TechRadar Verdict
A cracking, feature-rich router, but comes at a rather hefty price.
Pros
- +
Performance
- +
Feature set
- +
Ease of use
Cons
- -
Not cheap for a home router
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The RT-N66U Dark Knight is Asus' first N900 router and is the feature-rich follow up to the highly popular and award-winning Asus RT-N56U.
This update comes with increased WiFi speeds of up to 450Mbps on both the 5GHz and 2.4GHz transmissions concurrently (hence the N900 name).
Vital stats
WiFi frequency
- Dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz
Ports
- 4x Gigabit ethernet, 2x USB 2.0
Antenna
- 3x detachable
Dimensions
- 207 x 148.9 x 35.5mm
Benchmarks
We tested the wireless performance of the Asus RT-N66U at both its frequencies and at its highest (40MHz) and lowest bandwidth (20MHz) for each by transferring a very large, 3GB file from a notebook connected directly to the router to another notebook.
We tested a couple of scenarios, one in with the receiving notebook in the same room and another where the notebook was in the next room behind two standard width walls.
Same room transfer performance
Next room transfer performance
