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Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro vs TP-Link Deco X50 AX3000

Reddit prefers Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro — higher sentiment (65% vs 59% 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

  • −Sonos devices disconnect
  • −incompatibility with Asus DHCP server and Sonos devices
  • −expensive for some houses
  • −BT10 might be better unless using second 5 GHz band for backhaul
“I 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.”
r/orbi
Full reviewAmazon · $549.99
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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