Fed up with slow speeds and poor network coverage from your wireless router ...... If you're ready to kick it to the curb and buy a brand new one, the Asus RT-AX89X is one of the top-of-the-line models out there right now. The problem is that even though it's available now for $100 less than MSRP, it has a high-end price to match.

Newegg has it for $449.99 to $399.99. Additionally, there is a $50 off coupon code (93XRM37) that can be applied at checkout, bringing the cost down to $349.99. This is still on the expensive side, but well below the list price.

This is the AX6000 model, the same as our top pick for best gaming router, the Asus RT-AX88U. However, the RT-AX89X has a more menacing appearance and features twice as many external antennas (eight), making the router resemble a head club.

You can judge for yourself whether this aesthetic is a strength or a weakness. Other than appearance, the RT-AX89X is a dual-band router that supports speeds of up to 4,804 Mbps on the 5 GHz band and 1,300 MHz on the 2.4 GHz band, which is why the name AX6000 was truncated.

These eight antennas should help the router deliver high speeds over long distances. I have not tested this particular model, but I own and use a ROG Rapture GT-AX11000, which also has eight antennas, and the coverage is excellent.

Other notable features include eight 1Gbps LAN ports for wired connections (most routers have four), a pair of super-fast 10Gbps ports (Base-T and SFP+), two USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports for sharing storage and printers over the network There are two.