" provide maybe half the info needed (what strategy to use?);
3. documented how to configure features, like formatting and partitioning a hard disk for the USB applications and setting up Samba accounts (no success there);
4. posted troubleshooting tips, e.g. set "numeric key rotation" to 0 on each band where your clients drop off hourly;
5. answered tech support questions after replying, "We will do our best to resolve your problem within 48 hours" (6 weeks with no reply);
6. had a place to file bug reports.