[Best Buy] Asus AC2900 AC86U - 199.99
- Deal Link:
- https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/as ... u/11281277
- Price:
- 199.99
- Retailer:
- Best Buy
Great router and lowest price I've ever seen for it.
- Last Updated:
- Dec 22nd, 2019 11:36 pm
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- SCORE-13
- IsraSoldier [OP]
- Jr. Member
- Jul 4, 2017
- 126 posts
- 221 upvotes
11 replies
- redflagdealsguy
- Deal Expert
- Feb 24, 2018
- 17931 posts
- 20117 upvotes
Great price. Any more coupons, discounts, etc.?
- UltimateB
- Sr. Member
- Apr 26, 2009
- 706 posts
- 505 upvotes
- Calgary
It was below $170 during Black Friday.
- Ruciz
- Sr. Member
- Feb 14, 2006
- 584 posts
- 530 upvotes
- Hammonds Plains
This has been the same price or better for like 2 years now. Good working routers though. Mesh is buggy at best, but everything else works perfect. If you're thinking of going 3rd party firmware look into performance of it. There were a lot of compromises when I looked into tomato or ddwrt compared to asus wrt.
- readysetgo
- Newbie
- Aug 28, 2014
- 35 posts
- 5 upvotes
Thanks! Love my asus router and not sure if I'll be happy with any other brand. I've considered jumping to mesh wifi but for the features available through the modified firmware I couldn't do without (network level ad-block, selective routing for vpn client, acting as a vpn server)
- runbrun11
- Member
- Nov 7, 2016
- 363 posts
- 258 upvotes
- ch00chmuld00n
- Member
- Nov 22, 2016
- 475 posts
- 259 upvotes
IS this the common feeling with this device used as Mesh, interface isn't stable? If so I will pass .Ruciz wrote: ↑ This has been the same price or better for like 2 years now. Good working routers though. Mesh is buggy at best, but everything else works perfect. If you're thinking of going 3rd party firmware look into performance of it. There were a lot of compromises when I looked into tomato or ddwrt compared to asus wrt.
TIA
- Ruciz
- Sr. Member
- Feb 14, 2006
- 584 posts
- 530 upvotes
- Hammonds Plains
I find they stop talking to one another often and the 'mesh'ed units need rebooting. It has improved greatly since launch but I wouldn't call it reliable yet. The resent Android app update brings it front and center though so it's harder to miss.ch00chmuld00n wrote: ↑
IS this the common feeling with this device used as Mesh, interface isn't stable? If so I will pass .
TIA
- UltimateB
- Sr. Member
- Apr 26, 2009
- 706 posts
- 505 upvotes
- Calgary
I would agree that aimesh is still buggy. Even with a dedicated Ethernet backhaul the latency on it is around 300ms when I try a speed test. I had two 68u’s setup and had to eventually turn off the node.
- pagla
- Jr. Member
- May 5, 2006
- 151 posts
- 194 upvotes
- Ottawa
Staples had this router at 149.99+tax, Black Friday 2018
- nicknam4e
- Member
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- Jan 24, 2011
- 429 posts
- 221 upvotes
- Montreal
I built AImesh with ac86u router and RT1900 (AC68U) node with Ethernet backhaul, I’m happy with this, best coverage, otherwise AP is my second choice. I’ve try orbi netgear mesh today rbk23; router+2 satellites. To be honest, orbi did not impress me at all, node management is buggy. Moreover I can not live without Merlin firmware. I will return orbi deal from Staples, 255$ all-in.
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- chatbox
- Deal Guru
- Apr 17, 2003
- 10300 posts
- 6653 upvotes
How is Asus still able to get away with this? Imagine if the lock on a car door is buggy, of the hot water in your house is buggy...