Dong Knows wrote:Conclusion
The Asus RT-AX82U AX5400 Dual-Band Gaming Router is an excellent Wi-Fi 6 solution. It ranks close to the RT-AX86U, and which one you should pick depends mostly on your style.
If speed is what you care about, the RT-AX86U offers more. But if you’re living in a home with sub-Gigabit Internet, the difference between the two is minimal. That’s where the RT-AX82U’s fancy design will get you, and then the friendlier price won’t hurt.
Of course, you can always get both. In this case, though, picking which to be the primary router of the AiMesh system will be challenging. But that’s a good problem to have.
but you have breathing RGB modehotsauce007 wrote: ↑ That thing looks hideous lol
For anyone thinking of using this for a mesh setup, you should be aware that one of the bands will be shared with backhaul.
This is not an issue you use wired backhaul.MayorOfToronto wrote: ↑ For anyone thinking of using this for a mesh setup, you should be aware that one of the bands will be shared with backhaul.
Best to buy tri-band if your plan is to mesh.
If it's wired backhaul then it's not acting as a mesh node but as a WAP.ndiniwachojeff wrote: ↑ This is not an issue you use wired backhaul.
I've read good things about the AX86U (there's even a Char's Zaku version of that one if you want to keep the Gundam theme). However, as others have mentioned, if you create a mesh network with dual-band routers, your throughput will be halved at the satellite nodes. If you want a wireless mesh system, it's best to look for tri-band routers/mesh systems (the third band is used as a backhaul which leaves two bands with full throughput available for clients).
You sure?MayorOfToronto wrote: ↑ If it's wired backhaul then it's not acting as a mesh node but as a WAP.
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