a bit harsh ehh, but lol.....
I actually upgraded my router after squeezing the life out of my old WiFi 5 setup, and holy hell I did NOT expect this big of a jump.
The [**Archer BE550**](https://www.reddit.com/user/Whole-Necessary-6627/comments/1ombf1s/best_wifi_7_router_tplink_triband_be9300/) is my first WiFi 7 router and it legit feels like going from a Honda Civic to a Tesla.
[https://www.reddit.com/HomeNetworking/comments/1ombf1s/best\_wifi\_7\_router\_tplink\_triband\_be9300/](https://www.reddit.com/user/Whole-Necessary-6627/comments/1ombf1s/best_wifi_7_router_tplink_triband_be9300/)
For your budget I would sooner get a better WiFi 6 router than a low end WiFi 7 but that depends on what you need. Less clients and no VPN makes it easier to pick.
* Flint 2
* TPLink Archer BE550 (little over but might find a sale)
* Flint 3e
* TPLink Archer AXE75
* UniFi Express 7 (little over budget)
If you can swing a BE550 either new or used it would last quite a while. It has 2.5 gbps lan everywhere so if you want a NAS or anything that needs faster connections hard wired you have it. It can also do Vlans so you can separate out IoT devices, Guest, Work, or whatever you want.
You'd might only want a dedicated band, which can be a dedicated router/access point. And make sure you can set a seperate configuration for that band. Also an option if your pc has build in 5ghz wifi that is not used to connect to the network is to use mobile hotspot in windows and use that for your vr headset to connect to giving you a direct connection between the devices.
There are tri-band or even quad-band router. Tri-band generally would be 1x2.4ghz, 1x5ghz, 1x6ghz. I believe there might be older 'router/access point's out there being tri-band without 6ghz and instead having a extra 5ghz band.
A quad-band generally has 1 extra 5ghz band. You'd generally have to dive into the manufacturer's product page to figure out which bands are on a 'router/access point'.
Personally have a tp-link be550 which has WiFi 7 and is a tri-band router. I configured it so 2.4ghz and 5ghz is my general home wifi and the 6ghz is for my quest 3.
Go with the Asus. Just tried the TP-Link BE550 and ended up returning it and going with an Asus BE88U. I didn't need the tri-band for my use and the Asus destroyed the TP-Link in range and speeds. The BE98 Pro is really in a different category. I would've gone for it if I could justify the cost for how I'd be using it.
BE550 had all 2.5gb ports and GE800 has both 2.5gb and 10gb ports. The GE800 is geared for gaming. I have both for sale if youre interested let me know.
I had nothing but positive experiences. So much so that I bought 2 other BE550s to put them in a hardwired easymesh setup. When I got the GE800 it was easy to add it as the main router and keep the other as mesh satellites. I was even able to add a vpn to the GE800 and spice upy gaming. My only complaint was the Tether app.
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