ASUS - ZenWiFi AX6600 Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System (XT8)
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Last updated: Dec 25, 2025 Scoring
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"I can basically always trust my X40 to finish a midnight cleaning session in the dark and wake up to find it sitting in its dock and have clean floors in the morning."
"I think its hands down the best all around option right now, especially once you hook it up to the water line and drain, i run it daily in our house and we got rid of our cleaning help because of it."
"significantly worse object avoidance than than the Dreame x40 and L40 ... The best feature of the L40/X40/p10 pro ultra is that they have class leading object avoidance so you don't have to pick up your cat's toys or prep your house every time you want to run the robot meaning you can run it on a daily schedule which will keep your house cleaner. ... I run my X40s daily and they never get stuck on cables, cat toys and other random junk that ends up on the floor."
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"With ASUS you have control over a multitude of settings. Or just leave it on the defaults and if you ever wish to dive into the config, it will be ready and waiting for you."
"ASUS firmware is more complex, gives you more configurability. ... You can use the web UI to configure things the precise way you like it."
"Supports the Merlin custom firmware which allows a bit more customization than OEM default firmware. Probably would be my pick due to that alone."
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"In a 6000 sq ft house I’ve just helped with it has 6 access points and has a perfect full signal everywhere you go."
"I have a 2 ZenWiFi AX’s on each floor of my house. WiFi everywhere, including a bench at the back fence of the property kicks butt."
"There’s not a dead spot on my property."
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"Satisfied with it, works well in wireless or wired backhaul. ... Had used with wireless backhaul for about 3.5 yr before recently configuring MoCA (multimedia over coax; uses coaxial cables like ethernet) in the home. Now I use the XT8 system in a wired backhaul over MoCA."
"Satisfied with it, works well in wireless or wired backhaul. ... Had used with wireless backhaul for about 3.5 yr before recently configuring MoCA (multimedia over coax; uses coaxial cables like ethernet) in the home. Now I use the XT8 system in a wired backhaul over MoCA."
"I have the xt8 mesh system (2 nodes hardwired) . Haven't had to reset it besides updates in over 2 years after I set it up."
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"ASUS includes all security features with product purchase. You pay no subscription fees for the life of the product ownership and receive all the security feature benefits."
"Right now I am leaning toward the Asus BT6 or BT8 due to cost, brand reputation, and lifetime security/parent controls without a subscription."
"it comes with Trend Micro Ai security protection for free, for the life of the product"
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"I frequently see it disconnect and say auto reconnect is active, but it doesn’t automatically reconnect. ... It works like 80-90% of the time, but it’s caused panic attacks multiple times and has made me want to switch back to all analogue mixers."
"The workaround was, of course, to schedule daily reboots. And then throw manual reboots on top of it."
"after 6 hours or so it disconnected. I had to unplug it and plug it back in."
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"The workaround was, of course, to schedule daily reboots. And then throw manual reboots on top of it."
"Orbi’s pos firmware updates ... years of doggy updates ... bad firmware problems ... bad firmware updates take down my home and some other family homes I supported back then ... Their terrible firmware releases are well documented."
"Avoid Netgear at all costs. They appear to be incapable of getting the firmware right for their WiFi 7 units. ... I got an Orbi 770 and gave up. I went back to Eero with the Pro 7. Back to stable WiFi."
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"I have noticed however my devices sometimes get confused which node it should connect to, resulting in sub par speeds."
"On the previous setup, devices would sometimes just drop off the network."
"I had noticed that behavior when long term testing the Asus XT8, certain versions of the firmware had issues with roaming clients."
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"I have noticed however my devices sometimes get confused which node it should connect to, resulting in sub par speeds."
"Rarely had issues with the mesh, but perhaps once or twice a year (have been using for about 4 yrs) the mesh node downstairs would fall off net and I'd have to reboot it to re-establish the mesh connection."
"No great way to see why when the AP nodes won't show those nodes as existing in the first place."
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"No devices connect to any nodes, only the primary access point."
"the AX3000 is only 2x2 dual band and has no dedicated radio for meshing, so if you mesh wirelessly, you end up halving the 5GHz bandwidth."
"There does seem to be a client limit at about 75-80 wifi devices whiche forced me to move iot devices to a separate wifi network."
I have the ASUS ZenWiFi AX6600 and the software allows you to give 2 and 5 GHZ different passwords. This router is highly rated.
r/wifi • Recommended router that lets you create separate 2.4 and 5 bands ->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.
r/askSingapore • Recommendation for home broadband ->Asus XT8s and XT9s are fantastic.
r/HomeKit • What Wi-fi 6 Router for home is the best value you've used? ->Use opn or pfsense, and use WiFi routers as AP. Much more reliable. - super cheap: Cudy. Cheap Chinese routers, can mesh, can repeat, a 3 box is around 100€. - ASUS. I’ve been using XT8 as mesh for a couple years, AP only. Pretty reliable. - unifi : currently planning to migrate everything on these. The « wall » série is discrete. All are very powerful. Needs a controller software tho.
r/HomeNetworking • Looking for a Reliable Wi-Fi 6 Router ->Use opn or pfsense, and use WiFi routers as AP. Much more reliable. - super cheap: Cudy. Cheap Chinese routers, can mesh, can repeat, a 3 box is around 100€. - ASUS. I’ve been using XT8 as mesh for a couple years, AP only. Pretty reliable. - unifi : currently planning to migrate everything on these. The « wall » série is discrete. All are very powerful. Needs a controller software tho.
r/HomeNetworking • Looking for a Reliable Wi-Fi 6 Router ->I'm no expert at all in networks. I use Asus tri band routera running Merlin firmware. I have one router at the far end of the house on the 1at floor and the second router at the opposite end on the second floor. The signal extends to the yard and fully covers the house with Wi-Fi 6. House is close to 3k square feet. I have the routers hardwired since that provided the best connection. If you go the Merlin website you'll see what routers are supported.
r/HomeNetworking • Best mesh WiFi for large house with multiple floors and walls ->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?
r/HomeNetworking • What is the Best WiFi Mesh System for Home? 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 ->I loved my asus xt8. Super easy to use and the ddns came in handy when I was first hosting my own services. At ~60 WiFi devices it became pretty unreliable so we moved to a tplink Omada system
r/HomeNetworking • Asus or TP Link when it comes to routers? ->Asus has worked fine here.
r/HomeNetworking • What is the Best WiFi Mesh System for Home? 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 ->Asus AiMesh - Yea TP-Link Deco - Yes TP-Link Easy Mesh - Not sure
r/HomeNetworking • Wifi mesh system ->I have 1GB service and in my area they stopped using the NEST gear many months ago. For 900 sq ft you only need the router (Google 6E - rebranded from Actiontec). It’s not full of bells and whistles settings wise, but it is better than the ASUS router (XT8) it replaced.
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