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Asus ZenWiFi AX6600 XT8 vs TP-Link Deco X50 AX3000

Reddit prefers Asus ZenWiFi AX6600 XT8 — higher sentiment (61% vs 59% 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

  • −problems emerge if you mix WiFi 6/WiFi 5/WiFi 7
  • −corrupted or stuck ARP/MAC association
  • −misassociate IPs and MACs internally
“I was having a hard time with AiMesh recently, but things went back to normal after rollback the firmware.”
r/HomeNetworking
Full reviewAmazon · $229.19
TP-Link Deco X50 AX3000
#17 in Mesh WiFi Systems

TP-Link

TP-Link Deco X50 AX3000

$249.99

59

Pros

  • +No issues
  • +Provides fair amount of control (priority, ip reservation, preferred bands/ap)
  • +Integrates with home assistant
  • +Can assign 2.4ghz for iot

Cons

  • −some mesh WiFi systems don't allow you to turn off the wireless backhaul network
  • −Requires fiddling with a few settings
  • −cheaper consumer systems might use the same set of antennas for backhaul and client-facing network
  • −might not let you set each access point to use a different channel
“I have a very similar setup - ISP connection set to Modem only, connected to a TP-Link X50 router with a second X50 at the other end of the house, creating a mesh setup.”
r/sonos
Full reviewAmazon · $249.99
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