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Asus RT-AC88U vs Linksys EA8300

    11.81 in
    3.3 in
    Asus RT-AC88U Router
    Asus RT-AC88U
      8.41 in
      2.16 in
      Linksys EA8300 Router
      Linksys EA8300
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      23
      4.6 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
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      4 stars
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      3 stars
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      2 stars
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      7
      4.0 out of 5
      4 user ratings
      5 stars
      		0 %
      4 stars
      		100 %
      3 stars
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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 %
      51
      3.9 out of 5
      51 user ratings
      5 stars
      		43 %
      4 stars
      		25 %
      3 stars
      		17 %
      2 stars
      		9 %
      1 stars
      		3 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Connectivity

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
      Connectivity technology
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      Number of LAN ports84
      Number of WAN ports11
      USByesyes
      Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports11

      Design

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Grey
      • Red
      		Black
      Active cooling (fan)nono

      Dimensions

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
      Width11.81 in8.41 in
      Height3.3 in2.16 in
      Depth7.4 in6.37 in
      Weight2.09 lb1.34 lb
      Number of units11
      Rack-mount designnono

      Features

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
      Built-in DSL modemnono
      Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes

      Communication

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
      Frequency band
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      Management interface
      • SNMP
      • Web/network
      		Web/network
      Communication protocol
      • IPv6
      • Multicast
      • Quality of Service
      • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
      • Quality of Service
      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 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.3ab
      • IEEE 802.3u
      • IEEE 802.11n
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      Wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz data transfer rate1000.0 Mbps400.0 Mbps
      5GHz wireless networkyesyes
      5GHz data transfer rate2167.0 Mbps867.0 Mbps
      External antennayesyes
      Detachable antennayesno
      MIMOyesyes
      Beamformingyesyes
      MU-MIMOyesyes
      Number of antennas44
      Total wireless data transfer rate3167.0 Mbps2200.0 Mbps
      Wireless security
      • WEP
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPS
      • WEP
      • WPA
      • WPA2
      • WPA2-Enterprise

      Compatibility

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
      Target audience
      • Smaller offices
      • Home users
      		Home users

      Memory

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
      Included flash memory128.0 MB256.0 MB
      Maximum flash memory128.0 MB256.0 MB
      Included RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB
      Maximum RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB

      Security

      Asus RT-AC88UAsus RT-AC88U
      Linksys EA8300Linksys EA8300
      VPN protocol
      • IPSec
      • L2TP
      • PPTP
      • OpenVPN
      		OpenVPN
      Encryption Algorithm
      • MPPE
      • 128-bit WEP
      • 64-bit WEP
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA-Enterprise
      • WPA2-Enterprise
      • 128-bit WEP
      • 64-bit WEP
      • WPA2
      • 128-bit AES
      • WPA2-Enterprise

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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