Asus? I thjink they are over priced but worth it. I've used both, Deco works when you got the right FW loaded. But asus has better funtionality for power users / home labbers. I personally have 2 xt12 and 2 et8
First, trade in your ATT router/modem for a new one,then buy a new ASUS 6E or 7 router that has Mesh capability and use the same network and password as the ATT router. This Mesh system should give you 50-75% of your Ethernet connection which should be plenty fast for your needs. Good luck!
please!! Don't spend 1.6k on Wifi 7 Eero. EERO is great, but 600 dollars great lol. Go with Ubiquity Access points. No way is a wifi 7 mesh worth 1.6k. Let alone most of your devices being able to use it. Asus mesh 6E networks are nice. A bit of a pain to first set up. I connected 4 together for a buddy. Basement, 2nd floor main floor and backroom. Wifi reaches far into his back yard and front. That was at best 600 ish in total.
Yeah I like the ASUS approach as well. Mine just works, and it is so easy to add another node anytime I want since their stuff is all interoperable with the AiMesh setup.
Eero (Amazon), tp link Deco, and Asus ZenWifi are all well-reviewed and perform well. If you've got to go mesh, look for a tri-band system with a dedicated backhaul channel (Eero, Deco, and ZenWifi all have models). Eero and Deco are a little more "plug and play". ZenWifi is also easy to set up, and some models give a few more config options/control than Eero or deco.
The tricky part is that you don't know how well mesh will perform until you set it up in your place. Two nodes might be enough, but you might need three (or four). A 6 ghz backhaul channel might work, but, if the walls and floors in your place cause a lot of interference, you might see better perf with a 5 ghz backhaul.
So buy from a place you can return it, maybe start with three nodes, test how coverage and speeds look, go from there.
All three have 2.5 Gbps ports. 3 gig is a *lot* of bandwidth for a residential setup. Unless you're regularly downloading gigantic files (video, game updates), you probably won't exceed ~300-500 Mbps, and WiFi will de facto limit the perf on any device to ~200-600 Mbps. For most homes, 200 Mbps is plenty. If the 3 gig price isn't much different than ~300 Mbps (if you're in the US, it's hard to find service under ~300 Mbps), go for it, but if you're paying a premium for 3 gig, you can save some coin and you almost certainly won't notice a difference in performance.
If you're in Europe, you rule!, fiber away because you're prob only paying like €40 for 3 gig.
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Easy, reliable, smart home ready; but paid features.
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