RT-AC86U Replacement Recommendations

[akashi]

My RT-AC86U has served me well for over 2 years but is now defective.

I was looking at getting the RT-AX86S as a replacement and wanted some feedback from other users.

I looked at the RT-AX86U and the price is £250 whereas the the RT-AX86S is £150, a significant difference.

The internet speed is 1Gbps and I use the VPN client function on the router.

Thanks in advance.

 

[bbunge]

All things considered the AX86U is money well spent. Compare the specs between the AX86U and AX86S. Only you can choose but choose wisely...

 

[MarkyPancake]

I would go AX86U. That's what I intend to do from my AC86U when the price is right for me.

 

[akashi]

Thanks for the recommendations.

I went for the AX86S as I can't justify spending an extra £100 on features I will not use.

 

[SunrisePro]

I went for the AX86S as I can't justify spending an extra £100 on features I will not use.

What features are different? I just see a difference in cpu & ram but I'm not sure how that affects performance.

 

[akashi]

What features are different? I just see a difference in cpu & ram but I'm not sure how that affects performance.

AX86U has an extra USB 3.0 port and an extra 2.5Gbps LAN/WAN port.

 

[akashi]

What features are different? I just see a difference in cpu & ram but I'm not sure how that affects performance.

 

[TexasFlood]

The AX86S actually cost more at microcenter here when I bought the AX86U so it was a no-brainer for me. That's apparently not the case everywhere though.

 

[aurizn]

The extra RAM on faster CPU on the RT-AX86U is very helpful for future proof. 2Gbps Internet is becoming more widely available these days as well.