Rt-ac68u

[RMerlin]

Linksys EA6900 launches on the same day as the RT-AC68U. Wonder which one will sell more on launch day. Tough decision as both routers seem to be very equal in power. I'm looking at both myself. Will wait for reviews before I purchase either.

I intend to only support the RT-AC68U. That should make your decision quite easier to make

 

[JGrana]

I intend to only support the RT-AC68U. That should make your decision quite easier to make

Enough said. I have ordered an AC68u from Amazon just now

 

[sm00thpapa]

I intend to only support the RT-AC68U. That should make your decision quite easier to make

Merlin your firmware is awesome. But I will wait till a few people get it at launch to see what the bugs are with it. Will also wait till it drops well below $200.00.

 

[mikeg]

I will also wait for early users to see how this unit will work and how the Linksys EA6900 to see which is best in real life. I also wonder if the Linksys USB-Wifi WUSB6300 will perfom on the AC-routers. I just wonder if the price tag will get well below $200 in a near time frame.....

Merlin your firmware is awesome. But I will wait till a few people get it at launch to see what the bugs are with it. Will also wait till it drops well below $200.00.

 

[RMerlin]

Merlin your firmware is awesome. But I will wait till a few people get it at launch to see what the bugs are with it. Will also wait till it drops well below $200.00.

I doubt the price would drop any time soon. If you look at the RT-AC66U, the price hasn't changed at all since it was launched about a year ago. So, chances are you'd have to wait for new models being released to see it drop below 200$.

 

[Poseidon]

I can't wait to see how this compares to the Linksys EA6900 (already shipping).

I love the Asus hardware but their factory firmwares are inconsistent and their support is terrible.

Also now that Belkin purchased Linksys, I wonder how much better their routers will be (terrible under Cisco).

I really hope we can get reviews on BOTH of these routers soon.

 

[sm00thpapa]

I'm waiting for reviews on both the 68U and EA6900. EA6900 has the same hardware as the 68U it seems. Both have broadcom's Turbo-QAM.

 

[Poseidon]

I'm waiting for reviews on both the 68U and EA6900. EA6900 has the same hardware as the 68U it seems. Both have broadcom's Turbo-QAM.

I went ahead and ordered the Linksys EA6900 based on BOTH units having the same hardware - but also I much prefer the look of the Linksys router to that of the new vertically-standing design of the Asus. Looks too bulky IMO.

 

[RTN]

I intend to only support the RT-AC68U.
That should make your decision quite easier to make

Asus support: http://www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC68U/#overview

ASUS_AC68U_FW_3.0.0.4.374.205:
http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=11&s=2&m=RT-AC68U&os=36

Source GPL: http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AC68U/GPL_RT_AC68U_30004374205.zip

 

[Shikami]

RMerlin, are these routers based on 3.x kernel or latter 2.6.x?

 

[RMerlin]

RMerlin, are these routers based on 3.x kernel or latter 2.6.x?

2.6.36.4, which is newer than what is used by the Broadcom MIPS routers such as the RT-N66U and RT-AC66U.

One of the differences is that you get ext4 support with it.

 

[RMerlin]

Asus support: http://www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC68U/#overview

ASUS_AC68U_FW_3.0.0.4.374.205:
http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=11&s=2&m=RT-AC68U&os=36

Source GPL: http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AC68U/GPL_RT_AC68U_30004374205.zip

Probably not fully replicated to mirrors yet, I only see the FW - the GPL returns a 404.

 

[kamaran]

Any idea when we can expect a review for this router Tim?

 

[RTN]

Fw_asus_rt-ac68u_3.0.0.4.374.205

Probably not fully replicated to mirrors yet, I only see the FW - the GPL returns a 404.

ASUS RT-AC68U Firmware version 3.0.0.4.374.205

The first version of fireware for RT-AC68U

http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AC68U/FW_RT_AC68U_3004374205.zip
http://dlsvr04.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AC68U/FW_RT_AC68U_3004374205.zip

File Size 26,14 (MBytes) 2013.09.30 update

GPL of ASUS RT-AC68U for firmware 3.0.0.4.374.205

http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AC68U/GPL_RT_AC68U_30004374205.zip
http://dlsvr04.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AC68U/GPL_RT_AC68U_30004374205.zip

File Size 740,46 (MBytes) 2013.09.30 update

http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=11&s=2&m=RT-AC68U&os=8

 

[sm00thpapa]

I went ahead and ordered the Linksys EA6900 based on BOTH units having the same hardware - but also I much prefer the look of the Linksys router to that of the new vertically-standing design of the Asus. Looks too bulky IMO.

Yes I also like the design. This is the first Linksys branded router made by Belkin. Hope it's a good one. Kind of like both so waiting for the reviews. Should be out shortly as both sites have firmware available for their routers.

 

[goldswimmerbj]

any point in upgrading to this from an AC-66R?

 

[laser]

I personally will never purchase anything with the linksys name after my experience with the EA4200. Their support sux!
I am sticking with ASUS and Merlin, its a sure bet they will keep updaing/fixing the AC68 long after Linksys moves on from the EA6900

Steve

 

[babgvant]

any point in upgrading to this from an AC-66R?

Not if you're happy with it. There shouldn't be huge improvements in wireless performance. It should have more headroom for apps and NAS type use cases though. L

 

[jyeah]

Not if you're happy with it. There shouldn't be huge improvements in wireless performance. It should have more headroom for apps and NAS type use cases though. L

Even though this for a R7000 (safe to assume performance is more or less the same as the AC68U), but if you look at http://www.pcworld.com/article/2050...s-802-11ac-router-sets-lan-speed-records.html it does show a major improvement in NAS type uses. That would be the main compelling reason for me to upgrade from a AC66.

Other than that, I wouldn't have a good reason to upgrade.

 

[whsbuss]

Even though this for a R7000 (safe to assume performance is more or less the same as the AC68U), but if you look at http://www.pcworld.com/article/2050...s-802-11ac-router-sets-lan-speed-records.html it does show a major improvement in NAS type uses. That would be the main compelling reason for me to upgrade from a AC66.

Other than that, I wouldn't have a good reason to upgrade.

Well I have an R6300v1 that is absolutely horrible!! Worked great for almost a year now it drops lan connectivity constantly. I had the AC66R and returned it last week in anticipation of the AC68U. Never a Netgear again.