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Asus ZenWiFi AX6600 XT8 vs Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD

Reddit prefers Asus ZenWiFi AX6600 XT8 — higher sentiment (61% vs 47% 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
Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD
#1 in Mesh WiFi Systems

Ubiquiti

Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD

$209.78

47

Pros

  • +Has api
  • +Works with home assistant
  • +quite good reviews
  • +good reputation

Cons

  • −Not the best mesh performance (especially with wireless backhaul)
  • −quite expensive for even a two-node system
  • −router + satellite kit means you can't swap nodes if router fails
  • −consumer grade system
“Having used eero and UniFi I have to vote UniFi. The eero system and my HomeKit devices didn’t seem to agree with each other and would constantly go offline. Haven’t had a single blip since I moved to”
r/HomeKit
Full reviewAmazon · $209.78
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