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Asus ZenWiFi AX6600 XT8 vs ASUS RT-BE92U BE9700

Reddit prefers Asus ZenWiFi AX6600 XT8 โ€” higher sentiment (61% vs 41% positive).

Asus ZenWiFi AX6600 XT8
#19 in Mesh WiFi SystemsReddit favorite

Asus

Asus ZenWiFi AX6600 XT8

$229.19

61

Pros

  • +Wired managed solution
  • +Works when wiring is impractical
  • +includes all security features with router purchase
  • +mature mesh technologies

Cons

  • โˆ’problems emerge if you mix WiFi 6/WiFi 5/WiFi 7
  • โˆ’corrupted or stuck ARP/MAC association
  • โˆ’misassociate IPs and MACs internally
โ€œI was having a hard time with AiMesh recently, but things went back to normal after rollback the firmware.โ€
r/HomeNetworking
ASUS RT-BE92U BE9700
#21 in Mesh WiFi Systems

ASUS

ASUS RT-BE92U BE9700

$217.99

41

Pros

  • +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

Cons

  • โˆ’negative experiences reported in reviews
  • โˆ’stock firmware may not function well
  • โˆ’potential firmware bugs/issues
  • โˆ’potential hardware defects/issues
โ€œThose PC's are able to get the entire 2Gbps bandwidth wirelessly. ... so far it's been rock solid.โ€
r/HomeNetworking