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Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro vs ASUS RT-BE92U BE9700

Reddit prefers Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro โ€” higher sentiment (65% vs 41% positive).

Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro
#18 in Mesh WiFi SystemsReddit favorite

Asus

Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro

$549.99

65

Pros

  • +Plex performing much better
  • +Supports 90mbps streams
  • +Fantastic performance
  • +Can reuse existing nodes as extra nodes

Cons

  • โˆ’Sonos devices disconnect
  • โˆ’incompatibility with Asus DHCP server and Sonos devices
  • โˆ’expensive for some houses
  • โˆ’BT10 might be better unless using second 5 GHz band for backhaul
โ€œI switched to Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro after having many, many issues with iOT devices and disconnects, especially when switching between satellites on the 770 system. I have no issues now.โ€
r/orbi
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