Is it awesome or awkward when your router has more grunt than your notebook? Well, depending on how old your laptop is and your fondness for $700 networking hardware, this unusual dream can be yours via ASUS’ upcoming Rapture GT-AC5300.
Packing a 1.8GHz, quad-core Broadcom BCM4908, it has more than enough power for all your Wi-Fi and ethernet needs… and then some.
Currently available for preorder for a June release, the GT-AC5300 supports all the expected standards: 802.11n and 802.11ac for Wi-Fi (and link aggregation via 802.3ad) with quadrature amplitude modulation over eight — yes, eight — antennas. A single 2.4GHz and a pair of 5GHz radios complement the setup.
The GT-AC5300 doesn’t skimp on ports either, with eight gigabit ethernet sockets and two USB 3.0 plugs just waiting to be used.
The Australian RRP is $729, however a quick search on Staticice shows you can get it for $698. I think for the majority, a gadget like this is overkill for regular home networking loads.
But, if your current gear is running hot with torrents utterly honest streaming and downloading activities and you need a few extra milliseconds on your pings, the GT-AC5300 looks like it’ll handle it all without breaking a capacitor.
It also resembles some sort of futuristic bear trap, so in a pinch it’s good to know you can handle time-travelling dwarven cavalry.
ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 [ASUS]
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3 responses to “ASUS’ GT-AC5300 8-Antenna Router Will Let You Slay Packets With The Best”
VPN Fusion tech looks pretty cool actually. Very tempting to move my Ubiquiti setup on for it.
Definitely missed out on calling it “The Kraken”
At that price range, I’m just a little bit surprised the ports aren’t 10 Gigabit, but I suppose those are going to be a while aways from the consumer market, huh?