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ASUS ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro Quad-Band WiFi 7 Mesh Router (1 Pack), up to 4000 sqft, 2X 10G Ports Each, Smart Home Master with Multi-SSID, VPN & Parental Controls, Subscription-Free Security, AiMesh vs Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra

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ASUS ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro Quad-Band WiFi 7 Mesh Router (1 Pack), up to 4000 sqft, 2X 10G Ports Each, Smart Home Master with Multi-SSID, VPN & Parental Controls, Subscription-Free Security, AiMesh
#10 in Mesh WiFi Systems

Asus

ASUS ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro Quad-Band WiFi 7 Mesh Router (1 Pack), up to 4000 sqft, 2X 10G Ports Each, Smart Home Master with Multi-SSID, VPN & Parental Controls, Subscription-Free Security, AiMesh

$549.99

100/100Excellent
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Pros

  • +Plex performing much better
  • +Supports 90mbps streams
  • +Fantastic performance
  • +Can reuse existing nodes as extra nodes
โ€œThe ASUS BQ16 is fantastic, I've found, and yes, if you need an extra node in a remote location, you can use one of your current ones.โ€
Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra
#2 in Mesh WiFi Systems

Unifi

Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra

$129.00

100/100Excellent
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Pros

  • +Slick ui
  • +Tons of support
  • +Easy to set and forget
  • +Can tinker with port forwarding and vpn
  • +Improved wifi performance compared to linksys velop
โ€œIโ€™d highly recommend a Unifi gateway... youโ€™ve got all your networking handled through a slick UI with tons of support. ... WiFi is now much better than before, and the UI for the software is a dream.โ€