Q: is there another option for the antennas? As good as the specs are, this this thing look incredibly stupid

Just flip it over. Put some little eyeballs on it (a bunch of them in a cluster. It'll look like a cool, futuristic spider! It should get 5-stars just for that! Having said that (and since Amazon is lumping all questions/reviews together for several different models), I have the RT-89X. That things is a beast as far as size goes. I'm not complaining as it has the performance to back it up.

Q: This advertises 10gb ethernet yet only has 2.5gb?

Sadly, No 10gb ethernet but you have a few different entry level 10G switches like the ones from Qnap, Mikrotik, etc that will give you 2~4 SFP+ ports but you would need a good wifi 6 card or 10G ethernet card in the respective devices to fully realize those speed boosts. I'm looking at upgrading to wifi 6 and slapping a fast wifi 6 card in my plex server soon because despite the plex server being on a 10gig fiber connection at my house, the unifi AP Pro access point is a severe bottle neck for streaming 4k vs the wifi 6 capabilities.

Question 1

What wireless speeds are you getting with this router, versus what your wired speed is?

Accepted Answer

Lots of confusion here...  Lots of good answers and lots of bad ones. Simply put, most wireless devices cannot attain gigabit speeds. I have 1 Gbs to my router, however all our phones, computers, tablets, etc attain anywhere from 350-650 Mbs. This is due to buying products that are not cutting edge. The system can only perform as fast as the slowest piece of hardware.  e.g. my phone is a middle of the road Samsung it can get ~550-650Mbs due to the phone not the network. Same network, the latest Samsung S23 get nearly 1Gbs.

Not saying everyone else is wrong. On the contrary,  many intelligent people have answered this.

Simply put, I'm not willing to lay out $1K+ for a phone to hit me wifi speeds of 1Gbs. 650Mbs is great with me for a $400 phone. It comes down to what's important to the buyer.

Question 2

How many wireless devices can the AX11000 hold before it slows down?

Accepted Answer

I have 3 of these, 2 are a node using wifi 5ghz-2 back haul that can only do 80mhz bandwidth due to local radar.  It is running 31 devices which includes 6 5mp security cameras, 4k video streaming going from remote node to main and a real time home automation system (home built).  Lag from node 1 to main to node 2 is always < 1ms.  This router system is fast, no problem with lag, connection drops, etc.  I did a speed test while doing a download that saturated my small 100mb internet connection. The streaming 4k services still worked because the router shared very well.

Question 3

is there another option for the antennas? As good as the specs are, this this thing look incredibly stupid

Accepted Answer

Just flip it over. Put some little eyeballs on it (a bunch of them in a cluster. It'll look like a cool, futuristic spider! It should get 5-stars just for that!

Having said that (and since Amazon is lumping all questions/reviews together for several different models), I have the RT-89X. That things is a beast as far as size goes. I'm not complaining as it has the performance to back it up.

Question 4

This advertises 10gb ethernet yet only has 2.5gb?

Accepted Answer

Sadly, No 10gb ethernet but you have a few different entry level 10G switches like the ones from Qnap, Mikrotik, etc that will give you 2~4 SFP+ ports but you would need a good wifi 6 card or 10G ethernet card in the respective devices to fully realize those speed boosts.  I'm looking at upgrading to wifi 6 and slapping a fast wifi 6 card in my plex server soon because despite the plex server being on a 10gig fiber connection at my house, the unifi AP Pro access point is a severe bottle neck for streaming 4k vs the wifi 6 capabilities.

Brand	ASUS
Compatible devices	Gaming Console
Frequency band class	Tri-Band
Model name	GT-AX11000
Special features	Internet Security, WPS
Wireless communication standard	802.11ax

ASUS RT ax GT-AX11000

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