[Maylyn's Review] ASUS EA-AC87

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Ever since the announcement of the ASUS EA-AC87 in mid 2014, ASUS have been very hard @ work in making and refining the ASUS EA-AC87 (I'm involved in the progress - albeit small part of it) until it's deem ready for sale and finally I'm glad to say that the wait is over. The ASUS EA-AC87 has quietly arrived @ our shores :D

Presenting the World's first 4x4 5 GHz Wireless-AC 1800 Media Bridge/ Access Point.







This is not an actual retail EA-AC87 (it's for internal testing and development use).

I will post the actual retail EA-AC87 package shortly ;)

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16/04/2015

Update ~ actual ASUS EA-AC87 retail package has been posted.
 
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Design Concepts



Unrivaled Signal Coverage



Access Point Mode



5GHz Signal Quality Indicators



Specifications



Appearance

Front



Back



Rear

 
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Actual Package





Package Contents

Main ASUS EA-AC87 + 4x Dipole Antenna + Multi removable power plugs + 1x LAN cable





Power Adapter

 
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Setup (Media Bridge) - Default Mode

Setting up is a breeze, plug your Ethernet cable to the ASUS EA-AC87 LAN port 1 and input 192.168.1.1 to access the WebUI.



Follow the QIS (Quick Internet Setup) wizard to connect with the ASUS RT-AC87.



Connection in progress.



Connection done (Link Rate is subjective to individual WiFi conditions and placement)



 
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ASUS Own Internal Results

Test Environment



OTA Test Results



Recommendations

 
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Singapore's all time favorite pastime SpeedTest Results

1). ASUS RT-AC87U
2). ASUS EA-AC87

Distance apart 3m line of sight

ISP - ViewQwest 1Gbps/500Mbps (Test is conducted when ViewQwest haven't rollout their symmetrical speed as yet)









My own results does concur with ASUS that the ASUS EA-AC87 is more than capable in delivering near 1Gbps wired speed @ 924Mbps download :eek:

Not even 2x ASUS RT-AC87 in media bridging mode can reach > 900Mbps :eek:
 
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Dear all,

EA-AC87 is available in the market

Selling price: $229 - 3 years warranty
 

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Worthwhile replacing the RT-AC87 that is operating as a media bridge with the EA-AC87?
 

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Updated with high res pictures of the ASUS EA-AC87 to show the various angle and function. :)

+ the actual retail unit package.
 
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