ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router Reviews

Review score: 8.2 / 10 – Updated April, 2024

Latest Price: £189.99

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Overall Customer Rating

Overall rating

8.2

8.2 average based on 49 reviews.

How customers rate ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router

Compatibility

Performance

8.3

Reliability

8.3

Value for money

7.2

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Features
Quality
Price
Reviews
Brand – Asus
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Summary
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ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router features

	ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router
Type	Cable & fibre router
Rating	AC 3100
Data transfer speed	Up to 2 Gbps
Wireless band	Dual-band (2.4 GHz & 5 GHz)
Wireless connectivity	Wifi
Wired connections	– Gigabit LAN Ethernet port x 8
Beamforming	Yes
Number of antennas	4
Encryption	128-bit WEP
Parental controls	– Timing restrictions
System requirements	– Windows
Colour	Black
Box contents	– Network cable (RJ-45)
Dimensions	188 x 200 x 84 mm (H x W x D)
Weight	950 g
Manufacturer’s guarantee	3 years
Price	£189.99
Number of Reviews	49
Review Score	8.2 / 10 Average score in category: 8.4 / 10
Buy	Find Best Price

Quality

As with any electrical items, it’s particularly important to study the quality of a product before you buy it. This is especially important for Routers. But when we’re buying online, what can be done to get an idea of a product’s quality?

Our first area to study is normally the features. We’ve given a full list of features for ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router above. This should give you a good idea of how good the product is in terms of features and functionality.

You’re also going to want to know how durable the product is, so here we’d advise taking a look at the materials that the Routers are made from.

There is also a lot of benefit in checking out the brand of the Routers. Some brands are known for manufacturing much better quality products. As I’m sure you’re aware, brands like Asus are really well respected for making great Routers.

It’s also important to have a good idea of your expectations in terms of quality too. You may not actually be looking for the best quality product if your main goal is to get cheap Routers. So spend some time considering what’s important to you and think about the areas that you’d be happy to compromise or not.

Comparing Prices

That leads us nicely into price, where we’re going to spend some time looking at the price of ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router and seeing how that compares to other Routers and also looking at the sort of price you can expect to pay for products from Asus.

It’s really good at this stage to spend some time just getting an idea of the sort of price you can expect to pay for your Routers. When you’re spent a bit of time looking at the prices, consider setting yourself a budget.

Setting yourself a budget will really help you to narrow down your search. It can also help you to avoid the slippery slope of buying a really expensive product that perhaps had advanced specifications that you didn’t need or couldn’t actually afford.

The price that we found ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router cheapest in our most recent search was at Currys and cost just £189.99.

Customers are obviously impressed with the value of ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router as they’ve rated it in terms of value for money at: 7.2 out of 10.

How much do Routers cost on average?

We searched for all of the Routers that we could find at Currys. In total we found 46 different products available.

The average price of Routers was £178.80, which makes ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router above average in terms of price.

We also thought it would be useful for you to know how much the price of Routers can vary. Of the 46 products we found, the lowest cost that we found was £29.99 and the highest price we saw was £466.80.

In the Routers category, 14 products cost more than ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router and 30 cost less.

How much are Asus Routers?

Next up we thought it would be useful to narrow down our search a bit more and only look at Routers made by Asus. We managed to find 10 options at Currys.

The average price of these 10 products was £190.49. With the cheapest coming in at £34.99 and most expensive currently showing as £379.99. Based on this price analysis it shows that ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router is below average against other Asus Routers.

ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router Reviews

Reviews are without question your best piece of information when researching a product to buy online. We love customer reviews especially, as they’re not incentivised and just written by genuine customers.

We also love customer reviews because many of them will be from customers who have been using the product for some time. We found 49 reviews for . So we’d strongly recommend you head over there and take the time to read plenty of the reviews to get a real feel for whether ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router is just what you’re after.

ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router has a customer review score of 8 and our review score is 9.0 out of 10. The average review score in the Routers category is 8.4 with an average of 32 reviews for each product. The average customer review score for products from Asus is 8.5 based on an average of 41 reviews per product. So you’re definitely going to be in safe hands if you do choose to buy ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router

The other useful source of reviews is expert reviews. Whilst these won’t give you as much user feedback as the customer reviews, it does mean that you’re getting some expert opinions on the Routers. Companies like TechRadar are really well known for providing great reviews.

It’s also worth exploring other product options and reading their reviews. Just some of the products that we liked are ASUS DSL-AC88U Wireless ADSL/VDSL Router reviews, ASUS RT-AC86U WiFi Modem Router reviews or ASUS DSL-AC68U Wireless Modem Router reviews. Or something a little different could be a product like ASUS RT-AX56U WiFi Cable & Fibre Router reviews or even RT-AC85P WiFi Cable & Fibre Router reviews.

Buying Asus branded products

Brand, as mentioned earlier, is another really important factor to consider for buying Routers.

It looks like you’ve already got some idea of the sort of product you’re inserted in, as you’ve landed on this ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router review. However, if you do want to consider other brands just make sure you spend some time reading lots of reviews. If you decide to stick to Asus then you’ll not be disappointed, judging by the customer reviews.

YouTube Video of ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router

Another fantastic source of information and great for reviews is video content. Below we’ve run a search for ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router on YouTube if you wanted to check out some of the video reviews that may have been created by customers or expert reviewers.

Summary

Based on the amazing reviews shown at the top of this review, we’re really impressed with ASUS RT-AC88U Wireless Cable & Fibre Router and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it as one of the top options if you’re looking to buy Routers. This is only highlighted by the great customer reviews and our review score of 9.0/10 overall.

All that’s left now is for you to head over to Currys to check out the 49 customer reviews. Simply hit the green button at the bottom of your screen to start.

Further product details

- Product ID 1: 3627492531

- Product ID 2: 10145939

- Brand: Asus

- Model number: RTAC88U

- RRP: £219.99

- EAN: 4712900030389

- Description: Top features: – Stream 4K content and play games online without worrying about lag – Powerful WiFi coverage around your entire home – Advanced parental controls Stream in 4K and game without lag Offering the capability to handle 4K streaming online, smart home technology and demanding gaming, the Asus RT-AC88U Wireless Router is perfect for offering access to high speed internet connections. Reducing lag and making sure you don’t have to waste time while videos buffer, the dual band wireless ensures that you can access your network quickly for smooth streaming and fast gaming. When you need extra resources dedicated to gaming, AiProtection lets you reallocate CPU and memory space to your game by turning off 3rd party applications and anti-virus programs. Powerful coverage Capable of supporting as many devices as you want, the RT-AC88U can maintain multiple Full HD streams so that no one has to sacrifice on quality and speed, even when everyone is online. Using MU-MIMO technology, the RT-AC88U gives every device its own dedicated connection so everyone can make the most of fast internet, instead of having to share a single connection. Able to connect to smart home devices like cameras and thermostats, the RT-AC88U future-proofs your home so that you can upgrade your technology without needing any extra internet access. With cross-platform compatibility, the RT-AC88U gives all your devices coverage on every operating system, so that you can achieve faster connections on everything from your tablet and phone to PC and console. Built-in USB ports, as well as eight Ethernet LAN ports let you connect to external devices like printers, storage drives, smart TVs or set top boxes simultaneously. Parental controls Prevent other users from visiting inappropriate websites with Asus’ advanced parental controls that let you restrict adult content as well as keep on top of the times that each device can access the internet. By applying time limits you can make sure that every device that your children access is safe to use online.