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Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro vs Asus ZenWiFi ET9

Reddit prefers Asus ZenWiFi ET9 โ€” higher sentiment (100% vs 65% positive).

Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro
#18 in Mesh WiFi Systems

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€
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Asus ZenWiFi ET9
#4 in Mesh WiFi SystemsReddit favorite

Asus

Asus ZenWiFi ET9

$457.99

100

Pros

  • +Zero issues
  • +Supports 6.0 band
  • +Good value (regularly on sale for $100)
โ€œtheir ET9s 3 pack go for sale for 100 regularly, and have had zero issues. The ET9s support the 6.0 bandโ€