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You can try the RT-BE92U. Keep it as a central node and hardwire the other nodes.
ASUS RT-BE92U BE9700
ASUS RT-BE92U BE9700 Tri-Band WiFi 7 Router, Supports New 320MHz Bandwidth & 4096-QAM, MLO, AI WAN Detection, AiMesh Support, Subscription-Free Network Security & Comprehensive VPN Features
By ASUS
38mentions41%positive$217.99typicalr/HomeNetworking+8pros/−6cons
What one Redditor said
“Those PC's are able to get the entire 2Gbps bandwidth wirelessly. ... so far it's been rock solid.”
What Reddit thinks
Pros
8- +rock solid
- +able to get entire 2Gbps bandwidth wirelessly
- +no problems in general
- +a bit more frugal with idle CPU and RAM usage with Merlin firmware
- +well priced
- +stable with 4 main wifi networks + 2 guest networks
- +instability issues resolved after firmware updates
- +more stable
Cons
6- −negative experiences reported in reviews
- −stock firmware may not function well
- −potential firmware bugs/issues
- −potential hardware defects/issues
- −WAN port auto-negotiated port speed every hour leading to frequent drops (resolved by manual setting)
- −negative reviews
Where Reddit talks about it
38 comments · 3 subreddits
r/HomeNetworking19%
21 mentions↑ 43
r/ASUS33%
15 mentions↑ 26
r/dktechsupport0%
1 mentions↑ 1
Reddit reviews
+ 10~ 11− 17
r/HomeNetworkingpositive3
Those PC's are able to get the entire 2Gbps bandwidth wirelessly. ... so far it's been rock solid.
r/HomeNetworkingneutral1
Not sure about any improvement for the BE92U; feel free to try it out and tell us.
r/HomeNetworkingpositive1
11 months with my RT-BE92U in a small home network with a Gigabit connection and no problems in general.
r/HomeNetworkingneutral3
This is a well priced tri-band WiFi 7 router, so if the issues have been addressed it would be a tempting purchase.
r/HomeNetworkingpositive2
Since then, it has been rock solid. Again, it's a short term review, but it has been stable with 4 main wifi networks + 2 guest networks.
r/HomeNetworkingpositive2
The instability issues seem to be fine now after 2 firmware updates. ... it has definitely been more stable and no downtime on that firmware.
r/HomeNetworkingnegative1
I'd like to know also - I had to purchase a new router a couple months ago, and wanted the BE92U but skipped out because of the negative reviews.
r/HomeNetworkingnegative3
Most of the reviews say the issues on the BE92U started after a few weeks or months of use, that's why I didn't buy it.
r/HomeNetworkingnegative3
I had nothing but issues with them. Especially with my 2.4Ghz device regularly dropping off the network.
r/HomeNetworkingneutral2
BE92U looks a bit better specs wise: Has 10GB WAN/LAN, slightly faster CPU, an additional 2.5GB LAN port, potentially faster on 2.4ghz band ... and is less expensive.
r/ASUSnegative3
it found CONSTANT problems between AI meshing, roaming (I have two BE92U's in a wired mesh), and it would nuke all 3 radios.
r/ASUSnegative2
These RT-BE92Us have been nothing but a headache tbh.
r/ASUSpositive2
It appears to have resolved that issue. I'm not seeing that error anymore in the system log. Ive been waiting for this fix for 1 year... so far so 👍
r/ASUSpositive1
After turning this on and restarting the system, the 2.4GHz radio has been working stably for a day now.
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