TUF Gaming AX6000 (TUF-AX6000)

Good. So, I keep my four ASUS tuf ax600 routers. They do a good job for my use case.

Wrong, check the damn device database. Some are supported. TUF-AX6000 and TUF-AX4200 are two examples and thanks for some crazy devs in the forum those are also flashable directly within the AsusWRT web interface.

You basically got the equivalent of an AX3000 router (2x2 on 2.4GHz + 2x2 on 5GHz). I do think you got shafted depending on what they would have provided without the extra £50 but the ISP is not completely lying. The TUF AX6000 was £180 back in April 2024, but it's not been available for a while now. The TUF BE3600 is £140 today (£130 on Amazon) but if you don't have Wi-Fi 7 devices it'll perform basically the same as a £105 TUF AX3000. The issue is that ASUS doesn't have anything in between £130 and £230 for Wi-Fi 7 (from what I can see) and the ISPs as of recently have been avoiding China made routers so other cheaper brands are out of question. You will likely not notice any speed difference on a single device but with multiple devices using internet at the same time, the AX6000 routers will likely perform better especially if you got a gigabit connection and older Wi-Fi 5 devices in the mix which get their speed from MIMO mainly. With 4x4 MIMO like on AX6000 it would support more devices. There's probably not much difference in range though. If you don't care about transferring files locally or wireless VR capabilities then it likely doesn't matter.

You basically got the equivalent of an AX3000 router (2x2 on 2.4GHz + 2x2 on 5GHz). I do think you got shafted depending on what they would have provided without the extra £50 but the ISP is not completely lying. The TUF AX6000 was £180 back in April 2024, but it's not been available for a while now. The TUF BE3600 is £140 today (£130 on Amazon) but if you don't have Wi-Fi 7 devices it'll perform basically the same as a £105 TUF AX3000. The issue is that ASUS doesn't have anything in between £130 and £230 for Wi-Fi 7 (from what I can see) and the ISPs as of recently have been avoiding China made routers so other cheaper brands are out of question. You will likely not notice any speed difference on a single device but with multiple devices using internet at the same time, the AX6000 routers will likely perform better especially if you got a gigabit connection and older Wi-Fi 5 devices in the mix which get their speed from MIMO mainly. With 4x4 MIMO like on AX6000 it would support more devices. There's probably not much difference in range though. If you don't care about transferring files locally or wireless VR capabilities then it likely doesn't matter.

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.

I got rid of my Asus AX6000 and AX3000 for a single Reyee RG-EW7200BE-PRO and I am thoroughly impressed. Better in every way and way cheaper than the Asus devices.

Asus is terrible. I just got rid of all my Asus routers. I'm using a single Reyee RG-EW7200BE-PRO now. What a difference, the software is a million times better and the performance is far superior for half the price of Asus.