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Asus RT-AC88U vs Netgear R6250

    11.81 in
    3.3 in
    Asus RT-AC88U Router
    Asus RT-AC88U
      7.52 in
      2.56 in
      Netgear R6250 Router
      Netgear R6250
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      23
      4.6 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
      		100 %
      4 stars
      		0 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      4
      4 editorial reviews
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      User rating
      75
      3.9 out of 5
      75 user ratings
      5 stars
      		37 %
      4 stars
      		25 %
      3 stars
      		28 %
      2 stars
      		6 %
      1 stars
      		2 %
      46
      4.0 out of 5
      46 user ratings
      5 stars
      		41 %
      4 stars
      		34 %
      3 stars
      		13 %
      2 stars
      		6 %
      1 stars
      		4 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Connectivity

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
      Connectivity technology
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      Communication mode
      • Full-Duplex
      • Half-Duplex
      		Full-Duplex
      Number of LAN ports84
      Number of WAN ports11
      USByesyes
      Total USB ports21
      Number of USB 2.0 ports1No
      Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11
      Number of USB 3.1 ports00

      Design

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Grey
      • Red
      		Black
      Active cooling (fan)nono

      Dimensions

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
      Width11.81 in7.52 in
      Height3.3 in2.56 in
      Depth7.4 in7.81 in
      Weight2.09 lb0.93 lb
      Number of units11
      Rack-mount designnono

      Features

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
      Built-in DSL modemnono
      File serverBuilt-in NASVia USB
      Built-in printer serveryesyes

      Communication

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
      Frequency band
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      Management interface
      • SNMP
      • Web/network
      		Web/network
      6to4yesyes
      Communication protocol
      • IPv6
      • Multicast
      • Quality of Service
      • IPv6
      • Multicast
      • Quality of Service
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      Data link layer
      • Ethernet
      • Fast Ethernet
      • Gigabit Ethernet
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11n
      • Ethernet
      • Fast Ethernet
      • Gigabit Ethernet
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11n
      Wireless standards
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.3ab
      • IEEE 802.3u
      • IEEE 802.11n
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.3ab
      • IEEE 802.3u
      • IEEE 802.11n
      Jumbo frames supportyesyes
      Mobile broadband supportyesno
      Throughput WAN-LAN930.0 Mbps745.0 Mbps
      Wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps300.0 Mbps
      5GHz wireless networkyesyes
      5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps1300.0 Mbps
      External antennayesno
      MIMOyesyes
      Beamformingyesyes
      Total wireless data transfer rate3167.0 Mbps1600.0 Mbps
      Wireless security
      • WEP
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS
      • TKIP
      • WEP
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS

      Compatibility

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
      DynDNSyesyes
      Routing protocol
      • IGMPv2
      • IGMP
      • static IP routing
      • IGMPv3
      • RIP-1
      • RIP-2
      Target audience
      • Smaller offices
      • Home users
      • Smaller offices
      • Home users

      Memory

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
      Included flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
      Included RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB

      Power

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
      Operational Power Consumption (min-max)14.1 - 21.2< 11
      Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

      Security

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Netgear R6250Netgear R6250
      DMZyesyes
      VPN clientyesno
      Encryption Algorithm
      • MPPE
      • 128-bit WEP
      • 64-bit WEP
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA2-PSK

      Pros & Cons

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