Can you find value in "gaming" with the super-dreadnought Wi-Fi router "ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AC5300" in the 50,000 yen range?

"How much is a wireless LAN router?" These days, it's the most troublesome thing to ask.

For consumer products, the market price has been within 10,000 yen in the middle range, and the impression is that products over 20,000 yen are exceptional. However, 30,000 yen class wireless LAN routers are becoming common, especially in the high-end, and there are also super-dreadnought products in the 50,000 yen range, which has changed completely in the last 1-2 years. Oops.

ASUS's "ROG Rapture GT-AC5300" that appeared this time is also one that is positioned at the top level of such over 50,000 yen.

"ROG" is a wireless LAN router bearing the product brand that the company provides for the gaming market.In addition to achieving the fastest communication speed currently possible, it also prioritizes game communication and is used for games. It is a product equipped with a function to connect to a network.

Similarly, ASUS "RT-AC88U" also existed as a product targeting gamers, but as shown in the table below, this GT-AC5300 is a tri-band of 2.4GHz x 1 and 5GHz x 2 in terms of hardware. The major difference is that it is compatible and that it has further enhanced gaming-related functions in terms of software.

The table also shows a comparison with Netgear Japan's "Nighthawk X10 R9000," which also costs over 50,000 yen. Since this is a special product that supports IEEE802.11ad using the 60GHz band, it is understandable to some extent that it exceeds 50,000 yen.

If anything, if you compare it with other companies' products, the same tri-band Netgear Japan "Nighthawk X8 R8500" (actual price: 22,431 yen) and TP-Link "Archer C5400" (actual price: 21,534 yen) ) Can be said to be a rival, but the price is too different.

So where is the price difference? There is a lot of room in CPU power and memory in terms of hardware, and it will be a point that gaming-related functions are enriched in terms of software.

In short, the point of this product is whether or not you can invest 50,000 yen for the added value of games. Let's dig a little deeper into that area.