Testseek.com have collected 92 expert reviews of the Asus GT-AC5300 ROG Rapture and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus GT-AC5300 ROG Rapture.
June 2017
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The editors liked
Eight gigabit LAN ports
Two supporting 802.3ad aggregation
Two USB 3.0 ports
Eight LAN ports
Two USB
Tri-band signal
Impressive QoS
The GT-AC5300 has fast performance
Excellent Wi-Fi range and includes loads of unique gaming-centric features. The router has free built-in lifetime protection against online threats
Has eight Gigabit LAN ports
And can combine two of them into a superf
Speedy throughput performance
Lots of gamer-friendly features
Works with Alexa voice commands and IFTTT applets
Slick user interface
Tri-band Wi-Fi
Very fast
Built for 4K streaming
Optimal for gaming
The editors didn't like
Product is mostly hype. Gaming features already supported in RT-AC5300
Wi-Fi Radar is unfinished and misleading
Large
Lacks support for Wi-Fi 6
WPA3
The router is bulky
Expensive and generally overkill for most homes' needs. Its interface can be daunting
And its mobile app only works locally
Bottom Line
One of the fastest routers we've tested
The Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 offers lots of gamer-friendly features
Copious I/O ports
And a slick management console that lets you optimize your network for lag-free gaming
Published: 2018-09-01, Author: John , review by: au.pcmag.com
Speedy throughput performance, Lots of gamer-friendly features, Eight LAN ports, Works with Alexa voice commands and IFTTT applets, Slick user interface
One of the fastest routers we've tested, the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 offers lots of gamer-friendly features, copious I/O ports, and a slick management console that lets you optimize your network for lag-free gaming...
The battle of the $399 router is quite interesting. This price point gives consumers the option of broad range mesh platforms from Linksys, ASUS, Ubiquiti, and others, or extreme performance single node solutions like a Nighthawk X8, Archer 5400v2, and no...
The GT-AC5300 has fast performance, excellent Wi-Fi range and includes loads of unique gaming-centric features. The router has free built-in lifetime protection against online threats, has eight Gigabit LAN ports, and can combine two of them into a superf
The router is bulky, expensive and generally overkill for most homes' needs. Its interface can be daunting, and its mobile app only works locally
The Asus GT-AC5300 is the ultimate Wi-Fi router for hardcore gamers and geeks...
Published: 2018-08-10, Author: David , review by: uk.hardware.info
Abstract: One of the most common annoyances of modern man is a poorly functioning WiFi connection. Especially now that more and more devices are becoming connected and it only gets busier in the ether, it can do no harm to take a good look at your current equipment...
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Published: 2018-02-20, Author: David , review by: uk.hardware.info
ASUS brings a striking object to a home with the ROG Rapture GT-AC5300. The device has been given an uncompromising design, which is clearly intended to appeal to a specific (read gaming) target group. We find it reassuring that in these times, when mesh...
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Published: 2018-02-09, Author: Frank , review by: uk.hardware.info
ASUS AiMesh offers a very interesting alternative for mesh systems such as its own Lyra but based on standard routers. We tested the special AiMesh firmware with two ASUS RT-AC86U routers. The results are very promising: the performance is far better than...
Great connectivity with 8 LAN ports and trunking ability, Latest WiFi specs and three bands, Built-in gaming optimising features, Powerful CPU,
Price, “ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 looks awesome and it might be the device which will give you the edge over your online gaming competition.”, Thank You, ASUS, for this review sample,
PricingThe ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AC5300 surely isn't the cheapest device on the market, but you also get a list of awesome features. At the time of writing, it can be yours for $388.99 or £465.61, but can be found online from other retails for around £399.9...
