By Matt Hanson
Without even opening the box you can tell that the Asus RT-AC5300 Tri-band Gigabit Router is aimed more at gamers than home office, professional and enterprise users. This isn’t an unobtrusive beige box that quietly and competently controls your network. Instead it has a bold and brash design that is either striking or horribly garish, depending on your personal preference.
It’s a large router with eight bulky antennas that make it look like an upturned spider straight from Darth Vader’s nightmares. You can wall mount it – not that you’d particularly want to – or hide it away and hope the strength of its tri-band networks can still reach all of your devices.
However, just because this is a router that’s aimed at gamers and those of us who love to stream movies and music, should it be overlooked by pro users? Not necessarily, as Asus has crammed some impressive specs into the RT-AC5300, and its promise of ‘fast, easy, stable’ performance will surely appeal to many network administrators.
However, at £382 ($360, around AU$490), this is a very expensive router, so you’ll want to make sure that the features and specifications of this device align with your needs before putting that kind …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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