ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 Router

Unleash Gaming Domination with the ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 Pro Gaming Router. The ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 Pro Tri-Band WiFi 6 Gaming Router is a powerhouse designed to elevate your gaming experience to new heights. As a passionate gamer who demands top-tier performance and reliability from my networking hardware, I find this router to be a game-changer in every sense of the word.First and foremost, the performance of the GT-AX11000 Pro is nothing short of exceptional. With its cutting-edge WiFi 6 technology and tri-band design, it delivers lightning-fast speeds and ultra-low latency, ensuring smooth and responsive gaming sessions even in the most demanding multiplayer environments. Whether you’re battling it out in intense FPS matches or streaming high-definition content, this router keeps you connected with unparalleled speed and stability.Additionally, I appreciate the robust set of gaming-centric features offered by the GT-AX11000 Pro. The dedicated Gaming Port prioritizes network traffic for connected gaming devices, minimizing lag and ensuring a competitive edge in online matches. The Game Boost feature intelligently optimizes network resources for gaming applications, reducing ping times and providing a smoother gaming experience overall. With features like these, ASUS has truly designed a router with gamers in mind.One of the standout features of the GT-AX11000 Pro is its extendable design, which allows users to create a mesh network for seamless coverage throughout their home. Whether you’re gaming in the basement, streaming in the living room, or video conferencing in the home office, this router ensures a strong and reliable connection wherever you are. The AiMesh technology makes it easy to expand your network coverage by adding compatible ASUS routers, providing flexibility and scalability for growing households.Furthermore, I am impressed by the intuitive and user-friendly interface of the ASUS Router mobile app, which allows for easy setup and management of the GT-AX11000 Pro. From monitoring network performance to setting up parental controls and guest networks, the app puts powerful network management tools right at your fingertips. With features like traffic analyzer, AiProtection Pro, and VPN support, ASUS ensures that users have everything they need to customize and secure their network with ease.In terms of design, the GT-AX11000 Pro is a true standout with its futuristic and aggressive aesthetics. The sleek lines, angular accents, and customizable RGB lighting make it a visual centerpiece that complements any gaming setup. Additionally, the robust build quality and cooling design ensure reliable performance even during extended gaming sessions, giving users peace of mind that their router can handle whatever they throw at it.Overall, I am beyond impressed with the ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 Pro Tri-Band WiFi 6 Gaming Router. Its exceptional performance, gaming-centric features, extendable design, user-friendly interface, and striking aesthetics make it the ultimate choice for gamers looking to take their online experience to the next level. Whether you’re a casual player or a competitive eSports enthusiast, this router is a must-have addition to your gaming arsenal.

The media could not be loaded.  El router llego en excelentes condiciones, su instalación es super fácil y mejoró increíblemente la estabilidad y alcance de mi red.Apenas lo tengo con uso una semana, por lo cual igual es algo adelantada mi opinión.

Es un producto realmente robusto, se siente de calidad, la caja en la que viene el producto es muy bonita y se siente imponente, hay varios puntos que me gustaria destacar que me gustan sobre este router de gama alta.1.- La sencilles con la que se puede configurar en la app de Asus Router2.-Cuando un usuario se conecta a la red del router, este manda un aviso a la app del celular , para asi poder bloquear al usuario en caso de ser alguien desconocido, es una funcion que me gusta mucho para controlar quien se conecta a mi red, lastima que solo este disponible en routers asus de alta gama como este3.-Permite un alto ancho de banda, ya que con otros routers que eh probado no me llegaban a dar todo el ancho de banda contratado por mi proveedor, y con la tecnologia de wifi 6, realmente se aprovecha el ancho de banda4.-Facil gestion desde la app para asignar dispositivos a una especie de grupo familiar, donde se puede definir horarios para uso de internet, muy util para definir el tiempo que pasan los niños en internet, asi como tambien para bloquear ciertas paginas, ya sea para adultos, o de streaming5.-Poder bloquear un usuario de forma remota, si te encuentras fuera de casa, puedes abrir la aplicacion en el celular y donde sea que te encuentres puedes bloquear un usuario o negarle el acceso a internet (lo unico malo que tarda un poco en hacer esta conexion), util cuando se conecta alguien desconocido o sin permisoEn general es un excelente dispositivo, cumple por lo que estas pagando, solo que por el precio no es para cualquier usuario.

Tenia serios problemas de conexión para jugar en linea, compre este router y simplemente se acabaron los problemas, la configuraxion con un simple video de internet aprendes todo muy rapido y sencillo, y aparte me llego antes, recomendado al 100%, una ves mas gracias!!!

Es un equipo fácil de instalar y de enlazar con equipos con la misma tecnología, es caro pero vale la pena, me olvide de mis problemas de conexión

Update 13 July 2023: Another recent cabling upgrade by our ISP in our neighborhood. ASUS ROG GT-AXE11000 wins again‼️

Should be (Plan)/Actual Speeds Achieved
🛜 Download: 500 MBPS / 601.64 MBPS
🛜 Upload: 10 MBPS / 53.17 MBPS

🟧 This ☝️ is the highest speed I tested afterwards — 601.64 MBPS download‼️
🟩 Last upgrade was 1.25 years ago from 150 MBPS up to 250 MBPS (3/16/2022), & we were pulling close to 300 MBPS, on average, consistently.
🚫 No price change for us for these upgrades.

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Update: 03/16/2022: My ISP just bumped my Data Plan up by ⅓ from 150 MBPS to 250 MBPS for FREE (Same $ for plan). First good thing they’ve done in a LONG time. Originally, I reported speeds improved achieving 180 MBPS consistently, & now hitting 288-299 MBPS since they upgraded lines (still <1 week in) in my neighborhood. Proud to report (so far) NO ISSUES with the GT-AXE11000 Router failing as many saw when pushing speeds near or over 1 – 1.2 GBPS or over 100 wifi clients on a residential router. I still LOVE this thing. Still 1 month shy of 6-months where some owners reported CPU in their router checked out (multiple ASUS models) & lost significant speed performance. If that happens, I will update this “update.” I do NOT regret buying this at $550 even though WIFI6E is still effectively “DOA” (limited devices still at the end of Q1 2022). WIFI 7 may come out 1st at this rate (Target was/is 2025?).

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Original Review for Amazon for ASUS Router AXE11000

Note: Be sure to verify any reviews you read HERE apply to the router YOU want. Many reviews here are for various ASUS routers: AXE11000, AX11000, AX6000, etc. This review is for their AXE11000, which came out to market in Feb 2021.

Purchase Date: 09/13/2021, online & configured 09/21/2021; long-term performance to be determined.

I recently upgraded from a D-Link DIR-890L/R bought in 2015. It is ridiculous that support ends in 4 years & obsolete by the 5th (I digress). This top of the line router was $350 in 2015, now flagship routers cost like this ASUS $550 or more. Expensive? Yes! Worth it? YES!!

The thing I most despised about it (old one), & 95% of all routers on the market for home networks, is they are most or all auto-configured with little manual customization available, or none at all. You WON’T have that issue with the ASUS GT-AXE11000!! I saw many reviews “ding it” for supporting 6E but the market is extremely limited in 6E Tech even now. I’ve been wanting this ASUS Router since I saw the preview announcements back in 2020. Here is why I love it & you will as well.

1. Supports 6E despite market is still not ready with 6E NIC’s or other devices. Give it time. This was the 1st router that supported 6e—of course it wasn’t ready when launched back in Feb 2021 – duh?! An ASUS firmware fix will make all well with 6e soon. Hopefully the market will offer more 6e devices in the next 6 months (semiconductor shortage makes that not likely)!! That is NOT ASUS’ fault (6e market or silicon chip shortage).

2. Every setting practically is manually configurable if you wish or you can get most settings automatically configured if not a Tech person. I am, so I LOVE it.

3. AI Protection Pro — You get Lifetime AI Protection against spyware, adware, & ransomware updates from the Internet that get pulled by your devices via YOUR router & modem. Again, MOST routers on the market have no protection built in, much less free, with lifetime updates! My wife’s work computer has seen multiple malicious programs attempt access that this feature stopped from infecting either her computer or spreading onto router or our other home network devices. We sent the reports to her employer’s IT Team to investigate.

4. WiFi Radar — Instead of paying an additional $500 or more for a Network (SSID) Analyzer Program or Subscription for Wireless Channel Stats, & Site Survey, this feature set is included for FREE! You don’t need other programs to see what channel your neighbors chose for 2.4G, 5G or 6G & the interference you may get competing on those busy channels from neighboring devices. You also can create reports by scanning as often as you like. This alone makes the $550 Router a real bargain. IT Network people tell users to choose, for example: Channel 1, 6, or 11 for their center channel using 2.5 GHz. The problem is everyone knows this as they have heard this same counsel for over a decade!! Your neighbors know this too. Guess which are the busiest channels in 2021 (at least in my hood)?

5. Traffic Analyzer — tells you which Top 5 devices (& programs or service—like streaming on device) are MOST responsible for data downloads & graphs it. For example, when my son is home from college during the summer, we easily exceed 100 GB of data per day downloaded between him & us working, gaming, or streaming from home. My ISP charges & throttles if you go over your allocation based on monthly use. This feature makes it easy to KNOW 100% which devices are the culprit & specific activities or program most responsible on it. My son is a gamer like I am, but we regularly hit 30-35 GB/day when he isn’t home. We had to assume it was his PC Gaming that was the issue (he was downloading too much or in a dead zone even with a WiFi booster). We didn’t definitively know, but NOW WE DO!! I love this too.

If you want a manually configurable router with tons of settings (95% of what is out there doesn’t support it to this degree for home users), & all the benefits above included, then get this already. The streaming & gaming quality & speeds we do in my home (I tested) are improved over my last router. Consistently reaches 10-50 MBPS more for download speed than an AC3200 router. If this is what you are looking for as well, then this is for you!

My ISP frequently has downtime issues in my neighborhood so download speeds varied from 60-180 MBPS using my old router over this past year. Now, 180 MBPS consistently unless ISP goes down. Those of you who have better internet packages should see a proportional dramatic improvement as I did for mine. Have had no issues since installing & configuring it. Have I said I LOVE my ASUS ROG GT-AXE11000? (We have 35 client devices — 16-20 of those are active daily too, ranging from PC’s, MacBook, iPhones, iPad, AppleTV’s, gaming consoles (plural), and so on with no connectivity issues). My old router required daily reboot or suffered degraded performance when video conferencing. The new router I reboot 2x a week per auto schedule. Again, flawless so far.