[Staples] ASUS Router RT-AC86U - $209 After Taxes WARM
- Deal Link:
- https://www.staples.ca/products/2860115 ... rt-ac86uca
- Price:
- 199.99
- Savings:
- $50 Off
- Expiry:
- January 26, 2021
- Retailer:
- Staples
Main reasons for purchase: Price as low as BF, DFS channels (5x 80Mhz Channels), MIMO 4x4.
This is the lowest price it's been according to CCC. If you still have Amex Biz offer, even better. Plus you can throw on a Staples coupon for another $15 which brings it down to $209 after taxes. You do need to add a filler to break $200, so I bought pencils for $0.27. You can pick anything from here really though The only downside is that, you can only do pick-up if you choose something like cheap office supplies. Some will work for delivery but you have to test and see.
Link to cheap things to add: https://www.staples.ca/collections/offi ... ice-210%22
76822 - $15 off on $200
staples-coupons-megathread-389024/4828/ - Thread for more codes in case the above doesn't work for you.
Reasoning for this Router
Now I know this isn't SUPER hot or anything but reason why I need to buy this is because it's roughly the best value I can find for my needs. I live in a new townhouse complex and too many of my neighbours are over-saturating the 5Ghz spectrum. So this has resulted in really bad video conference calls. After some research, and without getting too technical, the reason it's so bad (besides having 5 neighbours), is because most consumer routers only offer 2 channels for 5Ghz. There are 4 other channels that are available but only certain routers can access it (this one RT-AC86U does). Here's a site that discusses best router/access points to buy https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-t ... ml#routers as well as all the technical stuff, if you're interested. Initially, I wanted to get a Ubiquiti nanoHD, but I need a switch too for where my unit is going, so the ASUS one works better for me. The nanoHD is faster with "wave2" but more expensive and I don't need the extra speed.
Additional Links:
Merlin Firmware https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/download
Script for VLAN Setup https://gist.github.com/Jimmy-Z/6120988 ... e7e42c64c4
This is the lowest price it's been according to CCC. If you still have Amex Biz offer, even better. Plus you can throw on a Staples coupon for another $15 which brings it down to $209 after taxes. You do need to add a filler to break $200, so I bought pencils for $0.27. You can pick anything from here really though The only downside is that, you can only do pick-up if you choose something like cheap office supplies. Some will work for delivery but you have to test and see.
Link to cheap things to add: https://www.staples.ca/collections/offi ... ice-210%22
76822 - $15 off on $200
staples-coupons-megathread-389024/4828/ - Thread for more codes in case the above doesn't work for you.
Reasoning for this Router
Now I know this isn't SUPER hot or anything but reason why I need to buy this is because it's roughly the best value I can find for my needs. I live in a new townhouse complex and too many of my neighbours are over-saturating the 5Ghz spectrum. So this has resulted in really bad video conference calls. After some research, and without getting too technical, the reason it's so bad (besides having 5 neighbours), is because most consumer routers only offer 2 channels for 5Ghz. There are 4 other channels that are available but only certain routers can access it (this one RT-AC86U does). Here's a site that discusses best router/access points to buy https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-t ... ml#routers as well as all the technical stuff, if you're interested. Initially, I wanted to get a Ubiquiti nanoHD, but I need a switch too for where my unit is going, so the ASUS one works better for me. The nanoHD is faster with "wave2" but more expensive and I don't need the extra speed.
Additional Links:
Merlin Firmware https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/download
Script for VLAN Setup https://gist.github.com/Jimmy-Z/6120988 ... e7e42c64c4
Last edited by Chocolinx on Jan 20th, 2021 7:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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