Review ASUS RT-AC86U, Feature-packed advanced wireless router
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 Nov 16 2018, 08:00 PM
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QUOTE(sHawTY @ Nov 16 2018, 11:56 AM) Already open an advertisement in Mudah.my to sell my one month old ASUS RT-AC86U Yea saw the advert, flashed to Merlin? Selling because upgraded to ASUS ROG GT-AC5300   |
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Dec 10 2018, 10:08 PM
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Why AC86U so many lemon units eh?
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Jan 16 2019, 12:31 PM
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Local set is 1099 now? No longer 15xx?
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Jan 16 2019, 02:00 PM
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QUOTE(JayceOoi @ Jan 16 2019, 01:47 PM) Thank you |
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Jan 18 2019, 01:21 PM
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Do local sets have ac/5ghz detection problem like China units?
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Jan 18 2019, 01:27 PM
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QUOTE(milky @ Jan 18 2019, 01:22 PM) i think it's the hardware problem.. Oh ok thanksdoesnt matter from china or local set.. too hot i think |
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Jan 18 2019, 11:01 PM
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Just ordered a unit. Hope it's not a lemon.
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Jan 23 2019, 06:03 PM
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Receive my unit. Gonna use the stock asus firmware for awhile before flashing it to merlin.
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Feb 2 2019, 10:43 PM
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QUOTE(poi2005 @ Feb 2 2019, 10:26 PM) Ahh ok. I am going to RMA also. Btw, did u attached fan to it before and now? Just wondering is it necessary. which set are yours bro? taobao? |
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Mar 11 2019, 01:45 PM
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Those who using fans, how long until you guys notice there are dust accumulating inside the router unit?
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Mar 16 2019, 07:55 PM
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QUOTE(PsychoJoe @ Mar 15 2019, 02:24 AM) FYI peeps. A lot of folk got our ac86u routers from Gearbest. Their database was unsecured. shit. bought something from them beforehttps://www.androidpolice.com/2019/03/14/ge...ily-accessible/ |
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Mar 17 2019, 08:56 PM
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Finally bought the cooling fan kit. CPU temp drops significantly.
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Apr 7 2019, 08:22 PM
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Don't scare me guys
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Apr 8 2019, 12:06 PM
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QUOTE(JayceOoi @ Apr 8 2019, 11:28 AM) Sad to see poor heat dissipation issue. Just wondering, is there any local unit facing this issue too? Or just China unit? Mine is local unit. 3 months old. First month without fan (cpu 80-82degC) & after fans install, getting cpu temp around 54-56degC.During no fan period, I experienced LAN disconnection once in awhile during high load. Not long, around 40secs to 1min then connection comes back. Maybe thermal cut-off. |
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Apr 9 2019, 01:20 PM
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QUOTE(tom_k3nt @ Apr 9 2019, 10:26 AM) Same as mine! but mine China unit. Now install with 2 fan... No more disconnection issue any more.... Yeah bro. Can't believe need to take care of this router until to such extent lol.I truly think fan is needed for the router... When heavy load... it is really warm... |
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May 19 2019, 09:45 PM
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QUOTE(7cantona @ May 19 2019, 05:49 PM) any fans u recommend to use on this ? Bought mine via Shopee. Seller is based in Subang. Price of the fan kit is around RM30+ |
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May 20 2019, 02:32 AM
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May 20 2019, 05:19 AM
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QUOTE(7cantona @ May 20 2019, 04:55 AM) thks man :thumbsup: I got the recommendation from posts in previous pages as welldidnt know they make specifically 4 those model  |
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Jun 16 2019, 04:13 PM
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QUOTE(blacktubi @ Jun 16 2019, 02:47 PM) With so much issues with ASUS China units, I wonder why people still buying them. I'm using local unit. How to measure the transmitted power eh? Local ones are so much better and mind you, China units are actually much worst than local units due to capped transmit power for both 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz. |
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Jul 16 2019, 09:42 PM
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QUOTE(tertiary @ Jul 16 2019, 08:31 PM) Got my replacement router from Asus China after sending the dead one back. Total cost for postage etc RM155. Total time under four weeks. It was a pain in the #$@, even with the patient help of a Taobao forwarding agent. If you don't speak Chinese I would advise against buying from China - the RMA process is such a big hassle. Wow 77degC. Not considering to install cooler fans?Anyway, I finally have a working AC86U again. The sticker shows hardware version 1.5 (not sure what the old one was), manufactured in 2019. Doing some TV streaming now and the CPU is at 77 degrees. |
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