RT-AC67U what is this?

[Grisu]

Found an RT-AC67U in double pack for €229.
https://www.alternate.de/ASUS/RT-AC67U-AiMesh-AC1900-2er-Set-Router/html/product/1466108?
Is it something between RT-AC66U_B1 and RT-AC68U?

https://www.asus.com/Networking/AiMesh-AC1900-WiFi-System-RT-AC67U-2-Pack/HelpDesk_BIOS/

 

[ApexRon]

Found an RT-AC67U in double pack for €229.
https://www.alternate.de/ASUS/RT-AC67U-AiMesh-AC1900-2er-Set-Router/html/product/1466108?
Is it something between RT-AC66U_B1 and RT-AC68U?

https://www.asus.com/Networking/AiMesh-AC1900-WiFi-System-RT-AC67U-2-Pack/HelpDesk_BIOS/

While I haven’t compared specs to other models, I suspect it is a marketing thing to:

1. Get customers to purchase two like models for a mesh network rather than mix and match models.
2. Pricing

 

[Grisu]

66U_B1 is AC1750 in laying housing
68U has AC1900 and upstanding

67U now AC1900 and laying, some mixture

Firmware is exactly same as for 68U and 66U_B1.

 

[ApexRon]

66U_B1 is AC1750 in laying housing
68U has AC1900 and upstanding

67U now AC1900 and laying, some mixture

Firmware is exactly same as for 68U and 66U_B1.

On Amazon UK, the price per is:

66 - 128.99
67 - 131.16 (pkg price is 262.32)
68 - 134.99​

Priced pretty much in the middle. So more of a marketing thing to get two like product for a mesh network? Also, to push 66 to 'end of life'?

67U not for sale in US as yet.

 

[Pierino]

Read this thread. Especially rmerlin’s post. https://www.snbforums.com/threads/upgrade-to-the-ac66u.10528/

 

[ApexRon]

Read this thread. Especially rmerlin’s post. https://www.snbforums.com/threads/upgrade-to-the-ac66u.10528/

Ya but that information was posted eons ago, 2013.

 

[Pierino]

Doesn’t mean it still doesn’t apply.

 

[doczenith1]

I would be curious about the cpu speed. I know the B1 is at 1 GHz and if I'm not mistaken the new 68U/1900's come with the upgraded 1.4 GHz processor.

 

[Grisu]

Maybe they just realized it has been a very stupid idea to name the RT-AC66U_B1 only because it uses same housing as 66U and renamed it now to 67U, somewhat between 66U and 68U.
For me the name 67U is well done!
But no essential specs found (CPU/RAM).

 

[silviuignat30]

Hi everyone
I have had RT N66u for 5 years and now I have changed it to RT AC67U.
I bought it on Amazon 2 for 210 €.
I put Asus Merlin of AC68U and it works very well.
Knowing already the problems of the Asus routers that overheat, I made the ventilation under the router in order not to modify or perforate the router.
I used a notebook fan that sucks in hot air and sends it out powered by a cell phone charger.
These are the current temperatures.
Sorry my english i used google translate