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3-Pack Linksys Atlas Pro AX5300 WiFi 6 System

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Best Buy via eBay has 3-Pack Linksys Atlas Pro AX5300 WiFi 6 System (MX55EC3) for $329.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has 3-Pack Linksys Atlas Pro AX5300 WiFi 6 System (MX55EC3) for $329.99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.

Thanks to Community Member BigRich83 for finding this deal.
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Features:
  • Delivers true gigabit mesh WiFi speeds throughout your entire home, up to 5.4 Gbps with 6-stream connectivity.
  • 160MHz Capable
  • Qualcomm chipset
  • 30 devices per node
  • Easily expandable by adding additional nodes

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    • This price is $320 lower (49% savings) than the list price of $649.99
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.3 from over 80 Best Buy customer reviews.
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Best Buy via eBay has 3-Pack Linksys Atlas Pro AX5300 WiFi 6 System (MX55EC3) for $329.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has 3-Pack Linksys Atlas Pro AX5300 WiFi 6 System (MX55EC3) for $329.99. Shipping is free or choose curbside pickup where stock permits.

Thanks to Community Member BigRich83 for finding this deal.
  • Note, pickup availability will vary by location.
Features:
  • Delivers true gigabit mesh WiFi speeds throughout your entire home, up to 5.4 Gbps with 6-stream connectivity.
  • 160MHz Capable
  • Qualcomm chipset
  • 30 devices per node
  • Easily expandable by adding additional nodes

Editor's Notes

Written by SlickDealio | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $320 lower (49% savings) than the list price of $649.99
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.3 from over 80 Best Buy customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • Information about eBay returns here.
    • Information about Best Buy returns can be found here.

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The answer always is anything but Netgear consumer mesh system. Read their forums.

I love Netgear and I think they are the best consumer grade networking products company by far.

But they dropped the ball big time in Orbis firmware updates and asinine support, or lack thereof.

Seriously, read their forums. Thank me later. Rep me now.
Only buy dual band mesh if your house is wired for ethernet already. Otherwise buy a tri-band mesh.
This is only a dual-band system, where the Orbi at Costco is tri-band. Plus the easy returns at Costco if it doesn't work out for you.

I have the Linksys MX8400C from Costco and while it started out great, firmware updates seem to cause more problems than they fix, so I'm hesitant to recommend Linksys. That said, plenty of people complain about Orbi too.

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Rdaka
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This or Orbi RBK753S from Costco?
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Quote from Rdaka :
This or Orbi RBK753S from Costco?
This is only a dual-band system, where the Orbi at Costco is tri-band. Plus the easy returns at Costco if it doesn't work out for you.

I have the Linksys MX8400C from Costco and while it started out great, firmware updates seem to cause more problems than they fix, so I'm hesitant to recommend Linksys. That said, plenty of people complain about Orbi too.
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Quote from Rdaka :
This or Orbi RBK753S from Costco?
The answer always is anything but Netgear consumer mesh system. Read their forums.

I love Netgear and I think they are the best consumer grade networking products company by far.

But they dropped the ball big time in Orbis firmware updates and asinine support, or lack thereof.

Seriously, read their forums. Thank me later. Rep me now.
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Only buy dual band mesh if your house is wired for ethernet already. Otherwise buy a tri-band mesh.
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deal2lover
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I have an older Linksys Mesh System (linksys-velop-ac2200-tri-band-mesh-wi-fi-5-system-3-pack-black/6209705). I upgraded from Apple AirPort Extreme over a year ago. I purchased mine at Best Buy. Paid $200 around Black Friday. No regrets. My system is tri band . This one is only dual band . I'm not sure how important that is. I have never needed to reset or reboot my system . It's very reliable and very fast . I have fiber optic internet provider. My wifi speed is around 480 Mbps upload and download. Which is the speed of my fiber optic service.

Amazon price for a single AX5300 unit is $267. That suggests this post is a Slick Deal as far as price . This is $330 for three units.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z5NZ...5DYCMH0B75
Last edited by deal2lover January 23, 2022 at 06:44 AM.
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Quote from Dyscalculic :
The answer always is anything but Netgear consumer mesh system. Read their forums.

I love Netgear and I think they are the best consumer grade networking products company by far.

But they dropped the ball big time in Orbis firmware updates and asinine support, or lack thereof.

Seriously, read their forums. Thank me later. Rep me now.
I've been happy with Orbi RBK50, but there are lots of places where they completely dropped the ball with Orbi. Orbi is typically very fast with a strong signal though - at least for me.

My next mesh system won't be Orbi. It retails too expensive for what you get, and have to pay for security and parent controls. And took them like 2 years to address their issues with the first Orbi Rbk50 - I don't want to be their Guinea pig again.
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Quote from Rdaka :
This or Orbi RBK753S from Costco?
Do not go with Orbi. It's pure trash. Used these units for the last few years until I switch to Unifi and I thought they worked well. If you can run Ethernet to the nodes for wired backhaul it makes them more reliable.
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I'm waiting till next year's Asus Wi-Fi 7 quadruple band 20gb vpn max lucky 13 antenna setup for $1,200 msrp called the unlucky bastard.
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Most reviews on this system, pretty much make this mesh sound like a complete PASS.
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Quote from deal2lover :
I have an older Linksys Mesh System (linksys-velop-ac2200-tri-band-mesh-wi-fi-5-system-3-pack-black/6209705). I upgraded from Apple AirPort Extreme over a year ago. I purchased mine at Best Buy. Paid $200 around Black Friday. No regrets. My system is tri band . This one is only dual band . I'm not sure how important that is. I have never needed to reset or reboot my system . It's very reliable and very fast . I have fiber optic internet provider. My wifi speed is around is around 480 Mbps upload and download. Which is the speed of my fiber optic service.

I have the Velop setup as well. Mine has not been as reliable as yours, requiring not just reboots but resets and re-setups UNTIL I stopped using them as the router and set them as APs in bridged mode and went back to using an older Asus AC1900 as the router. Since then it's been rock solid. I can mow 3 acres and stream music in every far corner.
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SamT3169
Jan 21, 2022
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My velop system by Linksys is terrible. Went with a mikrotic router and ubiquity access points. Rock solid now. Same price for a much better setup.
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Quote from mrsean :
Only buy dual band mesh if your house is wired for ethernet already. Otherwise buy a tri-band mesh.
This right here, if your house doesn't have Ethernet setup, you need a Tri-Band setup for mesh. The third band dedicated to direct connection between routers provides a stable connection. I have a gigabit fiber connection at home and triband setup is the only one that helps with second 5GHz dedicated for wireless back haul to utilize full gigabit speeds.

That being said I'm using Asus ZenWifi mesh router setup.
Last edited by mtcl January 21, 2022 at 08:46 AM.
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Like the 4 ethernet ports on each unit
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Quote from mtcl :
This right here, if your house doesn't have Ethernet setup, you need a Tri-Band setup for mesh. The third band dedicated to direct connection between routers provides a stable connection. I have a gigabit fiber connection at home and triband setup is the only one that helps with second 5GHz dedicated for wireless back haul to utilize full gigabit speeds.

That being said I'm using Asus ZenWifi mesh router setup.
I did not realize this . I'm glad I purchased tri band system just by luck . I can't imagine why they make dual band systems . I don't think that most people have Ethernet connection on every floor , do they ? I have Ethernet on only two floors of three level home.

A person below explains that all Ethernet cables are not equal . He says older Ethernet cables are limited to 100 mpbs, so people should take that into account . I have no idea how one can determine what sort of cable is installed in their home ! Technology and speed increases are great , but it's difficult to keep up and understand everything. I just buy things and install them when they have positive ratings . It appears that the same device can be great in one home and suck in another , even though it's working proper in both homes . Who would guess that it could be caused by older Ethernet cable ? How many people realize that they should use tri band mesh system unless they have modern Ethernet cable connection for each mesh station?
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Eh, I would avoid this. WiFi 6 is going to be the forgotten middle child. Offers hardly any improvement from 5. WiFi 6E on the other hand is a gamechanger and is worth investing in now.
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