Customer Reviews for Asus RT-AX88U AX & AC Dual Band MU-MIMO WiFi 6 Gaming Router, Black/Gold (RT-AX89X)
36 reviews
Most helpful positive review
Posted Aug 8, 2024
Asus RTAX89X
So Far so Good with this router. Its twice as fast as the RT-AC 5300. We are loving it
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Most helpful critical review
Posted Dec 5, 2023
NOT 10G ROUTER
Falsely advertised as 10G! Can only muster 1.6G hardwired; wi fi is 3G on a 10G plan and wi fi should NEVER be faster than hardwire. Will switch to Netgear Nighthawk wi fi 7 router if not resolved
Jose .M
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Posted Aug 8, 2024
Asus RTAX89X
So Far so Good with this router. Its twice as fast as the RT-AC 5300. We are loving it
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Rav4
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Posted Dec 5, 2023
NOT 10G ROUTER
Falsely advertised as 10G! Can only muster 1.6G hardwired; wi fi is 3G on a 10G plan and wi fi should NEVER be faster than hardwire. Will switch to Netgear Nighthawk wi fi 7 router if not resolved
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Response from Staples :
Dear Rav4,
We do understand your disappointment with the router and the inconvenience this may have caused regarding the slow wired connection.
This router does support 10Gbps on the LAN port. For helpful tips on how to configure a 10Gbps speed on the LAN port, please visit our support page at: https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1045800/. Furthermore, please check if the router was setup properly base on your ISP's network credentials. For the router's User's Guide, please visit: https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/RT-AX89X/E15929_RT-AX89X_Manual.pdf.
Should you need further assistance with the product, please email me at [email protected] and I would be more than happy to help. Or you are most welcome to call Product Support Hotline at: 1(888) 678-3688. Also, you can chat with an ASUS live support agent from the link: https://www.asus.com/us/support/article/1135/.
Thank you for choosing an ASUS product.
Regards,
Rodel
ASUS Customer Loyalty
, December 27, 2024
Gigabob
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Posted Sep 10, 2023
OctoSpace Router gets the Job Done
I turned to the Asus RT-AX89X because I wanted a dual band system with plenty of 1Gb ports to power an AIMesh system for a larger house. I put it in a corner of the house where an Octopus from Outer Space would look cool. My other two mesh nodes are RT-AX86U's one it the Kitchen and one in the Living room of a 4,000 sqft house. My Xfinity Gigabit service gives me >93...
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Sylvestk
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Posted Aug 21, 2023
Failed 3 months after warranty expired
Half the wifi failed 3 months after the warranty expired.
Certain wireless devices would connect, but lots of my other devices wouldn't any longer. Tried factory resets, new and older (all versions) firmware, all to no avail. It's toast. Pretty bummed for it to happen to a high end router that wasn't cheap.
It's a Qualcomm chipset therefore isn't supported by asu...
Certain wireless devices would connect, but lots of my other devices wouldn't any longer. Tried factory resets, new and older (all versions) firmware, all to no avail. It's toast. Pretty bummed for it to happen to a high end router that wasn't cheap.
It's a Qualcomm chipset therefore isn't supported by asu...
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ensigndna
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Posted Mar 26, 2023
Very fast, but very quirky.
It's fast, but it has some significant issues. Most setting changes trigger a reboot of the router, even simple changes that only require the affected service to reload it's config such as simple DNS changes will cause the router to reboot. If you SSH to the router you can make the changes without rebooting, seems strange that the web interface has these issues when o...
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Rockhound
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Posted Mar 19, 2023
Power and Capacity and Reliability
After 2 other commonly used units were returned, I purchased the ASUS RT-AX89X and it was the easiest to set up and had the additional ports available eliminating the need for an additional router switch.
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Lenny D
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Posted Mar 4, 2023
Great with performance with Questionable QA
Excellent Wifi and wired performance with great features. However, my first unit bricked during a firmware upgrade so I have a little regarding the product quality.
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Shin0bi1
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Posted Feb 13, 2023
Replace my netgear xr1000 router
Best router I have own so far. I was getting poor Comcast download speeds. Replaced my netgear XR 1000 router and bought a Motorola MB8611 docs is 3.1 and getting gig internet speeds now versus only getting 600mb/s tops. The gig10 and gig2.5 speeds are fantastic. I bought a rj45 adapter so I can use the 10gig port so I can plug it directly to my motherboard. ASUS r...
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i2oadi2unnei2
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Posted Nov 26, 2022
Get yours now!
Best router wifi I've own to date! Covered my entire house of 2500sf.
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HLC1
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Posted Nov 25, 2022
Excellent router used in mesh network.
Very good router .
Is used in mesh network with another ASUS router .
Is used in mesh network with another ASUS router .
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Kdawg
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Posted Oct 11, 2022
Good where it matters
Its a little faster than my 1GB router. Set up was easy. No password required though. And I can’t figure out how to use a password, so I guess my neighbors can use it until that gets resolved. The http website ASUS uses doesn’t work on my computer in any setting or on any browser. Why can’t they use a normal website?! So, I’ll have to call in. Software app doesn’t seem ...
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Mac56
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Posted Sep 24, 2022
RT-AX89X review
Easy to set up, automatically configured for my ISP, GUI is intuitive, coverage for my entire house.
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MrGooge
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Posted Sep 23, 2022
RT-AX89X
The RT-AX89X is what I needed to get my new AT&T fiber network up and running with 2.5gps speed! Using the two (2) 10gps ports I was able to use one for the WAN input and the other for the 2.5gps LAN output. Setup was relatively easy as I was migrating from an RT-AC5300. It's also nice to have WiFi 6ax... The only reason I didn't give this four (4) stars, was the 10gps ...
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Daja
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Posted Sep 2, 2022
Don’t buy this router , poor support!
Absolutely no one knows how to set this up after more than about 4 phone calls hours on the phone and a dozen emails wasting another many hours all to no avail.I had to sent it back and buy a Netgear router! Very very disappointing support!
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WFHgamer
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Posted Aug 21, 2022
Lots of speed
So far, so good. The setup was very easy. I had to reboot it once as one VPN network was acting flaky, but it has been stable since.
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AlabamaMan
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Posted Jul 24, 2022
Good router
Good router, customizable, some bugs in firmware for using aggregate connection, but port is 10 GBS so aggregate not required. Just can’t plug-in wifi backup to main system.
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Surge
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Posted Jul 19, 2022
Beast
One of the best !!
Just wish they had better firmware option.
Still a solid buy
Just wish they had better firmware option.
Still a solid buy
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Ot647b
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Posted Jul 5, 2022
High performance router with pro level security.
Excellent router with top-notch features and security.
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Lenny D
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Posted Jun 28, 2022
Router bricked after firmware update
I was great until a firmware update bricked the router about 7 months after purchase.
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JamieC
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Posted Jun 6, 2022
Great router!
Upgraded from previous model. Love the power and ease of use. And parental controls work well.
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