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ASUS RT-AX86U Pro Wi-Fi 6 AX5700 Dual Band Gaming Router w/ AiMesh Expired

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Newegg has for Newegg+ Members (free to join): ASUS RT-AX86U Pro Wi-Fi 6 AX5700 Dual Band Gaming Router w/ AiMesh on sale for $199.99 - $30 off when you apply promo code NEGGPLUSDR2396 in cart = $169.99. Shipping is free.

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About this product:
  • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and 160MHz channels
  • Wi-Fi speeds up to 5700 Mbps
  • Aggregated 2 Gbps WAN connections, wired 2.5 Gbps port and Wi-Fi 6
  • AiMesh Compatible

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    • This price is $30 lower than the recent FP deal.
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  • New-generation WiFi 6 - Enjoy ultrafast speeds up to 5700 Mbps with the latest WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and 160MHz channels
  • Mobile Game Mode - Minimize lag and latency for mobile gaming with just a tap on the ASUS Router app
  • True 2 Gbps wired and wireless speeds - Aggregated 2 Gbps WAN connections, wired 2.5 Gbps port and WiFi 6
  • Commercial-grade Security Anywhere – Protect your home network with AiProtection Pro, powered by Trend Micro. And when away from home, ASUS Instant Guard gives you a one-click sharable secure VPN.
  • Easy Extendable Network – Enjoy seamless roaming with rich, advanced features by adding any AiMesh-compatible router.
$30 off for Newegg+ members (free to join) [newegg.com] only w/ promo code NEGGPLUSDR2396

https://www.newegg.com/asus-rt-ax...6833320549
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Model: ASUS AX570 Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router

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Why bother shopping for new tech if you are happy with the setup that you have?
The benefits for you, since your using such slow speeds are almost non existent. Besides the greater speeds that wifi 6/7 support 1Gbps+, the new technologies also allow the router to multi task better, but you also need wifi 6/7 clients to really get that functionality.

The only possible passive benefit you would see with a newer router, is faster 2.4ghz speeds as the antenna designs have improved and people who would pull 40Mbps can now pull 100-120Mbps even with older 2.4ghz devices in some cases.

So overall unless you have a lot of 2.4ghz devices that you want to get better speeds on, or you have a ton of wifi 6/7 clients you wont really need to ugprade because you wont benefit from the speed increases since your ISP is limited to 300mbps. Unless you use in network streaming in which the faster speeds would allow you to take advantage of things such a NAS box streaming to multiple clients in your house.

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04-23-2024 at 10:09 AM.
04-23-2024 at 10:09 AM.
Great router. I have three of them in my house set up as a mesh network using the built in Asus firmware. Coverage and speed are fantastic.
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04-23-2024 at 10:14 AM.
04-23-2024 at 10:14 AM.
Wow, amazing price, $30 cheaper than FP deal 5 days ago https://slickdeals.net/f/17436570-200-asus-rt-ax86u-pro-wi-fi-6-ax5700-dual-band-gaming-router-w-aimesh

Those who bought it before, is there anything about this router you wish you had known before you bought it?
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04-23-2024 at 11:00 AM.
04-23-2024 at 11:00 AM.
Quote from neoweb :
Wow, amazing price, $30 cheaper than FP deal 5 days ago https://slickdeals.net/f/17436570-200-asus-rt-ax86u-pro-wi-fi-6-ax5700-dual-band-gaming-router-w-aimesh
Those who bought it before, is there anything about this router you wish you had known before you bought it?

It is dual band only, I wish it was tri band to set up wireless mesh network.
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04-23-2024 at 11:22 AM.
04-23-2024 at 11:22 AM.
Quote from AmArbirS :
It is dual band only, I wish it was tri band to set up wireless mesh network.
Just wondering, is this relevant if used with a wired backhaul?
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04-23-2024 at 11:40 AM.
04-23-2024 at 11:40 AM.
Cheapest I have seen in a longggg time. This is it folks.
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04-23-2024 at 11:43 AM.
04-23-2024 at 11:43 AM.
What is the difference between this and the non-Pro version that I have?
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04-23-2024 at 11:46 AM.

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank rcastles

04-23-2024 at 11:46 AM.
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Just wondering, is this relevant if used with a wired backhaul?
Not relevant. Asus mesh will support wired backhaul. That's what I have with the below using Moca 2.5 as my backhaul.

RT-AX86U as the main router
RT-AX55 as the mesh node
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04-23-2024 at 11:54 AM.
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Quote from WaltW :
What is the difference between this and the non-Pro version that I have?

Better cpu
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04-23-2024 at 11:57 AM.
04-23-2024 at 11:57 AM.
This is my issue...

My TP Link AC4000 seems to work perfect for my needs in a 2,300 sf home with 4 floors. And you can find this unit for as cheap as $40 used on FB marketplace or ebay.

I don't feel I need Wifi 6.

I pay for 300 down and 300 up and I am very happy with that speed. And I get those speed through my wifi TP Link AC4000.

Just need to understand why I would want to upgrade? When my current situation is good.
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04-23-2024 at 12:05 PM.
04-23-2024 at 12:05 PM.
Great deal on this...lowest it's been..get it!
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04-23-2024 at 12:07 PM.
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Quote from SlickCrowd6832 :
This is my issue...

My TP Link AC4000 seems to work perfect for my needs in a 2,300 sf home with 4 floors. And you can find this unit for as cheap as $40 used on FB marketplace or ebay.

I don't feel I need Wifi 6.

I pay for 300 down and 300 up and I am very happy with that speed. And I get those speed through my wifi TP Link AC4000.

Just need to understand why I would want to upgrade? When my current situation is good.
Why bother shopping for new tech if you are happy with the setup that you have?
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04-23-2024 at 12:07 PM.
04-23-2024 at 12:07 PM.
What's the point of Newegg+ needing an opt-in if it's free for everyone who has a free Newegg account? They used to have "Premier" for a fee like Amazon Prime, but if Newegg+ is going to stay free to join, why join now and why not just give benefits to everyone without some additional membership?

There are many Newegg+ deals today for its launch; not sure about slickness:
https://www.newegg.com/Newegg-Plu...ID-2094698
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