Conclusion

The new router from ASUS makes a very good impression but mostly thanks to designers rather than engineers. The RT-N15 is stylish and offers very convenient user-friendly interface. It is, however, somewhat disappointing when it comes to performance. RT2880-based solutions are widespread on the market, so the RT-N15 is just a typical midrange product. It is no successor to ASUS’s 500 series. Hopefully, the future models of home routers from ASUS will add high performance and support for USB ports to the good features the RT-N15 already has.

Highs:

• Compact size;
• Excellent design;
• Internal antennas;
• Very good web-interface;
• Low price.

Lows:

• Weak hardware;
• Low speed of the WAN interface (for a Gigabit Ethernet router);
• Scanty QoS settings.