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ASUS RT-AX86U Gaming Router - $220 (Amazon)

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Amazon [amazon.com] has ASUS RT-AX86U WiFi 6 AX5700 Dual Band Gigabit Gaming Router w/ AiMesh on sale for $219.99. Shipping is free.

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  • 10/100/1000 Ethernet Standard
  • 2.4 GHz + 5.0 GHz Frequency Band
  • WiFi 6 AX Networking Standard (5.7 gigabit per second)
  • 4x Antennas
  • RJ-45 Ports
  • AiMesh Support

Note: this is $5 cheaper than last week's Front Page deal.
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Amazon [amazon.com] has ASUS RT-AX86U WiFi 6 AX5700 Dual Band Gigabit Gaming Router w/ AiMesh on sale for $219.99. Shipping is free.

Product Details:
  • 10/100/1000 Ethernet Standard
  • 2.4 GHz + 5.0 GHz Frequency Band
  • WiFi 6 AX Networking Standard (5.7 gigabit per second)
  • 4x Antennas
  • RJ-45 Ports
  • AiMesh Support

Note: this is $5 cheaper than last week's Front Page deal.

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Model: ASUS AX5700 WiFi 6 Gaming Router (RT-AX86U) - Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Internet Router, NVIDIA GeForce NOW, 2.5G Port, Gaming & Streaming, AiMesh Compatible, Included Lifetime Internet Security

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Apr 11, 2023 01:12 AM
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hellApr 11, 2023 01:12 AM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank hell

150$ would be fair price for a 3 year old router. New routers are moving to Quad band mesh network and with WiFi 7 major performance improvement, this would be very low speed in next few years.

If not in rush, now it's not the time.
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Apr 11, 2023 02:19 AM
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EchaniApr 11, 2023 02:19 AM
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I bought this previously for a 2700 sqft home, used the Ai Mesh with a Blue Cave. In the end it was underpowered for my home with many smart home devices (It currently reports 120 devices total). I eventually bought an RT-AX88U to be my main router and meshed the 86U and Blue Cave to it. After that switch its been solid.
Apr 11, 2023 02:52 AM
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TiconderogaN2Apr 11, 2023 02:52 AM
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This doesn't look like it's the upgraded cpu
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Apr 11, 2023 02:04 PM
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JasonE2012Apr 11, 2023 02:04 PM
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This was $214.99 in Dec and wasn't quite the lowest SD around that time. I just missed the better deals but bit anyway. We don't power a smart home nor do we have serious gamers. But it boosted our performance enough to avoid paying for upgraded internet speed every month. 2700 sqft. Two work from home pc's, multiple streaming tv's, 4 teenagers with mobile devices etc. and I'm happy with the upgrade over our older more basic ASUS. I can't speak to what is newer and better, or if the price should be lower, but if you're already running a dinosaur like I was it's a significant upgrade.
Apr 11, 2023 05:54 PM
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robrob777Apr 11, 2023 05:54 PM
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Quote from hell :
150$ would be fair price for a 3 year old router. New routers are moving to Quad band mesh network and with WiFi 7 major performance improvement, this would be very low speed in next few years.

If not in rush, now it's not the time.
1 router is better than mesh.. If 1 router works for all home
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Apr 12, 2023 12:05 AM
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K9USApr 12, 2023 12:05 AM
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New model coming out soon.
They are really pushing to sell this model.
Apr 12, 2023 01:42 AM
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coreyyokApr 12, 2023 01:42 AM
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Quote from Echani :
I bought this previously for a 2700 sqft home, used the Ai Mesh with a Blue Cave. In the end it was underpowered for my home with many smart home devices (It currently reports 120 devices total). I eventually bought an RT-AX88U to be my main router and meshed the 86U and Blue Cave to it. After that switch its been solid.
AX88u and AX86u are not that different. The AX88u has 8 ports, which is its main benefit over the AX86u

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Apr 12, 2023 03:24 AM
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EchaniApr 12, 2023 03:24 AM
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Quote from coreyyok :
AX88u and AX86u are not that different. The AX88u has 8 ports, which is its main benefit over the AX86u
My 88u is the pro version which has a 2.0GHz quad core processor vs the 1.8GHz dual core processor in the 86u.

Also, my 88u pro only has six network ports. Interesting that you found one with 8 ports.
Apr 12, 2023 10:05 AM
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bennorApr 12, 2023 10:05 AM
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Quote from Echani :
Also, my 88u pro only has six network ports. Interesting that you found one with 8 ports.
There is the older RT-AX88U with 9 ports: https://www.amazon.com/RT-AX88U-D...B07HM6KJN8
Then there is the newer RT-AX88U Pro with 6 ports: https://www.amazon.com/RT-AX88U-D...B0BTTY7QFH
The newer RT-AX88U Pro has slightly different features (four 1 gig LAN ports, dual 2.5 WAN/LAN ports, slightly faster CPU) than than the older RT-AX88U (eight 1 gig LAN ports, one WAN port).
Last edited by bennor April 12, 2023 at 03:09 AM.
Apr 12, 2023 06:53 PM
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391412Apr 12, 2023 06:53 PM
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Quote from robrob777 :
1 router is better than mesh.. If 1 router works for all home
I have the AX86U in an AImesh with 2 AX55's, Gb ethernet backhauls, single SSID across all on both 2.4 & 5g bands - works great!
Apr 17, 2023 06:58 PM
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Roy2001Apr 17, 2023 06:58 PM
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Quote from vha23 :
isn't this much better:

https://slickdeals.net/f/16573628-asus-rog-rapture-gt-ax6000-dual-band-wifi-6-wireless-router-235-fr...
It is better for sure, but not MUCH. You probably won't see any real world benefit.

Disclosure: I just got AX6000 from amazon Friday.

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