ASUS has announced that its RT-AC68U Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router will be price at RM799 in Malaysia.
The company claims that the RT-AC68U is the fastest wireless router in the world, with simultaneous dual-band bandwidths of 1300Mbit/s for 802.11ac at 5GHz and 600Mbit/s for 802.11n at 2.4GHz. The new RT-AC68U features a new dual-core processor for responsive performance and USB 3.0 support for next-generation high-performance storage.
The ASUS RT-AC68U is a Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ac simultaneous dual-band 802.11ac router with 5GHz wireless data rates approaching that of wired Gigabit connections. The Broadcom TurboQAM technology super-charges 2.4GHz 802.11n performance too, increasing wireless bandwidth with compatible devices from 450Mbit/s to 600Mbit/s.
With a 3×3 MIMO (multiple-input and multiple-output) design with three external ‘smart’ antennas, the RT-AC68U claims to offer solid and stable Wi-Fi performance with increased data rates over long distances. Wireless coverage is further enhanced by ASUS AiRadar Tx beamforming technology that automatically shapes the signal to give a stronger connection for wireless clients.
Via the high speed USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports, users can share a 3G/4G USB modems, printers and high-performance storage with a local network. ASUS AiCloud technology transforms USB-attached storage into a personal cloud server, for easy remote file access and media streaming from a laptop, smartphone and tablet. AiCloud also features a new router-to-router sync mode that automatically synchronizes USB-connected storage on other compatible ASUS routers, for easy sharing of large files with family and friends.
There’s also a four Gigabit Ethernet ports catered for high-speed wired networking, and a physical Wi-Fi on/off switch.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- 802.11a/n/ac (5GHz) @ 1.3Gbit/s
- 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz) @ 600Mbit/s
- 3×3 MIMO antennas
- WEP/WPA/WPA2 -PSK/WPA/WPA2 –Enterprise
- 5x Gigabit Ethernet ports
- 1x USB 2.0 + 1x USB 3.0 ports
- 220 x 160 x 83.3mm
- 500g
The Asus RT-AC68U will be available in Malaysia by the second week of October via local PC retailers.