ASUS - ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000

I do this the same. I have a 16000 and run the Merlin FW. I also have it configured in an AI Mesh with another router on the other side of my house. I use the 2.5GB in but I currently am not using the 10GB port. Its been a solid router for me for a couple of years now.

Sure but Wifi 6E has been pretty trash, it's true. And sure Wifi 7 is fine if you're close to the router, but put a wall between it and it becomes awful. Your devices aren't connecting via wifi7 and giving you 1Gbps through the house, but you knew that already. That's the other bands being reasonably strong. The AXE16000 is a QUAD bad router, so if you have been enjoying tri-band, imagine the performance and consistency 4x bands offers. And just FYI: the BE550 is a 2x2 (2x antennas), which offers considerably less overall bandwidth than something like this Rapture. Your router has at least 50% less bandwidth than this AXE16000. The gap is likely wider than that. Only matters for internal data transfers, of course, but is also not something to ignore if you plan on doing just that.

An Asus gt-axe16000 or gt-ax11000 have incredible coverage. They are 8 antenna beam forming routers and I have both in a mesh covering a 2500 sq ft house on a 35m x 35m lot and I get excellent signal everywhere in the house and yard.

Mesh is what you're looking for. You can mesh a router to router and use Ethernet and/or WiFi on both routers. You could get something like 2 of these: ASUS ROG Rapture WiFi 6E Gaming Router (GT-AXE16000) - Quad-Band, 6 GHz Ready, Dual 10G Ports, 2.5G WAN Port, AiMesh Support, Triple-level Game Acceleration, Lifetime Internet Security, Instant Guard It uses either a 1G WAN or a 10G WAN connection to your ISP provided equipment. That is the specific router I have and it works flawlessly and works great in a 2 story 1500 SF older apartment with all channels (2.4/5 ch1/5 ch2/6) receiving strong signals. The router is on the 1st floor and 4 devices directly above it on the second floor work without any issues at all. The way the Mesh works is it uses one of the channels as a dedicated link between routers for the back haul. Asus (and others) have WiFi 7 that might work a bit better. There's a lot of options out there to accomplish what you're looking to do. If you both work from home, you should invest in your connection. Depending on what you do for work, I seriously doubt you need 2Gbps connection.

I have this router and can confirm it is indeed a router. Does one need a router this expensive? No, will a cheaper router perform almost identically? Yes It’s a nice router though, nice features, app is intuitive and easy to use, Quad band is nice. Really no reason not to buy it unless price is a concern for you, if not then I would not hesitate to buy one of these again

As others have said, your best bet will be a prosumer setup with separate router, switch, and APs. There are things like the Asus ROG AXE 16000 that have a pair of 10G ports and can actually route that much traffic. This one is slightly outdated now that WiFi 7 is becoming more common, maybe there's an updated version now. https://rog.asus.com/us/networking/rog-rapture-gt-axe16000-model/ Edit: Looks like this is the updated WiFi 7 model: ROG BE98 Pro. It has 10G WAN, a single 10G LAN, and four 2.5G LAN ports. If you need more 10G ports you'd need a 10G switch. There should be similar routers available from the other major brands as well. https://a.co/d/bNmZmxm

As others have said, your best bet will be a prosumer setup with separate router, switch, and APs. There are things like the Asus ROG AXE 16000 that have a pair of 10G ports and can actually route that much traffic. This one is slightly outdated now that WiFi 7 is becoming more common, maybe there's an updated version now. https://rog.asus.com/us/networking/rog-rapture-gt-axe16000-model/ Edit: Looks like this is the updated WiFi 7 model: ROG BE98 Pro. It has 10G WAN, a single 10G LAN, and four 2.5G LAN ports. If you need more 10G ports you'd need a 10G switch. There should be similar routers available from the other major brands as well. https://a.co/d/bNmZmxm

I've got this one. FYI - the 6g band is great but has very limited range and any relatively solid wall will block the signal. I ended up moving mine to the living room from the computer room (by a short 5 ft) which allowed the 6g to reach all the rooms. Also recommend using Merlin's firmware - it's an enhancement of Asus' firmware that also includes some addons like an ad blocker (which supports a lot more Asus' routers than this one) https://sourceforge.net/projects/asuswrt-merlin/files/ https://www.snbforums.com/forums/asuswrt-merlin-addons.60/

High end/mid range Asus and put the Merlin Firmware on it. Frequent updates, fixed security flaws. Not just two and done.. You have no choice with TP link . No openwrt no Ddwrt. Nothing.. As stated above tplink stuff gets targeted for ddos attacks etc due to them not updating. Bought the AXE300 earlier in the year, and it's firmware is over 12 months old. There's been tons of CVEs and they don't care that you spent $450 on a router Won't keep it secure. No patches. Nothing.. Sold it and got the Asus GT-AXE16000 Have a 3rd party firewall set up on it, AdGuard home installed on it doing the whole network. The thing has a ton of RAM and it's just fine with using the 6G for the Quest etc.. Sorry i just cannot recommend TPLink

The Asus router has been solid.. I've have had zero issues with it since i set it up. The 6E is only used for the quest and no issues with that. Just make sure the router is in the same room where you will be using the quest as 6E signal isn't great strength wise and doesn't do well with walls etc . This isn't an Asus issue this is because of the bandwidth range it sits on and this is apparent on every 6E router. The higher the bandwidth the tighter the signal gets and the less it will tolerate anything blocking it If you want problem free with 6E make sure you are as close to the router as possible.

Also again, unlike TPLink the Asus high end routers come with free security and protection from TrendMicro that's updated regularly separate from the firmware, it's totally optional and you don't need to turn it on. TPLink has the audacity to charge you a monthly subscription fee for the same/lesser/similar features, which are only accessible from a mobile device and NOT the routers web interface.. After you've paid $450+ for the router.. TPLink sucks.

I got pretty good service from the Spectrum-provided routers for a long time, but I finally broke down and bought an Asus 6E router last Fall. It was so good that, a couple of months ago, I bought a second Asus router and made a mesh network. I spent a good bit of money, but I'm now happy with my WLAN. I'm on 1 GB asymmetrical service.

I would pick a WIFI 6E router from ASUS. Great company, great software support,frequent firmware updates,excellent products.

Its some software problem, the pcvr connection is often broken with updates (i have some quest for 3 years) after some of the updates the 6ghz suddenly ran smooth just to revert with the next one. But 99% of the last 14months 5ghz 160mhz DFS ran better(but not always perfect). 6Ghz is usable but has a lot of microstutters/lost frames for me while 5ghz runs perfect like a cable lately (knocks on wood). I tried the ASUS 6E router, Acer predator W6, Tenda 6E router. All the same, with the exception of tenda, it sucked over 200mbits. I also had several Q3 as I was trying to get one with no mura, Quest Pro ran identically on 5 or 6Ghz. Maybe its something specific to my place, but there are no other 6Ghz networks and it was working perfect at several occasions. Like dont stretch your budget getting the 6E if youre tight on money, it might not by worth.

is it the speeds or connectivity, most tasks need much less than 100mbs to work properly. most gaming uses very little bandwidth as well. 17 devices shouldnt be an issue for wifi 6-7 devices. When i did some residential tech support, i remember that google/nest mesh had lots of issues. A wired back haul between floors with decent access points/mesh system placed smartly should fix your issues. ive never had issues with asus routers. I use a my old and newer routers (a 6&6E Aimesh) in my 1200 sq ft home with plaster walls with wire mesh in them. my lady works from home and i do from time to time, i play games while she streams tv. We get \~300mbs.

I was previously using Linksys products before they were sold to Belkin, and then switched to ASUS routers, I have had two main routers by them, both ROG. Plus many others I’ve used as AiMesh Nodes. I haven’t had any trouble them. Their tech support was helpful the few times I’ve reached out to them. They even replaced there router free of charge with a NEW one (not refurbished) of the same model when I had an issue not related to the quality of product. A few ports on the routers switch went bad after a near Lightning strike caused EMP damage to it (a lot of networking gear from different companies got damaged) I have no qualms about ASUS and their products have never given me problems.

FYI , all of our current routers and mesh product all have extensive on router functionality including Open, Wireguard and much more. As such you could pick BT6, 8, 10, 16 our any of the routers. Also all of the units have our Gaming QoS option for prioritizing game packets and or specific systems, if you want a more streamlined experience our gaming models ( ROG, ROG STRIX, TUF GAMING ) also have dedicated Gaming Ports which are pre configured should you connect your device to that port. You can also do this manually through our firmware/app. Also note unless you need the coverage specific to a kit ( which can be done via AiMesh ) on the router side you have the benefit of no backhual use maximizing throughput if you are within the coverage area of a router.

With current routers the ping issue really comes down to what servers they play on, the routers you use won’t see much of an impact as long as they’re functioning as expected But having said that, I do like knowing that my tech can handle the traffic IF we ever get home internet speeds above 10gbps So here’s a link to my fav biases https://www.asus.com/us/site/gaming/rog/gaming-routers/rapture.html

ASUS ROG products are a complete joke. If they spent the same amount on building a better router that they do on marketing they'd be much better off. You can search ASUS under my username for all my grievances. But they abandon all their ROG products after 1 year. After you buy that $699 router if you need warranty or it has a bug (like mine) where it'll stop dropping macs onto ethernet after a few weeks you just get to deal with it. $699 would be better spent literally anywhere else but ASUS. If you are spending that much you won't be happy with consumer devices anymore. You may want to look into ubiquti or rukus wifi and a custom router.

I've had zero problems with M1 for many years. Only went down once, and that was for scheduled maintenance in the middle of the night. Also, it's not just your internet plan that could be the cause of any issues. If your router isn't good enough, or is in a terrible position, or is overheating, or the bomb shelter is between your laptop and the router, you are gonna have issues no matter what plan you have. I have a standard 1Gbps plan but an Asus gaming router with ethernet cables going to the 3 heaviest users in the home – PS5, living TV and bedroom TV. I also set up a second router using Asus AImesh to provide wifi signal to one of the further corners of the house.

I've been using AiMesh since the beginning, and it was rocky at first, but now I'm currently quite happy with it. One solid main router and two APs outside. What unifi did you get to replace your setup and do you think it was worth the cost?

Asus AiMesh - Yea TP-Link Deco - Yes TP-Link Easy Mesh - Not sure

I use Asus routers in my Ai mesh network and it gives me complete control over everything and I've loved it. I use that coupled with family link from Google and I feel like I've done my job as a parent blocking as much bullshit as I can for my kids.  But don't worry, their friends who's parents don't care about a single thing they consume will come along and ruin your hard work. Or your kids will be kids and find loop holes, which they always do. But you still tried. 

Asus AiMesh can be configured without an app and uses local credentials for management.

I went from DD-WRT for years to ASUS AiMesh and have been on Unifi equipment for a good four years now. I never have any issues with roaming (3600+ home) and I can fine tune whenever necessary (rare). I love the Unifi and don't plan on moving away any time soon. If you want peace of mind, I definitely also recommend Unifi.

As has been said, plug in everything you can. For a basic option, the Asus routers with AiMesh are a pretty simple solution. Start with one on the second floor centrally located and see if you need more. Use inSSIDer to see how your signal strength is as what kind of interference you have and set settings accordingly. If you’re not reaching all corners, add another compatible Asus and put them on floors 1 and 3 (both wired connection to WAN jack)

Avoid tp-link and any other CCP networking equipment. Don't intentionally put stuff with backdoors in them just to save a few bucks. Unifi is great but it's expensive and you really should use it wired. If you're just looking for plug and play mesh Asus has good offerings. Their AI mesh system works well