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Model: ASUS AX5700 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Gaming Router

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Last Edited by rastatech November 22, 2022 at 09:23 PM
Recommended Firmware Upgrade:

AsusWRT-Merlin:
https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net

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It has been at this price often. This one has no 2.5Gbps port and is a lower model of RT-AX86U.
Also 512 MB RAM for the 86S model vs 1GB for the 86U model. May be an issue if you like to flash alternate firmware. Seems like this could impact performance but this is supposition only.

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11-18-2022 at 06:43 AM.

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It has been at this price often. This one has no 2.5Gbps port and is a lower model of RT-AX86U.
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11-18-2022 at 07:00 AM.
11-18-2022 at 07:00 AM.
Not many people actually need a 2.5Gbps port. It's still a great 7 stream router with all the bells and whistles like aimesh, qos, lots of settings. However, it is a dual core CPU instead of quad in 86U. This may or may not be an issue for a network.
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11-18-2022 at 10:54 AM.
11-18-2022 at 10:54 AM.
Also 512 MB RAM for the 86S model vs 1GB for the 86U model. May be an issue if you like to flash alternate firmware. Seems like this could impact performance but this is supposition only.
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bcm00re
11-18-2022 at 09:48 PM.
11-18-2022 at 09:48 PM.
I tried to do the router trade-in to get an additional 15% off but was denied. Anyone been able to get that additional discount on a router that's on sale at Best Buy?
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11-18-2022 at 11:54 PM.
11-18-2022 at 11:54 PM.
Quote from bcm00re :
I tried to do the router trade-in to get an additional 15% off but was denied. Anyone been able to get that additional discount on a router that's on sale at Best Buy?
Why did they deny you? It's pretty clearly listed on the website that it's 15% off if you bring in an old router.
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11-19-2022 at 07:34 AM.
11-19-2022 at 07:34 AM.
Quote from munkle :
Why did they deny you? It's pretty clearly listed on the website that it's 15% off if you bring in an old router.

They said it doesn't apply to sale prices.
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11-19-2022 at 01:22 PM.
11-19-2022 at 01:22 PM.
had issues and returned while back....
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rastatech
11-19-2022 at 02:50 PM.
11-19-2022 at 02:50 PM.
It's a great router, amazing WIFI reach. As on almost all Asus, AsusWRT-Merlin https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net is highly recommended as a the firmware of choice. Super stable. I have one AX86S as main router right now with an older AC86U in AI-Mesh.

The plan is to make the ax86S the extension and I wanted to go for the AX86U as the main if the price is right. That said, maybe I should just get another 86S as realistically that's all I really need. Returns accepted until mid Jan, maybe I grab one and park it and see if the AX86U gets a better price over next week.
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11-19-2022 at 05:32 PM.
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Quote from rastatech :
It's a great router, amazing WIFI reach. As on almost all Asus, AsusWRT-Merlin https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net is highly recommended as a the firmware of choice. Super stable. I have one AX86S as main router right now with an older AC86U in AI-Mesh.

The plan is to make the ax86S the extension and I wanted to go for the AX86U as the main if the price is right. That said, maybe I should just get another 86S as realistically that's all I really need. Returns accepted until mid Jan, maybe I grab one and park it and see if the AX86U gets a better price over next week.
I can google it but since you already own the AX86S,
Does it have/offer free parental controls?
Separate 2.4G, 5G & Guest Wifi SSID?
Blocking new devices & we can only able be to approve new devices manually by going into Router Admin site?
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11-19-2022 at 05:39 PM.
11-19-2022 at 05:39 PM.
Don't forget you can bring your old device to trade in and get additional 15% off.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/recy...7300657381
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11-19-2022 at 05:48 PM.
11-19-2022 at 05:48 PM.
Pretty similar WiFi performance to the AX86U - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sFhVbN9Hh8
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irobot73
11-19-2022 at 06:49 PM.
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Seems the Nighthawk AXE7300 is available for not much more ($229.99 via BB Member)
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/netg...Id=6515295
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