The Asus RT-AC300 is the latest in a trio of tri-band routers on market, rivaling the R8000 from Netgear and the EA9200 from Linksys. Similar to the others, the router did well in testing, proving itself to be great for homes with lots of local heavy Wi-Fi needs, but an overkill product for others.
What's more, the Asus RT-AC3200 has a few things that make it stand out. These include a robust and fun-to-use Web interface, a slew of excellent network-monitoring features, a built-in VPN server and the ability to connect to multiple Internet sources at a time. This means, it can also be a capable gateway for a small office.
Comparing apples to apples, the Asus RT-AC3200 has the most to offer among the three. Still, whether or not it's worth the $299 price tag (directly converted before taxes, about £195 or AU$385) depends on if you have the need for its power. Most people won't, and will see no difference when compared to a much cheaper AC1900 router, such as the Asus RT-AC68U, the Netgear R7000 or the Linksys WRT1900AC.