ASUS RT-BE88U Dual-Band WiFi 7 AiMesh Extendable Performance Router, 4K-QAM, MLO, Dual 10G Ports, SFP+, 4X 2.5G Ports, 4X 1G Ports, 34G WAN/LAN Capacity, Network Security, Built-in VPN

Still a pretty new router, so it has some bugs, mostly with MLO. Not so 'future proof' as it's lacking wifi 7. However, it has great range, typically great Asus security features, and seamless dual Wan, making it especially good if your main internet goes down, as it can use your mobile data via USB tethering. Recommended more for business and Voip - better choices out there if you are a hard-core gamer.

This is the classic Asus design, but the computer power inside and the WiFi 7 speed establish a clear improvement in performance. The online management interface is intuitive as always. The router is great because it has so many ports that it can function as your household switch at the same time, with 4x2.5Gbit ports, 4x1Gbit ports, a 10 Gbit WAN in port, and an SFP+ port that can be used as an additional 10 Gbit port if desired. WiFi performance to my iPhone provides a 1.4 Gbit/s speed test result for download, the same as my wired connections (and the max from my internet provider). Note that there is no 6GHz band, but this is useless to most users unless you are within 25 feet, and line of sight with no walls or obstructions. You would only need 6GHz for a gaming room setup or similar. Cannot be beat for the price (got it for $279).

Amazon Rview: Read through to get to the Asus RT-BE88U.... This review will most likely not get posted. I purchased the Netgear RS700S as "refurbished," which generally means that it was returned and some how repaired (or at least double check to make sure it is working per manufacturer specs). It was not. Router would continuously drop signal. So it appears that Amazon just repackaged it and sold it, as is. Router Review: 1. Administrator menu is very limited on what you can do. 2. When accessing the router's admin menu, it times you out after about 15-20 seconds while your trying to read the documentation for settings. You must re-sign in EVERY SINGLE TIME! 3. You can NOT change the admin user name. You must use "admin." Without the ability to change the admin name Netgear reduced your router access security by 50%. 4. In order to gain access to the needed security for the router, you MUST pay an annual subscription!! 5. Netgear customer service people are rude to you if you turn down the subscription sales pitch, and then reqest to get I.T. support on an issue. They actually hung up on me. At first I thought the over-seas phone line dropped. However, when I called back 2 or 3 times, they would not even answer the phone. CONCLUSION: I returned the RS700S for a full refund and bought an ASUS RT-BE88U router. Everything mentioned above is NOT an issue. Their admin user name can be changes, you have a huge amount of control within the admin menu (including how long you wish the menu to time-out.) NO annual subscription fees. Signals on 2.4, 5, and 6G are very solid. I have 15 devices and not one of them has ever dropped a signal. Also, reboot times are much fast than Netgear's. Great router, security, menu interface, and performance! Customer service wasn't needed because this router just WORKS!!

This router has been amazing! The setup was smooth, and the speed boost was immediately noticeable. We have multiple devices streaming, gaming, and doing schoolwork all at once, and it handles everything without lag. I really like the parental controls and security features they’re easy to use and give great peace of mind. The signal range is strong throughout the house, and the dual 2.5G ports make it even better for future-proofing. Definitely worth it if you want fast, reliable WiFi.

I was (maybe still am) a diehard ASUS guy, might have to consider other options after this though. The router worked great for about 2 weeks then it lost internet connectivity, after rebooting it once or twice I was able to get it running again. Fast forward 2 more weeks & my internet was crawling slower than dial up! I did a speed test & was amazed at the result. Tried rebooting the router several times (6 or 7) & it would not connect to the internet at all. I have an old RT-AX85U router that this replaced because I needed more ports. I hooked it back up & it took right off. I guess I'll just use my old reliable 4 port AX86U with a switch & the BE88U is getting returned. Attached are my speed test screenshots. The 1st is the BE88U & the 2nd the AX86U. I hope that this was just a bad router & not that ASUS's quality is going down. For the price of this router I expected much more that what was delivered. One other thing to note is that the ports on the back seem sort of close together. If you have an ethernet cable that has a little more covering on the end, it is really tight.

Excelente, si buscas dividir por seguridad tu red es bastante bueno. Puedes crear redes wifi, tiene bastantes puertos para la red cableada y en gaming trabaja bien la Qos adaptativa, para asignarte mas ancho de banda, eso si necesitas tener conocimientos en redes, para sacarle todo el provecho

Desde que se compró ha tenido diferencia de rendimiento con la versión que no es pro, que tuvimos que devolver por qué dejó de funcionar súbitamente, pero este su rango de alcance no es equiparable. Además que ha tenido problemas de rendimiento en cuanto la conexión de múltiples equipos. Dando velocidades inferiores a distancias medias.

Un Router que va más alla, con la unica flaqueza de no tener banda de 6Ghz, que a menos que sea para misiones críticas y tengas internet de mas de 2gb (casi imposible en MX a nivel domestico) no le sacarás tanto provecho, lo demás será aprovechado por los dispositivos que soporten la tecnología, que serán muchos más apartir de 2025. En mi caso me sirivió mucho el hecho de tener 8 puerto Ethernet y lo usé todo, el siguiente modelo así sería el Asus de 19k, así que por el precio (alto aun pero va a bajar) se me hizo una buena relación, si tus necesidades son diferentes y más básica, hay muchos ya a precios muy muy bajos (como el Xiaomi BE3600 que uso en otra casa), pero para todo lo demás, Asus es signo de calidad.

The router is very good, very powerful. But has some caveats: If you wanna add some custom IPTABLES rules via SSH, it would clear them without notice, I thought you had to reboot the router to clear them, but one day, they disappeared. also Wireguard connection are not stable enough for my purposes, and also openVPN made the router reboot when activating it. Overall, a good router, but not for advanced configurations.

Only issue is 10Gb spf port doesn’t deliver more than 5-6 Gb speed, when using router as iperf3 server, speed stays around 2.5 Gb, it goes up when used as client to test with the device on the other side using fibre. Not able to use trendmicro protection with dual WAN in load balancing mode is also a personal down for me. overall I am okay with the device.