ASUS RT-AX82U AX5400 Wi-Fi 6 Business Router

Where the RT-AX82U earns its keep is in households where the router sits at the centre of genuinely competing demands — someone on a video call, another person pushing 4K through a streaming stick, and a games console trying to hold a stable online session simultaneously. Wi-Fi 6's OFDMA technology splits each channel to serve multiple devices at once rather than queuing them, which is the specific problem that makes older routers buckle under modern home loads. At £48.99, you're getting that capability at a price point that would previously have bought you a mid-range Wi-Fi 5 device.

Who Is This For?

This router suits anyone running six or more connected devices in a medium-sized home — renters who can't wire ethernet through walls, remote workers whose current router drops during peak household hours, or anyone whose ISP-supplied box is visibly struggling. The 5400 Mbps combined throughput is more than enough headroom for a full household on a gigabit broadband connection. If you live alone, stream from one device, and your current router works fine, this is more router than you need.

What Buyers Say

Owners of the RT-AX82U consistently praise the ASUS Router app for making setup and parental controls genuinely straightforward, and the 2.4 GHz range holds up better than many rivals in homes with thick walls. The most repeated frustration is that the AiMesh whole-home networking feature, while functional, requires purchasing additional ASUS hardware to unlock its full benefit — so if coverage is your primary problem rather than congestion, a mesh-native system might serve you better.

The Deal

The current price is £48.99, down from £69.99 — a saving of £21, or 30% off. This product is newly tracked on our system, so there's no price history to confirm whether £69.99 is a genuine baseline or an inflated reference point, which means caution is warranted. For wider context on computing deals worth your attention, our best computing deals guide is worth a look. At under £50 for a Wi-Fi 6 router with solid software support, the price is competitive on its own merits — but watch it before committing.