[Dell] ASUS RT-AC3200 Tri-band 802.11ac router - $271.99

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Jan 25th, 2018 11:51 pm

fpenguin [OP]: Sr. Member; Oct 19, 2015; 997 posts; 1380 upvotes; Vancouver

Jan 25th, 2018 11:51 pm

[Dell] ASUS RT-AC3200 Tri-band 802.11ac router - $271.99

Deal Link:: http://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/accessor ... d/a9263552
Price:: 271.99
Savings:: $128
Expiry:: January 29, 2018
Retailer:: Dell

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Pro : Pretty decent speed

Con : Power consumption

802.11ac Tri-band 3x3 MIMO 4port gigabit. 2 USB ports.
Review : http://www.legitreviews.com/asus-rt-ac3 ... iew_162252

$128 off MSRP $399

$15 Coupon Code : $15OFF$199+
Remember 2% cashback from eBates

If you're in market for a faster router, this is not a bad deal.

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Jan 26th, 2018 4:20 am

rEDSpider: Sr. Member; Oct 20, 2001; 816 posts; 99 upvotes; Spruce Grove

Jan 26th, 2018 4:20 am

no ai mesh support

Jan 26th, 2018 6:08 am

nUseBro: Penalty Box; Dec 25, 2017; 400 posts; 969 upvotes

Jan 26th, 2018 6:08 am

This is incredibly misleading savings. It's never 400$. Also, newegg has it at a similar price.

Jan 26th, 2018 6:26 am

Uberclk: Deal Addict; Dec 3, 2005; 1843 posts; 835 upvotes; Scarborough

Jan 26th, 2018 6:26 am

rEDSpider wrote: ↑ no ai mesh support

hard to say since they just rolled out ai mesh this month and is basically testing bugs with the official release..

but according to the ai mesh beta test guide PDF, the RT-AC3200 is in the roadmap with limited support (what ever that means), but probably not in the short term since there's so many bugs at the moment with the whole thing.

2. What models are going to be supported?

RT-AC68U, RT-AC1900P, RT-AC86U will be supported first, and we are planning to
support GT-AC5300, RT-AC5300, RT-AC88U, RT-AC3200 in near future.
Later, RT-AC87U, RT-AC66U series, RT-AC1750, BlueCave, Lyra and DSL-AC68U will join
this family as well.

Notice: For RT-AC87U, early version RT-AC66U (A1), RT-AC3200 will be limited support
with some functions due to chipset vendor limitation.

Jan 26th, 2018 7:34 am

mcmaxx: Newbie; Nov 5, 2009; 97 posts; 34 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 26th, 2018 7:34 am

rEDSpider wrote: ↑ no ai mesh support

My Ac3100 already has ai mesh support in the latest update

Jan 26th, 2018 8:10 am

Jone19: Member; Apr 2, 2015; 344 posts; 452 upvotes; Siberia

Jan 26th, 2018 8:10 am

This is an awesome router but being tri band the speeds on wifi will not be anywhere close to a 3100 ,price is still a bit high too. Referbio was selling referbs for $150 a while back.

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Jan 26th, 2018 10:16 am

adamm: Deal Addict; Nov 8, 2005; 1693 posts; 267 upvotes; Brampton

Jan 26th, 2018 10:16 am

Jone19 wrote: ↑ This is an awesome router but being tri band the speeds on wifi will not be anywhere close to a 3100 ,price is still a bit high too. Referbio was selling referbs for $150 a while back.

Dell also has the 3100 on sale for $319: http://www.dell.com/en-ca/work/shop/asu ... networking

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Jan 26th, 2018 11:35 am

rEDSpider: Sr. Member; Oct 20, 2001; 816 posts; 99 upvotes; Spruce Grove

Jan 26th, 2018 11:35 am

mcmaxx wrote: ↑ My Ac3100 already has ai mesh support in the latest update

Cool, this is the 3200

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Jan 26th, 2018 11:44 am

torontotim: Deal Addict; Nov 17, 2012; 3225 posts; 2180 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 26th, 2018 11:44 am

Wonder if something like this would actually improve my wifi speeds.

I'm on a Bell Home 3000 modem and get 300-400Mbps download test speeds on Fibe Gigabit using my Macbook on wifi, 2 floors away from the router (basement install and my office is on 2nd floor).

What makes something like this worth $200+ to someone like me? I get the additional functionality/security or whatever inherent in having a private router - I used to have a DLink setup with Unblock.us on it etc. but that doesn't work with Bell Fibe services, so...

What's the value proposition? I'd be genuinely interested in having my own router again if it a) improved performance and b) added value through different functionality.

Bell is also renting out wifi mesh network pods now for $5 monthly/set of 4. Perhaps Asus routers working together would offer higher performance in a mesh network, but from everything I've read bandwidth takes a hit in trade for increased coverage.

Jan 26th, 2018 12:00 pm

RobinHou: Member; Oct 14, 2014; 498 posts; 332 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Jan 26th, 2018 12:00 pm

torontotim wrote: ↑ Wonder if something like this would actually improve my wifi speeds.

I'm on a Bell Home 3000 modem and get 300-400Mbps download test speeds on Fibe Gigabit using my Macbook on wifi, 2 floors away from the router (basement install and my office is on 2nd floor).

What makes something like this worth $200+ to someone like me? I get the additional functionality/security or whatever inherent in having a private router - I used to have a DLink setup with Unblock.us on it etc. but that doesn't work with Bell Fibe services, so...

What's the value proposition? I'd be genuinely interested in having my own router again if it a) improved performance and b) added value through different functionality.

Bell is also renting out wifi mesh network pods now for $5 monthly/set of 4. Perhaps Asus routers working together would offer higher performance in a mesh network, but from everything I've read bandwidth takes a hit in trade for increased coverage.

I have this AC3200 router on Bell Fibe Gigabit. I can tell that you will not get any improved speed or performance having this router added. You don't need extra router if the Hub 3000 can cover your whole house, unless you need other specific functionalities.
BTW, my router is on 1st floor and I can get up to 400+Mbps download speed on my Alienware gaming laptop.

Jan 26th, 2018 2:47 pm

torontotim: Deal Addict; Nov 17, 2012; 3225 posts; 2180 upvotes; Toronto

Jan 26th, 2018 2:47 pm

Can I ask the obvious question - why do you have the router? I'm assuming your Home 3000 hub provides good coverage? Maybe I'm lucky in that my skinny Toronto house is 15 feet wide but 4 floors counting the basement. Maybe vertical is better than horizontal for wifi coverage.

I do have the $5 Bell mesh pods on the way, to see if I can improve range to the 3rd floor, but reviews on them are mixed, cutting bandwidth etc. I may choose to only use them to reach the garage in the lane, which I use powerline ethernet and a 2nd router/SSID for now. Only get 10Mbps out there so anything would be an improvement esp if I can stick with one SSID.

Jan 26th, 2018 3:03 pm

RobinHou: Member; Oct 14, 2014; 498 posts; 332 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Jan 26th, 2018 3:03 pm

torontotim wrote: ↑ Can I ask the obvious question - why do you have the router? I'm assuming your Home 3000 hub provides good coverage? Maybe I'm lucky in that my skinny Toronto house is 15 feet wide but 4 floors counting the basement. Maybe vertical is better than horizontal for wifi coverage.

I do have the $5 Bell mesh pods on the way, to see if I can improve range to the 3rd floor, but reviews on them are mixed, cutting bandwidth etc. I may choose to only use them to reach the garage in the lane, which I use powerline ethernet and a 2nd router/SSID for now. Only get 10Mbps out there so anything would be an improvement esp if I can stick with one SSID.

I bought this router three years ago when I was with Rogers. Even myself don't know why I'm still using it after I switch to Bell Hub 3000. I did a little bit test and found that the Hub 3000 has better wifi coverage than the AC3200 especially for 5Ghz channel.

Jan 26th, 2018 5:06 pm

Uberclk: Deal Addict; Dec 3, 2005; 1843 posts; 835 upvotes; Scarborough

Jan 26th, 2018 5:06 pm

i also have the Bell 3000 hub and some of my devices have trouble connecting to it (even a laptop). Bell support even added a second band and still the same. have an older Asus ac router around and connected that as an AP and everything runs off that now.

Jan 27th, 2018 12:27 am

tuzo_wilson: Jr. Member; Mar 22, 2005; 124 posts; 93 upvotes

Jan 27th, 2018 12:27 am

I've had this router for the last 3 years and it's a really good router. I've been running with Merlin firmware. That said, I think almost anyone would be better off buying the new RT-AC86U. It's newer, cheaper (was recently $230), faster CPU, more powerful signal strength, twice the RAM, and supports AiMesh. Probably the only thing the AC3200 has going for it are two 5 GHZ bands but I'm not sure how many people will benefit from that.

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