ASUS’s Wi-Fi 7 gaming router “ROG Rapture GT-BE98” is on sale, priced at approximately 130,000 yen or more – AKIBA PC Hotline!

Introducing the ASUS Wi-Fi 7 compatible router “ROG Rapture GT-BE98” which accelerates game communication. Sales will begin on the 26th (Friday).

The store price is 134,820 yen.

Wi-Fi 7 router with dual 10G ports and quad 2.5G ports

ROG Rapture GT-BE98 is a Wi-Fi router that communicates using the 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz frequency bands. It is said to be compatible with the next-generation 6GHz band, enabling 4K/8K streaming, online AR/VR, and ultra-high-speed downloads for cloud games.

Game communication is accelerated through three stages of “game acceleration”: prioritization of game consoles using the gaming LAN port, priority control of game packets, and “mobile game mode” that prioritizes processing of mobile game packets. That’s what it means.

In addition, the next-generation quad-core CPU enhances Wi-Fi 7, and it also features an efficient heat dissipation design, dual 10G ports and quad 2.5G ports, and claims that it is “ultimate performance without compromise.” There is.

In addition to the above, we are promoting the fact that it is equipped with Trend Micro’s commercial-grade protection function “AiProtection” and that it is compatible with “AiMesh”, a mesh network system that connects multiple Wi-Fi routers and provides a wide communication range. ing.

The size is W350.41 x H350.41 x D220.9mm (including antenna). The mass is 2kg. There are 8 external antennas (not removable). Data transfer speeds are up to 1376Mbps for 802.11be (2.4GHz), 5764Mbps for 802.11be (5GHz-1, 5GHz-2), and 11529Mbps for 802.11be (6GHz).

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