New Asus RT-N16 Router

[hggomes]

This is the unreleased new router from ASUS, RT-N16 will arrive market in a few months.

Here the specs:

CPU: Broadcom BCM4718 533MHZ (best from class)
RAM: 128MB (2x 64MB)
ROM: 32MB
ETH: 4x GIGABIT (LAN) 1x GIGABIT (WAN)
USB Ports: 2
WLAN: Dual Radio N

I know two persons who will be very happy with this

[hggomes]

More pictures:

[Serge_K]

RAM: 64MB (2x 32MB)

Are you sure? There should be more RAM.
http://www.computex.biz/asustek/defa...d=24801&pcode=

[hggomes]

Are you sure? There should be more RAM.
http://www.computex.biz/asustek/defa...d=24801&pcode=

You're right, my mistake. Corrected

[Serge_K]

You're right, my mistake. Corrected

Now I`m happy too. Thanks for pictures!

[hggomes]

Yeah, we all are No problem. This is a really powerful router, im sure OLEG FW will come soon

[rod178]

Looks like an upgrade of a WL-500W.
- same old case
+ lots of RAM
+ fast cpu
+ GigaBit LAN


Questions, if anyone can answer:
1) Does this router support 5GHz N wireless?
2) Can it transmitt on two wireless channels concurrently ie like WRT610N?
3) Does it have a JTAG port? Omission would be disappointing!!!
4) Are the aerials detachable?

[hggomes]

Looks like an upgrade of a WL-500W.
- same old case
+ lots of RAM
+ fast cpu
+ GigaBit LAN


Questions, if anyone can answer:
1) Does this router support 5GHz N wireless?
2) Can it transmitt on two wireless channels concurrently ie like WRT610N?
3) Does it have a JTAG port? Omission would be disappointing!!!
4) Are the aerials detachable?

1. Yes.
2. Yes.

Simultaneous dual-band operation provides data rates of up to 300 Mbps in both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands
Worldwide DFS certification to provide 27 channels in the 5 GHz band

3. Yes.
4. Yes.

[wpte]

OH YES!
me like this thing a lot!

I mean... finally PROPER draft N wireless and a heatsink on the CPU so it doesn't need to be underclocked
the additional ram is great as well...
I bet they made it especially for us

I think however that they only used a faster cpu to support better dataflow from the wlan card, since the 300mhz cpu in the wl-500w is a bottleneck now and then.

I might be buying this thing, even without oleg support (so far).

Thanks asus for listening to the real fans for a time

[rod178]

It's currently selling in China for Y1700, which is <USD280, although I suppose the markup will be higher outside the PRC.

By the time I retire my WL-500W the price will be much lower I hope.

The biggest advantage is the inclusion of a JTAG port.
Gigbit LAN and 5GHz WLAN is also bout time.

[wpte]

It's currently selling in China for Y1700, which is <USD280, although I suppose the markup will be higher outside the PRC.

280$... that is like 100 euro right

ah well.. after the first 2 months the price usually also makes a hughe drop
for now I guess the price will be around the 200 euro, the same price the wl-500w kicked off... and now it's like 90 euro or something

[theMIROn]

A couple of months to get it available, 2-3 months to get a lower price and some unpredictable time to get it working with *wrt/some custom firmware...
Sad but true

[wpte]

A couple of months to get it available, 2-3 months to get a lower price and some unpredictable time to get it working with *wrt/some custom firmware...
Sad but true

Well I'm not sure if it'll take that mutch time...
I mean the architecture is the same so it will be placing some pre-compiled drivers in the source, maybe a different cross-compiler, edit a few scripts and ur done...
http://www.broadcom.com/collateral/p...718-PB03-R.pdf

or am I thinking way to easy here

[hggomes]

Well I'm not sure if it'll take that mutch time...
I mean the architecture is the same so it will be placing some pre-compiled drivers in the source, maybe a different cross-compiler, edit a few scripts and ur done...
http://www.broadcom.com/collateral/p...718-PB03-R.pdf

or am I thinking way to easy here

I agree

[theMIROn]

afaik it'll be shipped with 2.6 kernel