AX56U to AX68U

[byyuan]

There aren't many AX routers available in China, which support Merlin. For 2020, there's only AX56U for the price range less than 150USD. Finally, today I read that AX68U is going to get launched.
AX56U has not been the most reliable/range. I used to setup Astrill on AC1900 before replacing it with AX56U for WIFI6 (improved iPhone battery life). Now, with AX68U, I should get better range, stronger signal and more stable performance with Merlin/Astrill, right? Wait, is it supported by Merlin?
Thanks

 

[L&LD]

RT-AX68U?

???

 

[RMerlin]

Now, with AX68U, I should get better range, stronger signal and more stable performance with Merlin/Astrill, right? Wait, is it supported by Merlin?

No, that model is not supported.

RT-AX68U?

Yep... Similar platform to the RT-AX86U, but different specs.

 

[byyuan]

I thought it's new, hope it is??? well, at least here... It looks rather cute though.
Bought AX56U, AX56U-II, TUF-AX3000 this year, but AX68U seems to be the finest looking one, sad it's not Merlin support (Thanks Merlin for your reply).

RT-AX68U?

???

 

[Gar]

Will it replace AC68, or come to US at all?

More 6 models. I wonder when 6E will actually be released.

 

[byyuan]

There are already AX210 laptop modules on the market, but my AMD lenovo seems to have issues with Intel wireless modules. RE router, I haven't seen any released yet.

Will it replace AC68, or come to US at all?

More 6 models. I wonder when 6E will actually be released.

 

[RMerlin]

I thought it's new, hope it is??? well, at least here... It looks rather cute though.

It's basically a mixture of the RT-AC86U and RT-AX56U. It has a bcm4906 CPU, which is 64-bit dual core and features AES acceleration, however the wifi portion is a lower-end 6710 (I believe this is the standalone equivalent to the wifi built into the bcm6750 used by the RT-AX56U).

No idea what are Asus' marketing plans for this model. It sits between the RT-AX56U and RT-AX86U in terms of performance.