ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 Quad-band WiFi 6E Extendable Gaming Router, 6GHz Band, Dual 10G Ports, 2.5G WAN Port, ASUS RangeBoost Plus, Triple-level Game Acceleration, VPN Fusion, AiMesh Compatible

Update: The product description on the ASUS web site is a bit deceptive. The 2.5gb port is WAN only. For example, if you have a 5gb Internet plan, you can use the 10gb LAN/WAN port to connect to your modem, but the 2.5gb port is not useable for LAN use. LAN aggregation is possible on the 1gb ports- but that may not be optimal.

Great wifi coverage for my entire 2 story house. Very easy to set up and very easy to use

Picked up this router to replace an GT-AXE11000. Nice to have 2 10G ports. One is dedicated to the WAN and one is dedicated to my main wired PC. Getting 1300Mbps download. A significant improvement over the AXe11000 which only had one 2.5G port. Ended up using the GT-AXE11000 as a node upstairs and our home network is better than ever. Greatly increased signal strength and speed on the devices that used to struggle on the edge of the main router signal. Setup was easy. AIMesh was easy to setup and easy to assign devices to the node.

I was lucky to be able to order the ASUS GT-AXE16000 direct from Amazon as the seller for the from ASUS recommended price. My experience with networking goes back 30+ years and this is so far the first router that works like a charm. Some problems with the guest network and mesh were solved 2 days ago with the 50168 firmware. This router is fast, stable, GUI is a pleasure to work with and the two 10GE ports are great to have. I use 10GE 1 as my WAN and 10GE2 goes to my Netgear 10G Multi-Gigabit Ethernet Switch and from there to my computers and 10GbE Synology NAS. After installation of the router everything worked like a charm right away. I always place my routers on top of a laptop cooling pad since the router is running 24/7 to keep them comfortably cool and in good working condition over the years. The previous router I had was mainly fine too but had massive problems with the 2.4 GHz band. Very happy camper here, hopefully for many years with the GT-AXE16000.

I been waiting for a couple of months to find this router available as every retailer has been sold out. I was excited when I finally received it since I had very high expectations for it due to the features and price. At the moment, I am not sure if I should end up returning it or hope that future updates will resolve the wifi speed issues. The router is a roller coaster with wifi speeds as others have mentioned. It does not have a consistent speed. I could be standing a few feet from the router and will get over 600mbps but then a few seconds later under 100mpbs. I currently have Cox Gigablast. I ran wifi speed tests in other rooms in my home which are about 20 to 40 feet away from the router and had the same issue no matter what wifi setting I used and on multiple devices. For the amount of money that Asus is asking for, I have had better stable speeds with my TP-Link AC-5400. I would get between 400 to 480mbps around the house without the roller coaster speeds. At the moment, I would say its a risk paying the asking price on this router since we dont know if future updates will correct the wifi issues or if its a hardware issue.

I have purchased two of these devices in the past 6 months. The first one would lock up and drop internet connectivity and the UI was not accessible resulting in a need to power cycle the device. I sent that one back to ASUS for replacement, none in stock so Im expecting a refund. Asus claims that this is a hardware issue.

You have been thinking about upgrading, waiting for the axe-16000, just get this axe-11000. It works great, signal is amazing. I have some machines wired in because I do have gig service and I like seeing 900mbs speed tests. As far as nas, yup, this has you covered if you just want to plug in a portable drive or have a file server that you want on the network it shall work and you will love the speeds.

Update - Dont waste your money

There are good reviews here with precautions about this Router, so before Id even turned it on I downloaded the Merlin Firmware and the latest official ASUS Firmware in case I needed it. Thankfully, I didnt.

After a lot of back and forth with ASUS, I had to return the router because the Wi-Fi 6 won’t work. It’s pointless to spend this much money and not being able to use at least wifi6