


Not that we would recommend it ourselves, as the router weighs nearly 2kg with all 8 external antennas attached. Secondly, there are no provisions for wall-mounting. It measures roughly 25cm by 25cm, and the antennas end at around 14cm off the surface. Firstly, it’s really large and takes up quite a bit of space. That said, there are some things that prospective owners should take note. In some ways, the RT-AC5300 router reminds us of Lamborghini’s equally wacky Venono hypercar. Even the antennas haven’t been spared, and are thick, chunky and angular too.

ASUS could have gone with a simple box-shaped design, but they decided otherwise, and gave the RT-AC5300 router angular surfaces, sharp edges, and red accents. We think that it’s a very fitting design for a high-end flagship router and it looks plain awesome. Totally bonkers right? The RT-AC5300 router actually debuted a few months ago at IFA 2015 in Berlin, and because of its unusual looks, it has been called an alien, a crab, a spider, amongst many other things. This is how the ASUS RT-AC5300 router looks. Two (2) USB ports: 1 USB 3.0 & 1 USB 2.Meet the routers - ASUS RT-AC5300 The ASUS RT-AC5300.Dynamic QoS prioritizes bandwidth by application and device.MU-MIMO capable for simultaneous streaming of data to multiple devices.Smart connect intelligently selects the fastest WiFi band for every device.6 Gigabit ethernet ports aggregate two ports for faster file transfers.4 active antennas and 4 internal antennas amplify and maximize range.Quad stream delivers up to four data streams per WiFi band.

