Review on ASUS RT-AC5300 WiFi Gaming Router - Tri-Band Gigabit Wireless Internet Router with AiMesh Compatibility, Lifetime Internet Security, Adaptive QoS, Parental Control, and MU-MIMO Support by Martin Masaniai

The router worked for about 1 year and all of a sudden I started having intermittent disconnects. I've fixed every problem in the world, tried every firmware version. Then I went back to the Optimum router and found that there were almost no disconnects. I suspect something outside the home is causing the shutdown. I replaced my cable modem with a Netgear CM600 to fix this culprit. Tested speeds with the Optimum model: 412Mbps down / 42 up. Swapped out this router with the same setup, ran a speed test (note it was incredibly slow) and I got less than 1Mbps download with it 42Mbps upload. No matter what I changed or modified, the router didn't give me more than 1 Mbps. I chalk it up to poor build quality. Less than 2 years old and a $400 router is dead. Never buy another ASUS networking product again. I'm a big fan of ASUS laptops, motherboards and graphics cards, but this is really very disappointing. I should get a full replacement or refund for something like this. My connection was very fast and reliable for almost 2 years and then all of a sudden these problems started.