ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000

I got a ROG Rapture AXE 11000 earlier this year for $250. I don’t think there was anything that had comparable specs and features for a better price at the time.

yeah 100% a scam... I went from 120mbps default isp modem was getting 21ms, upgraded nic to 2.5gbps, internet to 500mbps and gaming router configured to perfection (QoS, etc) and now im sitting at 26-29ms LOL - edit: running an Asus ROG gaming router with 2.5g port(s)

I have this router, only thing good about it is setting reboot every week at 3am, works out all kinks I had before.

OK, here's a budget-pick upgrade (ASUS): ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000. $266 at Amazon (USA). Tri-Band (2.4ghz/5ghz/6ghz). You didn't specify a requirement for the WAN port, but mentioned 1gbps internet speed. So with this router you could configure a 1gbps LAN port as a WAN, and use the single 2.5gbps port as a LAN port. Then connect a 2.5gbps switch to that 2.5gbps LAN port and your NAS, etc. are connected at 2.5gbps. As for antennas: 2.4ghz, 5ghz and 6ghz are all 4x4. But if you ever get internet speed greater than 1gbps you'd need a new router to maximize internet speeds and have faster LAN ports too. For a most substantial upgrade (in case you upgrade internet speed beyond 1gbps): ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000. $419 at Amazon. This one is quad band (2.4ghz/5ghz/5ghz/6ghz). All bands are 4x4. Also has two 10GB WAN/LAN ports, one 2.5gb WAN/LAN, and four gigabit LAN ports. So this would support up to 10GB internet speed, then also give you up to 10GB LAN speed (connected to a 10GB switch) for your local LAN clients. Or use the 2.5gb LAN port w/switch for that. So more expandability down the road, but this is fairly costly for a WiFi 6E router. At this price you could consider tipping your toe into WiFi 7 products. ASUS doesn't have any affordable tri-band WiFi 7 routers with at least 2.5gbps WAN and at least one 2.5gbps LAN port, from what I see ("affordable" = Less than the eye-watering $419 price above for the GT-AXE16000). I would be happy to be corrected if other Redditors know of any good options. So you could consider other brands. TP-Link offers great value, but not sure about their reliability. One option is the Archer BE800 (AKA BE19000). $350 at Amazon. 2.4ghz/5ghz/6ghz bands all 4x4. 10GB WAN/LAN, another 10GB WAN/LAN+SFP port (use one feature or the other for this port), and 4 2.5GB LAN. One note about TP-Link: They charge extra for additional security features. Looks like $53.98/year if you sign up for annual Security+ and Advanced Parental Controls subscriptions - [https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4319/](https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/4319/) Compare that to ASUS, which gives you all the security features (Ai Protection Pro) for free with the router purchase. Just another data point.

As a huge fan of ASUS routers and MERLIN-WRT in general - this isn't worth it as a main router in 2025.

bought this model 2.5 years ago at $300, it works well, I have around 30 devices in my house

The signal strength on the dream 7 is eh. Personally if you aren't going to use the other things ubiquiti offers don't use them. You have the flex so it could be worthwhile but you're making do without it. The Asus 6 and 6e routers/mesh routers are very stable and work fantastically and have stronger signal strength. If you love to tinker or want the other features ubiquiti offers like multiple AP, cameras etc then use them. But purely for router the dream 7 isn't really worth it.