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

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Amazon has ASUS RT-AX86U Pro Wi-Fi 6 AX5700 Dual Band Gaming Router w/ AiMesh on sale for $199.99. Shipping is free.

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About this product:
  • Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax up to 5700 Mbps and 160MHz channels
  • Aggregated 2 Gbps WAN connections, wired 2.5 Gbps port and Wi-Fi 6
  • Protect your home network with AiProtection Pro, powered by Trend Micro
  • ASUS Instant Guard gives you a one-click sharable secure VPN away from home
  • Easy extendable network by adding any AiMesh-compatible router (sold separately)

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Amazon [amazon.com] has ASUS RT-AX86U Pro Wi-Fi 6 AX5700 Dual Band Gaming Router w/ AiMesh for $200. -Now $208.83 Shipping is free.

Price:
$50 lower (20% savings) than the list price of $250
$15.60 lower (7% savings) than the previous price of $215.60

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Model: ASUS AX570 Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router

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Post Date Sold By Sale Price Activity
06/04/24Amazon$199.49
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05/17/24Amazon$190.48
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05/04/24Best Buy$169.99 popular
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04/23/24Newegg$170 frontpage
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02/25/24Amazon$199 frontpage
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02/05/24Newegg$200 frontpage
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01/04/24Newegg$204.99
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08/22/23Amazon$199.99 popular
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08/20/23Newegg$219.99
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07/30/23Amazon$200 frontpage
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07/17/23Amazon$219.99
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06/24/23Amazon$200
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06/19/23Amazon$220 frontpage
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05/02/23Newegg$225
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04/03/23Amazon$225 frontpage
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02/27/23Newegg$224.99
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Amazon$201.67
Best Buy$201.99
Abt Electronics$299.99
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Yea, but it's good to be 2-3 generations behind on routers, because the new routers are so buggy.

When this router came out, it was bug heaven, until the community ironed things out with merlin. And you always want to buy the most popular asus model, because it has by far the most merlin users fixing bugs. In comparison, the biggest-fastest-routers, king spiders, don't get nearly as much support as the leaner pound for pound champs like the AC86u and AX86u. Go 1 model higher, ac87u, barely anyone bought those.

When we switch to 7 in about 5-10 years, we should probably buy the WIFI7 - 86u.
Not hating on this deal, but just to put things into perspective: This router has been $219.99 almost continuously since June of last year. While this may be near the lowest price ever, it is less than 10% off from the normal street price of this router.
Do your clients support WiFi 7? What's the benefit of WiFi 7 ?

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SiegfriedC
05-07-2024 at 11:22 AM.
05-07-2024 at 11:22 AM.
i got this from bestbuy they have 199 deal as well as network device recycle 15% coupon, just bring them a broken router or modern. you can have it less than 170+tax
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slaveunit
05-07-2024 at 12:11 PM.
05-07-2024 at 12:11 PM.
Quote from SiegfriedC :
i got this from bestbuy they have 199 deal as well as network device recycle 15% coupon, just bring them a broken router or modern. you can have it less than 170+tax
Do these 15% coupons work even though the router is already on sale? Thanks.
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05-07-2024 at 12:48 PM.
05-07-2024 at 12:48 PM.
Quote from slaveunit :
Do these 15% coupons work even though the router is already on sale? Thanks.

They do but be prepared for some resistance. Took the manager 15 minutes before he admitted he can't find any fine print that excludes sale items.
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05-07-2024 at 12:51 PM.
05-07-2024 at 12:51 PM.
I bought this router for our house about 1.5 years ago and it has been nonstop rock solid. I feel like I've always had intermittent issues with different routers for the past 2 decades but this one has been consistently reliable and runs Wi-Fi speeds at the top or above the speeds I pay for. I would highly recommend it!
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Cruceh
05-07-2024 at 01:07 PM.
05-07-2024 at 01:07 PM.
Buying something you don't need like 7 for future proofing is stupid. Just get 6e that's cheaper. That said, I bought the spider version axe16000 for the 2gb ram and it's amazing. I had the cheaper, gimped ax86s before and I kept maxing the 512 ram so it kept crashing.
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05-07-2024 at 01:17 PM.
05-07-2024 at 01:17 PM.
What's the upgraded CPU? I'm a huge Asus supporter and have been looking to upgrade my current network (2) RT-AC88U.
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05-07-2024 at 01:33 PM.
05-07-2024 at 01:33 PM.
Quote from dealmeister3000 :
Wifi 7 is already out and this isn't even wifi 6e.

Wi-Fi 6 and 6E came out in 2019. Yes, Wi-Fi 7's a little bit wider bandwidth a little bit higher speed but the only devices I'm aware of besides smartphones that'll work with Wi-Fi. 6. Right now is the Amazon fire Max stick that will operate off Wi-Fi. 6
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trza
05-07-2024 at 02:15 PM.
05-07-2024 at 02:15 PM.
the AC86u has better coverage in most situations and it's cheaper - $120 new or $90 refurb. Probably the best router Asus ever made for its time, once they got the over-heating issue fixed.

I wouldn't recommend this model unless most of your equipment was ax. It rarely pays to be on the bleeding edge of wifi.
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05-07-2024 at 02:24 PM.
05-07-2024 at 02:24 PM.
I have no complaints about my Asus RT-AX55.
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05-07-2024 at 02:56 PM.
05-07-2024 at 02:56 PM.
Quote from trza :
the AC86u has better coverage in most situations and it's cheaper - $120 new or $90 refurb. Probably the best router Asus ever made for its time, once they got the over-heating issue fixed.

I wouldn't recommend this model unless most of your equipment was ax. It rarely pays to be on the bleeding edge of wifi.
From what I've read AC86u has reached end of life and is not expected to get anymore firmware updates . . .
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05-07-2024 at 03:03 PM.
05-07-2024 at 03:03 PM.
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Then they will buy the latest and greatest at that time, and there's still no future proofing for them.
And the latest and greatest right now is WiFi 7. Buying a WiFi 7 standard router is future proofing right now. I'm not sure what you're trying to argue, but it seems like you're saying when a new standard comes out, WiFi 7 isn't future proofed?
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05-07-2024 at 04:36 PM.
05-07-2024 at 04:36 PM.
Quote from slaveunit :
Do these 15% coupons work even though the router is already on sale? Thanks.
i actually didnt run into any issue, it just stack for me by default, the guy just scan the router and the coupon, done.
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05-07-2024 at 06:08 PM.
05-07-2024 at 06:08 PM.
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Wifi 7 is already out and this isn't even wifi 6e.
The wireless speed on this is hundreds of mbps even a long way from the router. None of the things I do or plan to do anytime soon would benefit at all from more. Assuming a wired backhaul the important things this gets right are stability, a decent interface, and useful community support. That's why this is good.
One note. If you are using a wireless backhaul a tri-band would would be a better option.
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And the latest and greatest right now is WiFi 7. Buying a WiFi 7 standard router is future proofing right now. I'm not sure what you're trying to argue, but it seems like you're saying when a new standard comes out, WiFi 7 isn't future proofed?
I'm saying, there's no "future" proofing if you're on the cutting edge.
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05-07-2024 at 07:21 PM.
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After about three years with this router, we've begun to experience degradation. Where we used to have strong signal, we no longer do. Constant signal drops and overall decrease in WiFi performance
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