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ASUS RT-BE92U BE9700 vs Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD

Reddit prefers Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD — higher sentiment (47% vs 41% positive).

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

  • −negative experiences reported in reviews
  • −stock firmware may not function well
  • −potential firmware bugs/issues
  • −potential hardware defects/issues
“Those PC's are able to get the entire 2Gbps bandwidth wirelessly. ... so far it's been rock solid.”
r/HomeNetworking
Full reviewAmazon · $217.99
Ubiquiti AmpliFi HD
#1 in Mesh WiFi SystemsReddit favorite

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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