ASUS RT-BE92U

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New ASUS RT-BE92U.

Asus Wi-Fi 7 Hardware Expands to Fit All Budgets | Dong Knows Tech

Asus Wi-Fi 7 hardware just expands to include enough options to fit all budgets. All set to be available soon.

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This is a BE9700 router, somewhat of a replacement for the RT-AX92U, though it shares the same design as the RT-AX86U. Cost: $329.

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Aside from these three powerful networking solutions ASUS also showcased a range of other products, such as the RT-BE92U and RT-BE58U, as well as ASUS ZenWiFi BD4 dual-band WiFi 7 mesh routers.

Specification:

ASUS RT-BE92U - Tech Specs｜WiFi Routers｜ASUS Global

RT-BE92U achieves blazing-fast WiFi speeds of up to 9,700 Mbps, ensuring seamless streaming and data-intensive tasks, which is also flexible, safe, and easy to manage.

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[L&LD]

If those specs are correct, this is definitely a model to dismiss outright (2x2:2 for the 5GHz and 6GHz bands?).

 

[TheLostSwede]

That is such a bizarre combination of hardware, but for anyone looking for multiple 2.5 Gbps ports "on a budget", this is the one to get from Asus' WiFi 7 range it seems. That said, $330 seems too steep for this.

 

[Tech9]

Oh, wow! This is super ugly.

Designed with shipping box size in mind. Non-removable antennas rotate 180-degree behind the case...

 

[kuchkovsky]

This is super ugly

Less ugly than any spider-looking router.

Where’s the tri-band version of RT-BE88U? I would like to buy a high-end Wi-Fi 7 router that doesn't look like a giant dead spider from outer space.

 

[Richard1864]

Less ugly than any spider-looking router.

Where’s the tri-band version of RT-BE88U? I would like to buy a high-end Wi-Fi 7 router that doesn't look like a giant dead spider from outer space.

That would be the BE96u. Sorry, it looks like a spider.

 

[Tech9]

I would like to buy a high-end Wi-Fi 7 router

You are getting a spider then. This is what they look like currently.

 

[RogerSC]

Well, at least they look like a dead spider...how about one that does look like a live spider, and automatically (dynamically) finds the optimum position by crawling around *smile*. Creepy enough?

 

[beisat]

That would be the BE96u. Sorry, it looks like a spider.

Doesn’t have SFP+ though.

 

[jerry6]

You are getting a spider then. This is what they look like currently.

nothing wrong with spiders as long as you have the room for it . I WAS LOOKING AT THE 96U but do not see much of an improvement over my current spider 1100 PRO for the price they are asking

 

[Volt]

The more I look at the WiFi 7 router product line, the more convinced I am that in the current realities, especially in regions where there is no 6E support, this generation will be 80% useless until there are a huge number of compliant clients. ASUS RT-BE92U with 5GHz 2x2:2, and, for some strange reason, 2.4GHz 3x3, seriously? Thanks, I'd rather take RT-AX82U or RT-AX86U Pro with 5GHz 4x4:4.

In an attempt to add another frequency and at the same time maintain an adequate price, it turns out that we end up seeing routers in which each of the frequencies has mediocre characteristics. I don’t know what kind of MU-MIMO we can talk about in this case. It seems that in this generation, only the most expensive models with 4x4 will make sense for a long time.

 

[Tech9]

It seems that in this generation, only the most expensive models with 4x4 will make sense for a long time.

A router for $800 with no clients doesn't make sense to me.

 

[Volt]

A router for $800 with no clients doesn't make sense to me.

But at least we can hope that beamforming and MU-MIMO are working as intended.

 

[RMerlin]

The more I look at the WiFi 7 router product line, the more convinced I am that in the current realities, especially in regions where there is no 6E support, this generation will be 80% useless until there are a huge number of compliant clients. ASUS RT-BE92U with 5GHz 2x2:2, and, for some strange reason, 2.4GHz 3x3, seriously? Thanks, I'd rather take RT-AX82U or RT-AX86U Pro with 5GHz 4x4:4.

In an attempt to add another frequency and at the same time maintain an adequate price, it turns out that we end up seeing routers in which each of the frequencies has mediocre characteristics. I don’t know what kind of MU-MIMO we can talk about in this case. It seems that in this generation, only the most expensive models with 4x4 will make sense for a long time.

Wifi 7 does have benefits for the 5 GHz band.

 

[L&LD]

What has proven itself many times over the past decade is that new classes of routers always increase the performance base. Even for the older tech clients. Always.

Maybe not every single model from every single manufacturer, of course. But particularly when Wave 2/Gen 2 or later are introduced at reasonable prices, the older tech simply isn't worth buying any more (that's how improved it gets).

Is Wi-Fi 6 Worth It

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Is the cost a factor and even prohibitive (for some)? Of course.

Are the gains worth it for anyone whose purchasing power includes the newer models? Always.

 

[jzchen]

Is the cost a factor and even prohibitive (for some)? Of course.

Are the gains worth it for anyone whose purchasing power includes the newer models? Always.

Incrementally I've moved from 6E to 7, and unfortunately for me it's still buggy and not working well. Hopefully when they get the bugs out of implementation, my setup:

GT-BE98 Pro AP Mode AiMesh
TP-Link Deco BE95 AP Mode.
OnePlus Open (WiFi 7 Phone. I think it's just this brand/configuration issue as I've seen stellar performance numbers from Samsung).

 

[Broken Hope]

Not sure why people make such a fuss over 4x4 when most clients have 2x2 at the most, have they ever had more than 2x2? I know some Intel Mac’s use to be 3x3 but since moving to WiFi 6 and 6E most devices have been 2x2.

 

[Volt]

Not sure why people make such a fuss over 4x4 when most clients have 2x2 at the most, have they ever had more than 2x2? I know some Intel Mac’s use to be 3x3 but since moving to WiFi 6 and 6E most devices have been 2x2.

Beamforming and MU-MIMO. Given the same environment, 4x4:4 is always better than 2x2:2, even if you only have 2x2:2 clients.

 

[Volt]

Wifi 7 does have benefits for the 5 GHz band.

Hi RMerlin, I'm absolutely not arguing that WiFi 7 provides benefits for 5GHz band, I’m just saying that due to pricing, we found ourselves in a situation where the 82 model is in fact a downgrade in current conditions. Only now there is real saturation with WiFi6 clients, and many more years will pass until they are replaced with WiFi7 clients, and for the average consumer there is absolutely no point in buying, for example, ASUS RT-BE92U with its 2x2:2, if he can, for example, buy a GT-AX6000 much cheaper, which is guaranteed to work better for this average consumer with his (mostly) Wi-Fi6 clients.

It can already be seen from the tests on Dong Knows Tech that a considerable number of WiFi7 routers have been released that work slower than the GT-AX6000 in 5GHz band (even using the BE standard). And it would be much more interesting to see what kind of latency these 2x2:2 BE routers would exhibit in the presence of a large number of concurrent clients with MU-MIMO support. There was already a post from BE98 user who complained that BE98 latency is worse than that of AXE11000.

 

[jixiangyuan]

Not sure why people make such a fuss over 4x4 when most clients have 2x2 at the most, have they ever had more than 2x2? I know some Intel Mac’s use to be 3x3 but since moving to WiFi 6 and 6E most devices have been 2x2.

You can get better Spatial Diversity and Beamforming when using only one 2x2 client. Also, a 4x4 can handle two 2x2 clients simultaneously. Whereas a 2x2 can only handle one client at 2x2.