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expiredpadawan_lp posted Jan 14, 2025 2:54 PM

2-Pack Asus ZenWiFi XT9 AX7800 Wireless Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi System

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Best Buy via eBay has 2-Pack Asus ZenWiFi XT9 AX7800 Wireless Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi System for $180.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has 2-Pack Asus ZenWiFi XT9 AX7800 Wireless Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi System for $180.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member padawan_lp for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
  • Up to 7780 Mb/s Throughput
  • 2.4 GHz / 2 x 5 GHz (Tri-Band)
  • 6 x Internal Antennas
  • 1 x 2.5G WAN | 3 x Gigabit LAN
  • Up to 5700 Square Foot Coverage
  • Wired or Wireless Dedicated Backhaul
  • AiProtection Pro with Parental Controls
  • Supports Amazon Alexa & Google Assistant
  • Works with ASUS Router App

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  • About this deal:
    • This price is $219 lower (54% savings) than the list price of $399.99

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Best Buy via eBay has 2-Pack Asus ZenWiFi XT9 AX7800 Wireless Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi System for $180.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has 2-Pack Asus ZenWiFi XT9 AX7800 Wireless Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi System for $180.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member padawan_lp for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
  • Up to 7780 Mb/s Throughput
  • 2.4 GHz / 2 x 5 GHz (Tri-Band)
  • 6 x Internal Antennas
  • 1 x 2.5G WAN | 3 x Gigabit LAN
  • Up to 5700 Square Foot Coverage
  • Wired or Wireless Dedicated Backhaul
  • AiProtection Pro with Parental Controls
  • Supports Amazon Alexa & Google Assistant
  • Works with ASUS Router App

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $219 lower (54% savings) than the list price of $399.99

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ugamark
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Just to chime in, I highly recommend Asus generally. With Google Fiber introduced into our neighborhood recently (although ATT Fiber is still the better value until you get to 5Gb or 10Gb speeds), I was in the market for a mesh system to replace our very old (but still reliable--it just couldn't handle anything faster than 1GB speeds) 1st gen Orbi system. Our house is about 6,000 sf so we needed something robust that could cover a wide area. I at first purchased the TP-Link Deco BE1600 wifi 7 mesh system. It was terrible. Constant signal drops, slow speeds, weak signals in certain spots around the house, etc. Then I purchased the Netgear Orbi 770 wifi 7 mesh system, but I didn't even open it because I had constant buyers remorse over the price. Then based on a few online reviews, I reluctantly purchased the Asus ZenWifi Pro ET12 wifi 6e system. It's our current system and it's worked phenomenally. With our 1st gen Orbi system, we had to use the router + 5 satellites to cover our house. The TP-Link Deco setup used the router and 2 satellites and still could not cover our entire house, even though it has a dedicated backhaul and has the more recent wifi 7 technology. The Asus, though, has blown the TP-Link system out of the water -- with fewer nodes and the less-recent wifi 6e technology. I'm only using the router and ONE satellite to cover our entire house -- with minimal speed dropoffs no matter where I have tested inside the house. I still am mindblown by it. Speeds are waay faster than TP-Link, and I have not yet found a dead spot, even in our basement, where I have not placed any satellites.

That said, I researched the heck out of wifi systems before making my purchase and, in general, it doesn't seem to make sense to buy a wifi 6 system when there are wifi 6e and 7 systems out there. 6e and 7 are more future-proofed than 6 (the main difference being that wifi 6e can intelligently switch your device connections between 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz on the fly as needed, whereas wifi 6 cannot). The only other concern I read about Asus' ZenWifi systems is that you cannot truly add additional nodes to the system, if you even need it, unless you daisychain the additional satellites to the first satellite (I think one article even said it had to be a hardwired connection, but my memory could be wrong). I can't confirm that since our current Asus system completely covers our entire house with the included router + one satellite.

If you can afford it, I'd recommend the XT12 Pro over the XT9 -- simply because the XT12 Pro is a wifi 6e system and this system is wifi 6. I know the XT12 was on sale on Amazon for the longest time and might still be. Not $180 cheap but still a great buy, IMO.
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victr
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ASUS is the only company which keeps offering free protection from malware and malicious websites on the router. Everyone else is charging yearly subscription fees. So just for that I'm considering ASUS. Not to mention their commitment for releasing security patches even for old models
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Reminder that BestBuy gives 15% off if you turn in any modem/router for recycling.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/recy...7300657381
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Jan 14, 2025 3:08 PM
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joecoolosuJan 14, 2025 3:08 PM
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Replaced a 2nd gen Google wifi mesh system with this offering from ASUS this time last year - setup was a breeze and overall management has been extremely easy!
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Jan 14, 2025 5:58 PM
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madmaddiesdaddyJan 14, 2025 5:58 PM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank madmaddiesdaddy

was about to jump on these and replace my TP-L but it looks like its 2.5Gb in and only 1Gb shared out of them...Kind of defeats the purpose unless you have 1Gb or less
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Jan 14, 2025 6:00 PM
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IlovedealsJan 14, 2025 6:00 PM
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Is this really worth paying 4x to 5x the amount over the linksys ones that have been showing up here? Both tri band wifi 6
Jan 14, 2025 6:21 PM
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FuzzyLogicJan 14, 2025 6:21 PM
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Quote from madmaddiesdaddy :
was about to jump on these and replace my TP-L but it looks like its 2.5Gb in and only 1Gb shared out of them...Kind of defeats the purpose unless you have 1Gb or less
It's 2.5Gb to the internet provider. So while your physical LAN connection is maxed at 1Gb the total network can use up to 2.5g. It's a decent setup when there are multiple "data-hungry" users. That being said, waiting on something with 2.5Gb LAN ports myself Smilie
Jan 14, 2025 6:23 PM
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victrJan 14, 2025 6:23 PM
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ASUS is the only company which keeps offering free protection from malware and malicious websites on the router. Everyone else is charging yearly subscription fees. So just for that I'm considering ASUS. Not to mention their commitment for releasing security patches even for old models
Last edited by victr January 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM.
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Jan 14, 2025 6:51 PM
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madmaddiesdaddyJan 14, 2025 6:51 PM
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Quote from FuzzyLogic :
It's 2.5Gb to the internet provider. So while your physical LAN connection is maxed at 1Gb the total network can use up to 2.5g. It's a decent setup when there are multiple "data-hungry" users. That being said, waiting on something with 2.5Gb LAN ports myself Smilie
we're saying the same thing...No point in having 2Gb from my ISP if i can only share 1Gb wired with these...My home is more wired than not, which is probably opposite of most...

i really just need new wire run and some switches, lol
Jan 14, 2025 7:05 PM
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rutgersftwJan 14, 2025 7:05 PM
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Quote from Ilovedeals :
Is this really worth paying 4x to 5x the amount over the linksys ones that have been showing up here? Both tri band wifi 6
For most of us, no, it's not. Out of the box, Asus gives a lot more options for managing your network and such, but if you just want to set up a fast, secure network, there is no benefit to this system over the Linksys ones.

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Jan 14, 2025 7:19 PM
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PoppinPenelliJan 14, 2025 7:19 PM
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Anybody can help the person considering the Linksys on how long Linksys provides updates for?

Is TP-link banned in the US yet?

Another reason ASUS is more expensive is it's great resell value. In part to it's continuous updates and lifetime parental/protection updates and continuous firmware updates. I don't think firmware updates are lifetime though...
Jan 14, 2025 7:20 PM
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FuzzyLogicJan 14, 2025 7:20 PM
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Quote from madmaddiesdaddy :
we're saying the same thing...No point in having 2Gb from my ISP if i can only share 1Gb wired with these...My home is more wired than not, which is probably opposite of most...i really just need new wire run and some switches, lol
I would test it, my old Cat5e does just fine for 2.5Gbps on a ~70ft long cable.
Jan 14, 2025 7:27 PM
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samandbigboyJan 14, 2025 7:27 PM
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Is this better than an old orbi rb50? Not tech savy here.
Jan 14, 2025 7:36 PM
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Barno92Jan 14, 2025 7:36 PM
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In for one. Replaced the orbi50. Will report back on performance. Great price in comparison to Orbi RBK852 at $399.99 on amazon. This asus model is $278 on Amazon. Slickdeal!
Jan 14, 2025 7:36 PM
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WeiliWJan 14, 2025 7:36 PM
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Quote from samandbigboy :
Is this better than an old orbi rb50? Not tech savy here.
Much better.
Jan 14, 2025 7:47 PM
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nitemareJan 14, 2025 7:47 PM
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glad i jumped on the $20 Linksys deal instead of this!!!!! My 4 nodes in mesh tri-band Wi-Fi 6 for $80 total are working great!!
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Jan 14, 2025 7:50 PM
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Thisguy68Jan 14, 2025 7:50 PM
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Do I even need mesh if my old router works fine and I have no dead zones in my house? Doesn't seem like I would notice any performance upgrade. Maybe I'm missing something 😕

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Jan 14, 2025 7:53 PM
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nitemareJan 14, 2025 7:53 PM
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Quote from Thisguy68 :
Do I even need mesh if my old router works fine and I have no dead zones in my house? Doesn't seem like I would notice any performance upgrade. Maybe I'm missing something 😕
unless you live in a studio apartment, you have dead zones.. mesh or anything else is junk.
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