ASUS - ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro

Heh I really wanted to like my ASUS BQ16 Pro, but ASUS couldn't repair or replace them (periodic dropouts for various IoT stuff, tech support couldn't fix over phone). Owned for six months, ASUS refunded my purchase price. Shocked, but I picked up a pair of Eero 7 Pro units for about half that price, been much better than my ASUS experience. YMMV. //shrug

you can, but only the router will support wifi 7, you would have to upgrade all your nodes to a supported model that uses wifi 7. asus has the BQ16 Pro which goes on sale regulary, it's a good 2 system ai mesh. that supports Wifi 7 and MLO. If there is a microcenter near you, you can get 10% off by trading in your old router, and they may even have an open box available.

Having had all of them cause I like to play with things and my job allows it: I kept with b16 pro . Have 3 of them more along with 2 outlet style extenders (98 something). Rock solid.. 1 acre property

3 asus bq16 pro with wireless back haul. All devices on separate 2.4. 2 Apple TV 4K and 90Ish smart devices. Last few months been rock solid.

The answer is NOT “spend a ton of money and everything magically works.” That’s not how physics, Wi-Fi, or reality operate. OP is asking about Wi-Fi 6. Even. Calm down..... Ubiquiti is wildly overhyped for home use and, yes, exactly what other commenters already said: nerd stuff. Fun nerd stuff. Shiny dashboards. Blinky lights. Absolutely unnecessary unless you enjoy pretending your ranch house is a data center. 35 years doing this, professionally and recreationally, blah blah blah, I’ve broken more networks than most people have connected to. House #1: 3xBQ16 Pro units. Rock solid. House #2: 3xAsus BT6 units. Also rock solid. zero issues with either. 3xBT6: $300 3xBQ16 Pro 1200 ish Spoiler: both work. The internet still internets and homekit works as good as possible. Yes, a hardwired backhaul is ideal. One of the biggest problems with finding a nerd to lead other nerds or talk to non tech people: 1. Communication 2. Ability to relate to non-nerds 3. Understanding that no consumer needs Ubiquiti gear For home users, the correct answer is: Basic consumer mesh that’s on sale or go full enterprise and buy Cisco like you’re running a campus network.There is no noble middle ground where Ubiquiti turns your Netflix buffer into enlightenment.

I have used the orbi WIFI 7 970 , eero max wifi 7, TP link 11000 wifi 7 and Asus be30000. Every single unit from all of the different brands are plagued with massive issues. Constant drops, devices refusing to connect, disconnects, range issues and instability between router and satellites. It's so bad that I returned every single one I used and picked up an eero 6E. I have had 0 issues on 6E. In my opinion wifi 7 is nowhere near ready for primetime and is an utter joke. To sum this up avoid wifi 7 like a plague (at least for now)

Frustrating! I have good experience with the ASUS Zenwifi, eg BQ 16 Pro https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/routers/best-mesh-wi-fi-systems

Newer mesh, especially those which use dedicated backhaul, will absolutely help, but it's a question as to how much you're willing to pay. There is no comparison between a BQ16 pro from Asus, and Google's Mesh. None at all. You do have slower uploads, Mesh won't help much with that other than allowing you to squeeze as much out of it as possible… Nevertheless, you will get more stable internet with higher quality mesh.

Neither one. The BE95's haven't receifirmware updates since December 2024, leaving many many bugs and security flaws unlatched; TP-Link won't confirm when or if any updates are coming to fix the many issues. The BE85 received it's latest update in July 2025, and while done bugs were fixed, many security flaws and other bugs still remain. I've used both models, and they both have issues staying connected to DNS servers, which causes many Internet connectivity issues. Wifi devices also randomly drop offline or the Deco's say devices are connected while actually being offline. Asus is a much better choice, more reliable hardware-wise and firmware updates. The ZenWifi BQ16 Pro 2-pack provides coverage for go to 8,000 square feet, so they'll work great for your detached building. More info here - https://www.asus.com/us/networking-iot-servers/whole-home-mesh-wifi-system/zenwifi-wifi-systems/asus-zenwifi-bq16-pro/ I'm using the BQ16 Pro, and just one is able to cover my entire 2700 square foot house and detached garage. The two pack gives usable coverage for almost 7200 square feet.

I have an Asus BQ16 Pro setup with two nodes in addition to the router (3 total), and it covers my 2100 square foot house extremely well, even without a wired backhaul.

I just did this. Was running 5 google wifi pucks gen 1 all hardwired around our 1964 lathe and plaster house. Upgraded to Sonic 10g. After some research I went with **Asus BQ16 Pro 2** pack. One each at the opposite corners of the house and then one **ASUS RT-BE58U WiFi 7 BE3600** for the garage, all wired cat6 backhaul. Black Friday got the BQ16 routers down to $715, and the BE3600 at $99. I ended up getting a couple TRENDnet 5-Port 10G Switches, TEG-S750. If you are just doing wifi and don't need anything 10G on your network you can skip this. So far wifi reception has been great, even out in the backyard where my google wifi pucks struggled. The router interface is easy to use and has options that other routers charge you for. My iPhone 16 was getting 1350 Mbps speed test in the living room with the router. Right now in the middle of the house between the two routers I'm getting 747 Mbps on the iPhone.

To even attempt to get near 2 gig WiFi start with high end WiFi 7 stuff that has 2 gig or higher wan ports It’s unlikely you will ever see 2 gig WiFi, but I get near that with my Firewalla gold and Asus be30000 routers, set up as WiFi mesh with it

you get what you pay for; that ASUS BQ16 is great