Share What You Know: ASUS RT-AC3200 News, Release Date, Price and Expectations

[W500]

Care yo explain? My ac66u is a real workhorse. Streams video, transfers large files from multiple pc's, etc all without a hitch. Routing performance is also really good

Sure. Routing capabilities are way sub par as soon as you want something extra like QOS or VPN or whatever. Vlan capabilities are as good as non existing.

 

[microchip]

Sure. Routing capabilities are way sub par as soon as you want something extra like QOS or VPN or whatever. Vlan capabilities are as good as non existing.

Ah, ok. I don't use these things so it doesn't affect me. But from what I use, it's the best router I've had so far.

 

[Jettubby]

Any idea guys when the new Asus 3200 router is due out?

The R8000 and the AC87 are not comparable at all

They work with completely different technologies and each router serves a different purpose.

The AC87 has only two radios and can use MU-MIMO (although no clients exist that support it, yet). But it has the highest possible AC link speed (1700 mbit, although, no clients support that yet either).

The R8000 (and the upcoming Asus AC3200, which is comparable to the R8000) uses three radios and Xstream (which is supported on all clients, old and new). However, the link speed on AC is "limited" to 1300 mbit.

 

[lilstone87]

Any idea guys when the new Asus 3200 router is due out?

If I had a guess maybe sometime qtr 4 of this year, but could be sooner. It's a guessing game really, and no one really gonna be able to give you a date of release. Until Asus releases that info, I wouldn't expect it this month though. With the release of there newest router the RT-AC87R/U.

 

[IAAI]

Any idea guys when the new Asus 3200 router is due out?

I hope not anytime soon . until they fix their fw and make sure that they have every feature of the router running probably . We don't want the same mistake they have done with ac87

 

[Poseidon]

I hope not anytime soon . until they fix their fw and make sure that they have every feature of the router running probably . We don't want the same mistake they have done with ac87

Aside a few firmware bugs, the AC87R has been working great for me thus far. No complaints whatsoever. Longer range and faster 5GHz wireless than any previous router that I've owned and used (R7000, WRT1900AC and the AC68W).

Once the firmware matures in the next couple of months this router is a flat-out BEAST.

 

[IAAI]

Aside a few firmware bugs, the AC87R has been working great for me thus far. No complaints whatsoever. Longer range and faster 5GHz wireless than any previous router that I've owned and used (R7000, WRT1900AC and the AC68W).

Once the firmware matures in the next couple of months this router is a flat-out BEAST.

in terms of wifi range and 5GHz speed yes . for the issues i faced with ac87 please read this the whole thread and posts http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=18436

 

[sm00thpapa]

What's the release date for this router?

 

[thiggins]

What's the release date for this router?

Asking again and again doesn't make it release any faster.

 

[IAAI]

What's the release date for this router?

might be in a month time . I guess they will wait a bit until they get fw 76 running probably and bug free on ac87 then they will do so .

Asking again and again doesn't make it release any faster.

u sound pissed Good Morning

 

[sm00thpapa]

Asking again and again doesn't make it release any faster.

Tim and Merlin always getting on me. LOL!

 

[texashoser]

I hope not anytime soon . until they fix their fw and make sure that they have every feature of the router running probably . We don't want the same mistake they have done with ac87

^^^^ This. Hell, there are still tons of bugs with the ac68...

 

[maddbomber83]

Any updates or new information?

 

[IAAI]

Any updates or new information?

nothing until now , I guess tim knows when its going to be out

 

[kenrok1]

looks like ASUS has updated the photo on their website...

https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC3200

previous photos had it looking more like the 87U. I like the vertical foot-print of the 68U so I'm hoping this is the style that ultimately comes out.

 

[nyxagamemnon]

looks like ASUS has updated the photo on their website...

https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC3200

previous photos had it looking more like the 87U. I like the vertical foot-print of the 68U so I'm hoping this is the style that ultimately comes out.

Agreed it's also much better for heat dissipation into air vs a solid surface and creating a hot plate effect and it also takes up less room!

 

[IAAI]

it looks ugly

to me looks like AC68 - S

 

[L&LD]

it looks ugly

to me looks like AC68 - S

Nah, this is the good looking one, the pretty one is the Asus AC1900 models and the really ugly one will be the 8 antenna version.

I want the ugly!!!

 

[kenrok1]

for the past several days the link https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC3200 no longer displays any information about the AC3200 - it just redirects to the ASUS home page now

 

[hggomes]

Yes, since the beginning i said that was an error from ASUS, RT-AC87U was not even available on their web page when it was almost out to the market and RT-AC3200 was already there, so they removed the page because we only see RT-AC3200 in a few months now, no sense to be there when it's "far" away to be released.